Main Event (TV channel)
| Company type | Pay-per-view television channel |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports broadcasting, Entertainment |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Pay-per-view sports and entertainment events (boxing, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, live concerts) |
| Parent | Foxtel |
| Website | www |
Main Event (previously known as Event TV or Main Attraction) stands as Australia's exclusive sports pay-per-view channel, accessible through Foxtel and Kayo. The channel showcases prominent sporting and entertainment spectacles, including boxing, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, and live concerts.
Among its significant broadcasts are the boxing match between Anthony Mundine and Danny Green, along with nearly all World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events since 2000, with the exception of a short-lived contractual disagreement in 2003. From May 2006 onwards, it began airing Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-views, and starting in 2007, it included events from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Additionally, during special programming periods on Fox8 in 2006 and 2015, Main Event temporarily carried WWE’s weekly shows.
The channel has also featured live concert broadcasts from performers such as Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé Knowles, and in 2008, a live performance at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium by Dutch violinist André Rieu.
Between 2007 and 2011, while holding rights to the Australian Football League broadcasts, Main Event provided Friday Night Football and selected weekend AFL games to Fox Sports (Australia) subscribers located in New South Wales, Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory. However, viewers in Victoria did not have access to live National Rugby League matches via this channel. This AFL broadcast arrangement concluded in 2012 when the free-to-air rights holder Seven Network began airing games on its digital multichannel, 7mate.
On 3 September 2013, following the discontinuation of Foxtel 3D, Main Event introduced an HD simulcast to complement the mostly HD production quality of its premium pay-per-view offerings.