Flash News has closed: where to watch its news channels now

By Robert ReevePublished 2 February 2025Updated 11 November 2026

Flash News, Foxtel Group's news streaming app, closed in February 2026

In this article

What happened to Flash
Every Flash channel and where to watch it now
BINGE: the closest thing to Flash
Foxtel: for BBC News and Fox News
Free news, no subscription
Which one should you choose?
Guides to each news channel
Frequently asked questions
Sources

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Quick answer: Flash, Foxtel Group's news streaming app, closed in February 2026. Its biggest channels, including CNN International, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg, CNBC, News24 (formerly Sky News Australia) and Sky News UK, now stream live on BINGE, from $10 a month. BBC News and Fox News are on Foxtel only, and ABC News stays free for everyone.

What happened to Flash

Flash launched in October 2021 as a news-only app from Streamotion, the Foxtel Group business behind Kayo and BINGE. It gathered live streams from Australian and international newsrooms into one subscription.

On 2 December 2025 Foxtel Group announced that Flash, and its LifeStyle streaming app, would be retired in February 2026, and that their content would move into BINGE. Two weeks later, on 16 December 2025, BINGE finished adding live news: it now has 13 news channels next to its shows and movies. Flash ended in February 2026 and can no longer be bought.

If you had Flash free with your Foxtel subscription, Foxtel Group said you can keep watching the news channels on Foxtel and in the Foxtel Go app.

Every Flash channel and where to watch it now

Channel on Flash	Where it is now	Free option
Sky News Australia (now News24)	BINGE; Foxtel channel 600	News24 Regional, channel 56, in some regional areas
Sky News Weather (now News24 Weather)	BINGE; Foxtel channel 601
Sky News Extra	BINGE
Sky News UK	BINGE; Foxtel channel 604
CNN International	BINGE; Foxtel channel 609
CNBC	BINGE; Foxtel channel 620
Al Jazeera English	BINGE; Foxtel and Foxtel Go
Bloomberg	BINGE; Foxtel
NHK World Japan	BINGE; Foxtel
GB News	BINGE; Foxtel
Fox Sports News	BINGE
BBC World News (now BBC News)	Foxtel channel 606 only
Fox News Channel	Foxtel channel 608 only
France 24	Not on BINGE	SBS On Demand
Channel News Asia	Not on BINGE: see our Channel News Asia guide
ausbiz	Not on BINGE: see our ausbiz guide

BINGE also added two news channels Flash did not list: MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) and NBC News NOW. The smaller feeds Flash carried, such as ET Now, i24NEWS, Times Now, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Storyful and news.com.au, are not in BINGE's news line-up.

BINGE's list is Foxtel Group's (2 December 2025). Foxtel channel numbers are from Foxtel's online TV guide, read on 5 November 2026. Prices were checked on 28 October 2026.

BINGE: the closest thing to Flash

BINGE is where Foxtel Group put Flash's news. One BINGE subscription now gets you its live news channels, CNN, Al Jazeera, News24, Sky News UK, CNBC, Bloomberg, NHK World, GB News, MS NOW and NBC News NOW among them, plus BINGE's shows and movies, with no lock-in contract.

Binge plans, cheapest first

Basic Annual
12 month contract
- Stream in HD on a single device
- 25,000+ hours of the world's best shows & movies
$79/yr
Min Cost - $79 over 1 year (works out $6.58/mth)
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Basic Monthly
No lock-in contract
- Stream in HD on a single device
- 25,000+ hours of the world's best shows & movies
7-day free trial
$10/mth
Min Cost - $10 per month
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Standard Annual
12 month contract
- Ad-free on demand
- Stream in HD or 4K on up to two devices
$149/yr
Min Cost - $149 over 1 year (works out $12.42/mth)
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Premium Annual
12 month contract
- Ad-free on demand
- Stream in HD or 4K on up to four devices
$179/yr
Min Cost - $179 over 1 year (works out $14.92/mth)
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Standard Monthly
No lock-in contract
- Ad-free on demand
- Stream in HD or 4K on up to two devices
7-day free trial
$19/mth
Min Cost - $19 per month
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Premium Monthly
No lock-in contract
- Ad-free on demand
- Stream in HD or 4K on up to four devices
7-day free trial
$22/mth
Min Cost - $22 per month
Go to site

All Binge plans and prices

If your old Flash app has stopped working, install the BINGE app instead: it runs on the same platform Flash did, in web browsers, on phones and tablets, on smart TVs and on streaming devices. BINGE's help centre lists every supported device.

Foxtel: for BBC News and Fox News

BBC News and Fox News Channel did not move to BINGE. They are on Foxtel, in the Foxtel Plus pack that every Foxtel plan includes, next to News24 (600), Sky News UK (604), CNN (609) and CNBC (620). Foxtel Plus costs $83 a month, and Foxtel customers also watch on their phone or tablet in Foxtel Go. See every Foxtel channel and its number and the Foxtel plans.

Free news, no subscription

ABC News: the 24-hour news channel, free on TV, in ABC iview and on the ABC News website.
SBS On Demand: world news bulletins in dozens of languages, plus France 24 and Euronews streaming around the clock.
News24 Regional: free on channel 56 in Southern Cross Austereo's regional markets (regional Queensland, southern NSW and the ACT, regional Victoria, northern NSW and the Gold Coast).

More free services, with what each one has this week, are in our free streaming services guide.

Which one should you choose?

You mostly watched CNN, Al Jazeera, Sky News or News24 on Flash: BINGE, from $10 a month.
You need BBC News or Fox News: Foxtel, from $83 a month.
You want news for free: ABC News, SBS On Demand and, in regional areas, News24 Regional.

Guides to each news channel

Frequently asked questions

Is Flash News still available in Australia?

No. Foxtel Group announced on 2 December 2025 that it would retire Flash, and the service ended in February 2026. You can no longer subscribe to it.

What replaced Flash?

BINGE. Since 16 December 2025 BINGE has carried 13 live news channels, including CNN International, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg, CNBC, News24 (formerly Sky News Australia) and Sky News UK, next to its shows and movies. BINGE starts at $10 a month (prices checked 28 October 2026).

Where can I watch BBC News and Fox News now that Flash is gone?

On Foxtel. BBC News is channel 606 and Fox News Channel is channel 608, both in the Foxtel Plus pack that every Foxtel plan includes. Neither channel is in BINGE's news line-up.

I had Flash free with Foxtel. What happens now?

Foxtel Group said Foxtel customers who had a complimentary Flash subscription can keep watching their news channels on Foxtel and in the Foxtel Go app.

Is there a free way to watch the news channels Flash had?

Partly. ABC News is free everywhere on free-to-air TV and ABC iview, France 24 and Euronews stream free on SBS On Demand, and News24 Regional is free on channel 56 in some regional areas. CNN, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and Sky News UK need BINGE or Foxtel.

How much did Flash cost?

Flash had a single plan, $8 a month with a free trial, in our earlier edition of this page. That plan no longer exists; the cheapest way to most of its channels is now BINGE, from $10 a month.