One of two teams based in the capital of city of Victoria, the Melbourne Stars play their BBL home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
For the 2024/25 season, the Melbourne Stars are determined to recover from a tough 2023/24 campaign in which they finished seventh in the standings with only three wins from their 10 matches. Despite struggling for consistency throughout the season, they showed moments of brilliance, particularly in their batting lineup led by experienced stars like Glenn Maxwell.
With a fresh outlook and potential roster changes, the Stars aim to climb the ladder and challenge for a spot in the knock-out stages, targeting their elusive first Big Bash League championship.
To keep fans informed, this guide will provide details on the Melbourne Stars next match in the 2024/25 BBL schedule, TV fixtures, broadcast rights, and streaming options.
What time is the Melbourne Stars game tonight on TV?
Fortunately, there are several options to watch the Melbourne Stars live in Australia, including the Seven Network, Foxtel, Foxtel from Telstra and Kayo Sports.
Network Seven is the official BBL free to air broadcaster and will televise a select number of Stars matches live during the 2024/25 season across Channel Seven and 7Mate.
Alternately, Foxtel and Kayo Sports will have every Melbourne Stars match and BBL game available live, for a total of 44 featured Big Bash broadcasts in the 2024/25 season. The games will be televised ad-break free, and replays will be made available after the matches have concluded.
Check out the upcoming fixtures featuring the Melbourne Stars as well as the providers who will show these cricket matches live. All games shown as AEDT.
| Game | Date / Time (AEDT) | Streaming Service |
|---|---|---|
| The Knockout: Thunder vs Stars | Wed Jan 22 7:15pm | Foxtel / Kayo / Seven |
How to watch every Melbourne Stars game live
Of course, if you don’t want to watch it via traditional means on your TV with Channel Seven, you can watch BBL matches through a variety of streaming options online.
This includes access through apps like Foxtel Now and Kayo Sports. Unfortunately, BBL isn’t viewable on Channel 7’s streaming app called 7Plus.
| Channel | Live Matches | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Foxtel | All 44 games Live | Yes |
| Kayo Sports | All 44 games Live | Yes |
| Channel Seven | 34 games Live | No |
| 7Plus | None | No |
Watch the Melbourne Stars live online with Foxtel Now
If you prefer you can instead watch all the action from the Melbourne Cricket Ground and beyond with Foxtel. This is best utilised with their Foxtel Now product, the streamlined online approach from the company.
To start you can take it out with a 10-day free trial, however, after which you will need to pay for both the Sports Pack ($29 per month) and the Essentials Pack ($25 per month), as the two products need to be bought in conjunction with one another.
As well as every Melbourne Stars match available live, and the option to watch replays at a later time, Foxtel Now has a wide range of BBL programming that includes pre and post-game shows, and weekly highlights.
Foxtel Now is more than an online platform, as it also includes the option to stream live sports using the Foxtel Go app when you’re away from home.
Stream the Melbourne Stars live and Free with Kayo Sports
Kayo Sports gives you access to the same BBL broadcasts as Foxtel – All 44 matches live with no ad breaks during play, so you can stream the next Melbourne Stars match live or later on-demand.
If you’re a new prospective customer to Kayo Sports, you can take advantage of a 7-day free trial period, allowing you to watch BBL games for free as well as the rest of the content on their service.
Kayo also has no lock-in contract, meaning you’re free to pause or cancell at anytime. After the free trial has finished you’ll have to pay, with subscriptions starting at $25 per month.
For fans who want to catch up on the action, Kayo Minis provide a 10-20 minute recap after the final whistle has been blown.
Other Kayo features include Interactive Graphics, SplitView, No Spoilers and Key Moments, which provide highlights throughout matches in real-time
Channel Seven’s Melbourne Stars live TV coverage
Network Seven is the official Big Bash free to air broadcaster and will show a select number of Stars matches live across Channel 7 and 7Mate.
Seven’s TV coverage is currently headed by of Ricky Ponting, Damien Fleming and Bredon McCullum, alongside a strong production team to ensure your cricket viewing experience is both informative and exciting.
It should be noted that while the broadcaster does offer a good number of BBL matches on live TV, you won’t be able to stream any Big Bash games using Seven’s online digital platform 7Plus, because those rights have been awarded exclusively to Foxtel and Kayo Sports.
Stream BBL with your favourite device
You can watch all the BBL action across your favourite devices. Check out the compatibility across both sports streaming services below.
Devices supported on Foxtel/Foxtel Go
- PC/Mac: Yes – Web browser only (Chrome for PC; Chrome & Safari for Mac)
- iOS: Yes – Devices with iOS 9.35 or above
- Android: Yes – Devices with Android 5.0 and above (Android 13 beta versions are not supported)
- Google Chromecast: Yes – Via casting (only on Multiroom service)
- Google Nest: Yes – Via compatible Chromecast device connected or built-in to your TV
- Apple TV: Yes – Via AirPlay (only on Multiroom service)
- Smart TVs: Yes – Via casting only (only on Multiroom service)
Devices supported on Kayo
- PC/Mac: Yes – MacOS 10.12+ (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) & Windows 10 (Chrome, Firefox, Edge); web browser only
- iOS/Android Phones/Tablets: Yes – Via native apps (iOS 15+ and Android 8+)
- Hubbl: Yes – available on both the small device and Hubbl Glass
- Google Chromecast: Yes – Chromecast Ultra, 3rd Generation
and Chromecast with Google TV for optimal streaming. SplitView not available - Apple TV: Yes – tvOS 11+, 4th Generation or higher. Casting available to previous models
- Amazon Fire TV Stick – Yes
- Google TV: Yes – OS 8.0+
- Android TV: Yes – Via
app for version 8.0 andup on the following devices: Xiaomi Mi Box, Asus Nexus Player, NVIDIA SHIELD, Sony BRAVIA™ and select models of Hisense, Kogan, Mecool, Panasonic, Philips, Sharpand TCL - Samsung Smart TVs: Yes – 2017 and later models. SplitView not available
- LG TV: Yes – 2018 models or later using WebOS 4 and above. LG Netcast TV’s or via LG TV’s Web Browser Application not available.
- Hisense Smart TV: Select 2019 – 2023 models
- Gaming Consoles: Yes – PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
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