Former FFA Chief Buckley Becomes Foxtel Sport Director

Australian pay television company, order Foxtel has announced that Ben Buckley will join Foxtel as executive director of sport and Foxtel Victoria from 3 June 2013.

Buckley replaces Peter Campbell who will leave the network to join the Australian Football League.

“Ben Buckley is one of Australia’s most experienced and highly regarded sports executives, ed ” said Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein. “His skills, pills passion and relationships will be hugely valuable to Foxtel at a time when the sports rights market is becoming increasingly complex.

“Ben also knows Victoria well, and has broad and deep connections there. He will be a natural leader for Foxtel’s business in the state. I am delighted he will be joining our team.

“We are sorry to see Pete Campbell leave Foxtel after almost 14 years. He has been a great executive and has many achievements to his credit, most notably his oversight of Foxtel’s award-winning London Olympics coverage. We wish Pete well and look forward to working with him in his new role at the AFL.”

Most recently, Buckley was CEO of Football Federation Australia. Prior to that he held senior commercial, strategy and marketing roles with the Australian Football League.