AFL CHIEF operating officer Gillon McLachlan has appeared exclusively on a special edition of AFL Update to outline Thursday's announcement of the League's new broadcasting agreement.

McLachlan spoke to afl.com.au's Ashley Browne to talk about the deal that has been struck with the Seven Network, Foxtel and Telstra, which will see more live football beamed across a broader network than ever before.

Gilham said the deal had taken a lot of hard work and their were many obstacles, but the AFL was pleased with the outcome.

Watch the video for the full details of how the deal was done.