Football Federation Australia is confident that interest across free-to-air broadcasters and Fox Sports can help it sign a bumper television rights deal that will provide critical funding for the sport.

It's understood that the FFA has been engaging with a number of interested parties, but official negotiations are penciled in for early April.

Football Federation Australia is set to begin negotiations in April for television broadcast rights to the A-League and Socceroos matches, including Socceroos great Tim Cahill. Credit:Melissa Adams

Fox Sports has held rights to the A-League since its inception in 2005 and is likely to remain the FFA's pay television partner.

Network Ten chief executive Paul Anderson said he was interested in the A-League.