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http://www.afr.com/business/sport/o...remier-league-from-fox-sports-20151101-gkocnf
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Can't help but feel this is terrible for Football coverage in Australia.
Fox provides fantastic coverage. I'm on a few EPL forums, and they are all jealous of how good we get it here.
Other than the poor picture quality on "press red" it really is fantastic.
Means we are likely going to have to stream the games through Fetch which means more data, and an extra cost.
Furthermore, means we may not be able to watch games if WiFi is struggling?
Can't imagine Telstra allowing Optus to broadcast on Fox considering it owns 50% of Foxtel.
Happy it's stayed away from beIN though, there coverage this year of the UCL has been disgracefully poor.
Singtel-Optus has secured the Australian broadcast rights to English Premier League football in another blow to News Corporation's Fox Sports.
Optus chief executive Allen Lew has made good on his promise to "be in the game" with live sports rights by lodging a bumper $50 million-plus offer for the right to show the UK's most valuable sporting commodity for three years starting in the 2016-17 season.
It is understood the bid was significantly higher than the offer lodged by Fox Sports, which is the current EPL broadcaster, and also eclipsed interest by Qatar-owned beIN Sports.
"This is another significant step in our strategy to become a mobile-led multimedia company," Mr Allen said.
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Can't help but feel this is terrible for Football coverage in Australia.
Fox provides fantastic coverage. I'm on a few EPL forums, and they are all jealous of how good we get it here.
Other than the poor picture quality on "press red" it really is fantastic.
Means we are likely going to have to stream the games through Fetch which means more data, and an extra cost.
Furthermore, means we may not be able to watch games if WiFi is struggling?
Can't imagine Telstra allowing Optus to broadcast on Fox considering it owns 50% of Foxtel.
Happy it's stayed away from beIN though, there coverage this year of the UCL has been disgracefully poor.