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They deserve it. It really is a well crafted app with a lot of great features. Looking forward to seeing what Project Ares produces.
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Yep - the only thing that lets Kayo down is not having enough worthwhile content year wide.
It’s too easy to just cancel in the weaker months. Discounting buying multiple months would help that I would say - something like 12 months for the price of 10? Given lots of people will skip at least October-November, if not the whole summer.
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And won’t that get worse when FTA networks, Optus starting buying the online content for themselves? News.ltd/fox/Murdoch have done this app 10yrs to late.
People have been saying for years they would buy Fox if you could just buy the sport channels. Oh well.
I see in the release notes that they are integrating betting odds into the app - poor move IMO
Kayo is limited by being linked with the linearity of the Foxtel sports offering - it potentially helps fill some of the content gaps
There’s a toggle in the app which disables it (tap on the settings icon then go to the account section)
The flipside for Foxtel is they have most of their customers on fixed term plans - or at least have the General Entertainment content to keep people subscribing in those weaker months. Kayo on the other hand entirely lives or dies on its sporting content being a good proposition month to month.
So as much as Foxtel needs to fill the gaps, I think it hurts Kayo as a service more.
There’s potentially a decent amount of content that you could add to kayo by adding more matches to coverage of some sports (subject to rights deals) - there’s a decent amount of American sport on at they moment as we tend to go into coverage decline
KAYO 12 month anniversary
This week, Kayo Sports, Australia’s multi-sport streaming service, marked it’s 12 month anniversary by releasing a number of customer highlights and insights since its launch on 26 November 2018.
With 65 million hours of sports content streamed across more than 50 sports in Kayo’s first year, including every round of AFL and NRL, the biggest line-up of cricket including the Cricket World Cup as well as the FIBA World Cup and the Rugby World Cup, the new data highlights Kayo’s appeal to a broad range of Australian sports fans.
During the 12 months, Kayo has streamed 16,200 live events across 57 sports and more than 200 different series highlighted by 281 live events and 700 live hours across one weekend (5-8 April 2019).
The depth and breadth of Kayo’s sports are driving one of the most engaged audiences of any streaming service with customers watching seven sports and streaming nearly six hours each week with 58 per cent of their viewing on the big screen.
Looking at streaming by state, New South Wales was just in front with a combined 19,203,431 hours streamed with NRL and cricket the most popular sports, followed closely by Victoria with [19,039,377] hours where AFL and cricket topped the list, and Queensland with [12,395,050] hours with NRL and cricket the top streamed sports.
Sports fans demand a seamless viewing experience on the device they want, where they want when watching live and HD sport. Kayo delivers this with a sub 10 second latency (time to transfer data from the live action to a user’s device) on web and a 3.46 second average join-time to viewing powered by 435 production releases.
This world-leading streaming experience saw Kayo last week recognised globally with the ‘Best User Experience’ Award at SportsPro’s OTT Awards in Madrid.
Kayo Sports CEO, Julian Ogrin said: “The launch of Kayo 12 months ago was the ‘big bang’ for sports streaming – we have more sport than any other streaming service in the world. Turning one year old is a great moment to step back and look at how Australian’s consume sports streaming.
“It’s not just the depth and breadth of the content, with 65 million hours streamed since launch, but the amount customers are consuming. One Kayo fan has streamed over 483,360 minutes of content while another has watched 4,450 videos.
“And whilst they are watching a stack of top-tier sports content, they are also enjoying the niche sports on offer with nearly 27,000 customers streaming ‘Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Contest’ and a similar number of people watching Chess Boxing.
“This amount of content could not be consumed without a world leading streaming service in quality and performance. Over 99 per cent of customers enjoy live and HD quality streaming, issue free, whether watching on the go with their mobile or the big screen TV.
“In addition, our digital only customer service is driving industry leading results with 92 per cent of customers able to completely self-serve. Of the number that require further help, approximately 40 per cent are being managed through Kayo’s innovative AI automated support channel driving peaks of 95 per cent self-service.
“With over 50 sports, game-changing features, high-level personalisation and an internationally celebrated user experience, Kayo is paving the way for global sports streaming services,” Mr Ogrin said.
Kayo 1-year performance highlights include:
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99% of customers enjoy watching live and HD quality streaming on Kayo issue free, whether watching on the go with their mobile or the big screen TV.
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92% of customers can completely self-serve. Of the number that require further help, approximately 40% are being managed through Kayo’s innovative AI automated support channel driving peaks of 95% self-service.
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A sub 10 second latency (time to transfer data from the live action to a user’s device) on web and a 3.46 second average join-time to viewing demonstrates Kayo’s world leading streaming quality.
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29 concurrent streams delivered (7 September 2019).
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More than 435 product releases since launch.
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Consumption Highlights:
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65 million hours streamed since launch.
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New South Wales streamed the most hours of content [19,203,431] followed by Victoria [19,039,377] and Queensland [12,395,050].
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The biggest Kayo user was from New South Wales and streamed 483,360 minutes of content, followed by a fan in Victoria with 331,620 minutes streamed.
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16,200 live events streamed since launch highlighted by 281 live events and 700 live hours streamed across one weekend (5-8 April 2019).
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57 different sports and over 200 different series.
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Delivered over 1000 Kayo ‘Minis’ (a 25-30 minute highlights package following the live event).
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The most watched AFL games were [1] Richmond v Geelong (Preliminary Final); [2] Richmond v West Coast (Round 22); [3] Brisbane v Geelong (Round 22).
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The most watched NRL games were [1] Wests Tigers v Sharks (Round 25); [2] Roosters v Storm – (Preliminary Final); [3] Sea Eagles v Storm (Round 24).
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[1] French Open Final – Barty v Vondrousova (most watched tennis match on Kayo); [2] French Open Semi Final: Barty v Anisimova; [3] AFLW Grand Final – Adelaide v Carlton; [4] WBBL Final – Sixers v Heat were the most watched women’s events.
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Nearly 27,000 customers watched Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Contest and a similar number [26,778] watched Chess Boxing.
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ESPN’s 30 for 30, Rodman: For Better or Worse was the most popular documentary.
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The only reasons for me to keep basic Kayo on beyond Bathurst was the NFL and NBA.
Kayo has teamed up with The Daily Telegraph, the Herald Sun, The Courier Mail and The Adelaide Advertiser to offer new Kayo customers one month free of Kayo Basic when they purchase a newspaper from one of the participating mastheads on Wednesday, 11 December.
KAYO SUPER SUMMER OF SPORT
- KAYO NOW AVAILABLE ON COMPATIBLE SAMSUNG TV, 2018 AND LATER
There’s a super summer of sport on the horizon, and Kayo, Australia’s multi-sport streaming service, is the best place to catch all of the action.
Whether you’re at the beach, your favourite caravan park or just hanging by the pool, Kayo is the perfect companion to get you through the summer heat.
Cricket’s at the forefront, as the Aussie men continue their battle with New Zealand for the Trans-Tasman Trophy, before traveling to India for three One Day International matches in January (14th, 17th & 19th).
The KFC Big Bash League is underway, with Kayo set to show every match of the explosive domestic T20 competition LIVE and on-demand. Aussies will be able to catch the tournament lighting up their screens every day, with the exception of Christmas Day, right through until 27 January.
The KFC BBL season reaches its crescendo from 30 January, with five huge Finals deciding who will take home the competition’s ninth piece of silverware – headlined by the Final on 8 February.
The Hyundai A-League continues across summer, as the country’s premier football competition nears the middle point of the season. Don’t miss the Melbourne and Sydney Derbies on 21 and 29 December respectively.
Kayo is Australia’s home of US Sport, delivering all three of the active major American sporting competitions this summer.
The NBA ladder is starting to take shape, as teams featuring LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ben Simmons firm their place at the top of the pecking order.
The National Football League reaches the pointy end of competition early in 2020, with the Wild Card Round getting underway on 4 January, followed by the Playoffs on 11 January.
If fans need some respite from the hot Aussie summer, the National Hockey League is the place to chill out. On top of Kayo’s weekly regular season coverage, fans will be able to enjoy the 2020 NHL Honda All Star Weekend, taking place from 25-27 January.
The world’s oldest association football trophy, The FA Cup, returns to Kayo for another year. Major Third Round fixtures across January include: Wolves v Man United (5 January), Liverpool v Everton (6 January) and Arsenal v Leeds (7 January).
If that’s not enough, there’s plenty of Video-On-Demand (VoD) content available on the platform to keep sports hungry fans more than satisfied.
Cricket fans can sink their teeth into Cricket Unpacked: 2019 in Review , a comprehensive look at 2019, unpacking what’s been arguably the biggest ever year of cricket.
A new season of the award-winning Cricket Legends is set to arrive on Kayo this festive season. With all seven episodes being made available on the platform from Christmas night, featuring guests like Michael Vaughan, Harsha Bhogle, Curtly Ambrose and Billy Birmingham.
For those who aren’t quite ready for life in the new decade, SportsCenter: Top 10 Plays of the Year is the best way to relive the best from 2019. Featuring highlights from basketball, football and other global sports, this one’s a must for every sport fanatic.
Miss cheering on your favourite footy team? Stream every AFL and NRL game from season 2019 instantly, plus a selection of hand-picked classic matches, including some of the most memorable Grand Finals.
Catch up on ESPN’s flagship docuseries 30 For 30 these holidays - featuring Rodman: For Better or Worse and George Best: All by Himself – which offer a deeper look into the stories that have changed sport forever.
Fancy something a little bit different? Check out the 2019 Classic Tetris World Championship and dive right into the game we all grew up with, as experts attempt to master this tile-matching puzzle classic.
With over 50 sports instantly streamed LIVE and On-Demand, including the biggest Aussie sports and the best from overseas, Kayo is the perfect summer companion.
Don’t miss any of the jam-packed sport schedule with Kayo’s SplitView** feature, which allows customers to watch up to four events at once .
For those with Samsung TV (2018 version and later), Kayo has arrived! Meaning that Kayo is now available on iOS and Android devices, laptop, PC and on TV with Telstra TV, compatible Samsung TV, compatible Android TV devices, Apple TV and Chromecast Ultra.
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So they add this choreographed nonsense yet cant (or wont) do a deal to keep a whole bunch of actual sports on Eurosport
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I feel that Foxtel is biased against winter sport which is Eurosport’s specialty.
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This Choreographed crap is called Sports Entertainment, with Millions…and Millions, of fans world wide. Have a cry you sook. 
It doesn’t belong on Kayo.
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It’s not sport though - (it’s barely entertainment either IMO)
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