# Optus Sport **URL:** \ **Category:** Subscription and International\ **Created:** [July 12, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545 "2016-07-12T14:23:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tvcl](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvcl/32/9549_2.png) [@tvcl](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/tvcl)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/1 "2016-07-12T14:23:46Z")
Optus Sport has launched. I have 10 HD Optus Sports channels on the Fetch box (channels 113 and 980 to 989). Station bug in the top right: ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bdd6b2c161af704c438fb95597f03012557bd0d7.jpg) Line-up: ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/af8527ec25ac4834b764e3272347a9e68d9bf466.jpg) Logos: ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/42e27d1e6b14ed1f78c052d30b5b17b3e8ba3863.png) ---
**Author:** ![TheHomeOfMusic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thehomeofmusic/32/51117_2.png) [@TheHomeOfMusic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheHomeOfMusic)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/3 "2016-07-13T11:51:37Z")
> [@pelican](#): > > Best of luck to Optus. I’m rooting for them purely because I hate the monopoly of Fox Sports. this will be the third time we had “Optus Sports”, previously: (1) Optus managed the “Sports Australia” channel in the early days of Optus Vision in the mid-90s, they had an AFL channel as well. It eventually closed and C7 Sports (division of Seven Network Holdings) took them over. (2) After C7 closed, Optus re-branded and re-transmitted the Fox Sports channels on Optus Vision, as “Optus Sports 1” and “Optus Sports 2”. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/moe/32/398912_2.png) [@Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/4 "2016-07-13T12:09:42Z")
So do they actually have other sports? ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/5 "2016-07-13T12:24:31Z")
Optus at the moment has rights to soccer (EPL and International Champions Cup) only, but I think its aim is to get its hands on other sports over time. ---
**Author:** ![LeighF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/leighf/32/3122_2.png) [@LeighF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/LeighF)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/6 "2016-07-13T12:55:13Z")
Wow so at the moment they’re just a soccer channel with two competitions. That’s a recipe for success right there! ---
**Author:** ![TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvhead/32/160_2.png) [@TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVHead)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/7 "2016-07-13T13:07:43Z")
They have a bunch of European leagues as well IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tejas57/32/70710_2.png) [@Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tejas57)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/8 "2016-07-13T13:26:58Z")
wanna take bets on how long until they are on the foxtel platform? my gut instinct is that by the middle of next year they will be on the foxtel platform selling access independently (like setanta used to) ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/9 "2016-07-13T13:34:33Z")
> [@TVHead](#): > > They have a bunch of European leagues as well IIRC. Really? beIN Sports have rights to La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga, that’s four of the biggest soccer leagues in Europe. Perhaps Optus is going to show smaller competitions like Scottish Premiership, Dutch Eredivisie and Jupiler Pro League in Belgium? ---
**Author:** ![TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvhead/32/160_2.png) [@TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVHead)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/10 "2016-07-13T13:57:26Z")
> [@JohnsonTV](#): > > Really? beIN Sports have rights to La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga, that’s four of the biggest soccer leagues in Europe. Perhaps Optus is going to show smaller competitions like Scottish Premiership, Dutch Eredivisie and Jupiler Pro League in Belgium? oh crap, I had them confused. You are correct they have those leagues. ---
**Author:** ![AmbroseRPM](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@AmbroseRPM](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AmbroseRPM)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/11 "2016-07-13T15:10:18Z")
I think you might be right. I’m hoping for that as a casual viewer of the EPL who won’t pay Optus a dime. But that logo is horribly ugly! What were they thinking with that flouro blue!? ---
**Author:** ![akymbo82](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/akymbo82/32/38692_2.png) [@akymbo82](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/akymbo82)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/12 "2016-07-14T03:09:48Z")
They have the online rights to cricket Australia when games are played in Australia or on nine network. So expect to see the cricket on one of these channels come summer ---
**Author:** ![pelican](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/pelican/32/452815_2.png) [@pelican](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/pelican)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/13 "2016-07-14T03:25:31Z")
So simulcasting Nine’s coverage and commentary? ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/14 "2016-07-14T03:46:03Z")
No, perhaps highlights of the day’s play at tests, one day internationals and Twenty20 internationals. Fox Sports used to show the highlights until they lost the BBL rights to Ten then decided not to renew the contract with Cricket Australia. ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/15 "2016-07-14T07:53:20Z")
> [@Tejas57](#): > > wanna take bets on how long until they are on the foxtel platform? Ok, my bet is they wont - I’m putting money on Optus walking away before > [@TVHead](#): > > They have a bunch of European leagues as well IIRC. If they have, they’ve been very quiet about it and they will be some pretty lower level leagues ---
**Author:** ![Jeffmister](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@Jeffmister](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jeffmister)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/16 "2016-07-14T12:33:11Z")
> [@akymbo82](#): > > They have the online rights to cricket Australia when games are played in Australia or on nine network. So expect to see the cricket on one of these channels come summer Isn’t that just a deal to allow Optus customers free access to CA’s paid streaming service through a sponsorship arrangement rather than broadcast rights like they have with the EPL though? ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/17 "2016-07-24T14:07:29Z")
![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3c52cad388553a39fba04ebbe2821a3bcc77264d.png) Live stream of Optus Sport 1 via website. Perfect picture quality with less than 3 weeks before the new season kicks off ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/18 "2016-08-13T13:34:37Z")
The new season of English Premier League started tonight, with new watermark and new graphics (no mention of Barclays’ spread eagle logo from previous seasons). The problem is that the Optus Sport website does not have a TV schedule for the channel, so apart from live EPL matches, we don’t know when regular programs like news and analysis will be shown during the week. ---
**Author:** ![ADstv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/adstv/32/364048_2.png) [@ADstv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ADstv)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/19 "2016-08-13T14:35:06Z")
LIVE watermark. Seems to me they copied the + from Fox Sports ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/680d335851cc52cbb772c8d6013a95900f60edb2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ADstv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/adstv/32/364048_2.png) [@ADstv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ADstv)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/20 "2016-08-13T14:50:17Z")
Info graphic ![](https://forums.mediaspy.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cc798dacc1c16119155e4fa1adb017c78562e449.jpg) Their coverage imo has been bit better than Fox Sports. Least you see highlights and goals from other matches instead of focusing on one match. ---
**Author:** ![ADstv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/adstv/32/364048_2.png) [@ADstv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ADstv)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/optus-sport/1545/21 "2016-08-14T12:42:41Z")
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