LOL yeah that is freaking embarassing that the executives, with UEFA actually awarded the streaming rights to there yearly fixture to the executives of that niche skewing streaming service. over optus executives.Becouse to put it simply that sporting company attracts a very loyal demographic audience and I think they wouldnt have,been asking for a high price for those streaming rights as well.
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But also I agree if I were Optus executives I would be feeling pretty embarassed over this around about now
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Optus Sport has secured the rights to the 2021 and 2024 Copa America. Matches will be in the morning our time.
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Optus Sport secures media rights to Australia and New Zealandâs biggest international football tournament ever - the FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023â˘
Optus the only place to watch all 64 matches live!
In what will be a defining tournament in womenâs sport in Australia, Optus Sport has been awarded the Australian media rights to the FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023⢠- which will be one of the biggest sporting events in Australia since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
The FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023â˘, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, comprises 32 teams, with the first match kicking off at Aucklandâs Eden Park on 20 July 2023, and concluding with the final played at Sydneyâs Stadium Australia.
Commenting on the tournament, Optus Chief Executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said, âWe are delighted to not only support the most exciting womenâs sporting event in the world, hosted right here on our home soil, but also to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to growing womenâs sport in this country.â
âThis is truly a unique opportunity for Australians to stand behind our world leading Matildas and enjoy every action-packed moment of the tournament.â
Optus Sport will stream all 64 World Cup matches live and produce programming, highlights and other digital content to provide Australians with the most comprehensive coverage ever of a FIFA Womenâs World Cup.
Ms Bayer Rosmarin said with interest in womenâs football and the Matildas growing significantly in Australia, the FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023 would be one of the largest and most unifying events since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
âWe are passionate about bringing the Matildas and the other 31 participating teams to as many Australians as possible.â
Optus Vice President TV, Content and Product Development, Clive Dickens, said womenâs football is a core element of Optus Sportâs elite football offering, and would result in unprecedented coverage that would draw even more Australian fans to womenâs football.
âWe have built an unparalleled pedigree in enhancing and supporting womenâs football and building unique customer relationships with football fans, from the FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2019 in France to being amongst the first broadcasters of the Barclayâs FA Womenâs Super League, to recently securing the exclusive rights to the UEFA Womenâs EURO 2022 in England.â
âThe FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023 represents a huge opportunity to help drive growth and visibility of womenâs football in Australia and deliver football fans the best-ever coverage.
âWe are committed to changing the future children see and the importance of promoting women in sport to drive that change. It is a privilege, and an endorsement of our credentials by FIFA, to be awarded the rights to showcase this monumental event,â Mr Dickens said.
Sarai Bareman, Chief Womenâs Football Officer, FIFA said, âFIFA is excited to welcome Optus Sport as our official broadcaster of the FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023⢠for Australia. Optus has shown a strong commitment to broadcasting womenâs football and this deal will provide unprecedented coverage in Australia for the tournament, as well as bringing womenâs football to more fans and new audiences. We look forward to working with Optus to promote the FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023 to accelerate the growth of the womenâs game in Australia in the lead up to 2023.â
One of Australiaâs most capped representative football players and ex-Matilda Heather Garriock said, âThe FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023 is not just a football tournament, itâs one of the worldâs biggest events and to host it in Australia and New Zealand is a dream come true. Young boys and girls, mums and dads will get the chance to see their role models â the Matildas â who are amongst the best players in the world.â
Optus will provide further details of its broadcast plans, commentary team and other innovations relating to the tournament closer to the event including plans to co-broadcast key matches on free-to-air television â including all Matildas matches.
Optus Sport customers will be able to access:
- All 64 games of the FIFA Womenâs World Cup 2023⢠live and on demand
- Preview and review shows produced and delivered live by Optus Sport
- All games available for streaming to home TVs or on-the-go on devices through the Optus Sport app.
The Optus Sport team is gearing up for a month-long smorgasbord of exclusive international football including the worldâs second biggest football tournament, the UEFA EURO 2020â˘, which starts on Saturday, June 12 and the Copa AmĂŠrica 2021, which begins Monday June 14.
Optus Sport continues to connect passionate football fans with the game they love with more than 880,000 active subscribers.
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No games on FTA?
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Yes there will be. Up to one game per matchday will be sublicensed to a FTA provider. All Matildas and Football Ferns matches, along with the Final, are included in this.
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Common due to anti-siphoning. Fox Sports has been forced to do this for years.
The money Optus would want to recoup by on-selling Matildasâ games + Finals would nearly have to cover the entire rights fee as thatâs where the value is. I donât see how Optus can push subscriptions without those games.
According to the AFR, Optus paid between $8 and $10 million US for the rights.
Have a few thoughts about todayâs announcement. It would have been good if a FTA network picked up the rights so that every game of a home WWC could have been accessible to every Australian. Having said that, Optus is probably the âbestâ place for the rights to have landed considering their investment in womenâs football rights and their line-up of women pundits.
The tender for the FTA conponent will be fascinating because if Optus are true to their word, it wonât necessarily go to the highest bidder but whoâs willing to significantly promote/push womenâs football. As such, itâs anyoneâs guess who will get them. Additionally, the tender process happening in the next few months means Seven and whoever ultimately ends up with the NRL FTA rights in 2023 will be participating in the process without knowing how much the WWC will conflict with their coverage since the schedule wonât be locked-in until the draw happens at the end of next year.
One last thought - this announcement has interesting short-term implications because it means Optus really need to retain the Premier League rights when the tender process for those rights happen in the next few months (something which isnât guaranteed at all in the current soccer rights landscape). If they donât, their service is going to be pretty bare between the Womenâs Euros next year and the 2023 WWC considering theyâve all but lost the Champions/Europa League rights as well.
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Former SBS football presenter Nick Stoll joined Optus Sport this week.
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Optus Sport reveals diverse talent line-up for UEFA EURO 2020 and Copa America 2021 tournaments
Optus Sport has unveiled its international line-up of on-screen talent, to complement its coverage of the best players on the planet competing in the UEFA EURO 2020 and Copa AmĂŠrica 2021 football tournaments.
Starting this weekend, Optus Sport will exclusively broadcast 79 international matches across 31 days, and subscribers can expect a world class standard of coverage and punditry out of live studios in Sydney and London, along with pitch-side analysis across Europe.
Extensive matchday hosting will be led by Richard Bayliss and Niav Owens, with all games given its own live studio programming pre, halftime and post-match.
Match coverage will be complemented by two daily shows â âEuro 2020 Warm-Upâ hosted by Claudio Fabiano at 9pm (AEST), and a morning highlights and discussion show âEuro Brekky Wrapâ at 7.30am (AEST) with Jules Breach, Mark Schwarzer and rotating guests, overlooking Westminster Abbey in London.
Expert analysis and insight will come from an imposing list of former players, including Socceroos legends Mark Schwarzer, John Aloisi, Craig Moore, Kevin Muscat, Luke Wilkshire, Scott McDonald and Mark Milligan, along with former Matildas Heather Garriock, Alicia Ferguson and Amy Chapman. The all-star cast includes former Denmark captain Thomas Sorensen, ex-England players Michael Bridges, Emile Heskey, Wes Brown, Sue Smith and Karen Carney, and former internationals Carl Robinson of Wales, Spaniard Gaizka Mendieta, and Portugalâs Luis Boa Morte.
Reporters Adriano del Monte, Ollie Geale and Max Merrill will bring viewers access within stadiums and host cities to capture the unique colour and atmosphere of the tournament.
Richard Bayliss, Optus Sportâs Director of Sport, said the team are stepping it up when it comes to providing around-the-clock coverage and insight, from a diverse panel whose experiences, and perspectives will form a unique view across both tournaments.
âWeâve got a huge line-up of hosts, reporters and ex-players to provide real-time coverage and in-depth analysis across both EURO 2020 and Copa AmĂŠrica 2021,â said Mr Bayliss.
âWeâre always striving to be as representative of our audience as we can, which means having people from diverse backgrounds and from both the menâs and womenâs games providing their views on the game.
âThe beauty of events such as the Euros is that so many cultures combine to create an incredible experience, and with on-air team members that have backgrounds from Italian or Maltese, to German or Jamaican, we will proudly represent such diversity within our coverage.â
In a digital first for Optus, Optus Sport will partner with TikTok, allowing content creator Claudio Fabiano to be let loose on one of Optus Sportâs fastest growing social platforms using some of the 1,488 hours of tournament content.
Optusâ Head of TV and Content Corin Dimopoulos, said the team are ready to deliver a world-class viewing experience for Optus Sport customers.
âWe know 2.2 million Australians were born in the participating nations at EURO and Copa, and by taking into account first- and second-generation Australians, this rises to 11 million,â said Mr Dimopoulous.
âIn times of COVID, being able to emotionally connect with ethnic homelands through the excitement of major sporting events is something we feel customers will dearly appreciate.
âThe next month will also be the closest thing fans can experience to a FIFA World Cup, with the best players from Europe and South America swapping their club colours to play for the honour of their home nation.
âWeâre poised to witness the next chapter of those huge International football rivalries, which is rarely seen in a FIFA World Cup. Think Spain v Portugal, England v Scotland, Germany v Netherlands and of course Brazil against Argentina, which Iâm sure will unlock another level of passion.
âThe Optus Sport team have been working hard behind scenes to ensure we deliver a world-class viewing experience and will be working around-the-clock for the duration of both tournaments.â
Optus Sport have also delivered a star-studded programming line-up to complement their broadcast, with a variety of hosts both in-studio and overseas to keep fans informed and entertained throughout the tournaments.
UEFA EURO 2020 kicks-off live on Optus Sport on the June 12, with Copa America commencing on June 14.
OPTUS SPORT PROGRAMMING
8pm AEST â Live on TikTok with Claudes
9pm AEST â Euro 2020 Warm-Up
10:30pm AEST onwards â Match Coverage
7:30am AEST â Euro Brekky Wrap
OPTUS SPORT TALENT
Hosts: Richard Bayliss, Niav Owens, Jules Breach and Claudio Fabiano.
Studio and pitchside guests: John Aloisi, Thomas Sorensen, Michael Bridges, Mark Schwarzer, Luke Wilkshire, Heather Garriock, Amy Chapman, Kevin Muscat, Craig Moore, Paul Okon, Ned Zelic, Scott McDonald, Mark Milligan, Carl Robinson, Emile Heskey, Sue Smith, Wes Brown, Gaizka Mendieta, Karen Carney and others.
Reporters: Adriano del Monte, Alicia Ferguson, Max Rushden, Max Merrill and Ollie Geale.
Interestingly no Amy Duggan could that signal her to Paramount & 10 for the W-League
Hopefully
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Where are they broadcasting the brekky wrap show from? Looks cool.
Caps?
Sydney and London studios.
Just watched the âBrekky Wrapâ show. It was really good. High quality and solid sponsor integration which didnât get in the way of the content.
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Optus Sport now has TAB ads during the match every few minutes.
Explain? Are they those banner ads like Fox Sports do?