Expect to see a lot of promotion of EPL on Stan Sport during the NRL games on Nine, Wimbledon coverage and the Lions tour.
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EPL and UCL on one platform is a winner. In the UK you have to subscribe to TNT Sports and Amazon Prime plus Sky Sports just to watch football. Thank god for Stan Sport
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Not much different here Paramount has A league and AFC Asian comps, Stan has EPL / FA Cup / UCL and J league. SBS has some south American qualifiers as well as a MLS game per week, Apple TV has the full MLS rights, ESPN/Disney has the Belgian League 
and some college stuff and BeIn Sports has German / Italian / Spanish / Scottish and lower down English leagues. There is some questions marks around some rights that are previously on Optus.
FULL EXPLOSIVE FIGHT CARD REVEALED FOR SBW V GALLEN
AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST BOXING EVENT OF THE YEAR
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETEK
WEDNESDAY 16 JULY
QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY
SONNY BILL WILLIAMS v PAUL GALLEN
KRIS TERZIEVSKI v TROY PILCHER
CLAY WATERMAN v MOSE AUIMATAGI JR
KANE BAKER v JOHAN LINDE
DAVID NYIKA v NIK CHARALAMPOUS
RAHIM MUNDINE v JOE VATUSAQATA
ALEX LEAPAI JR v HERVE SILU MATA
Stan today announced the full card for SBW v Gallen – one of the most anticipated showdowns in Australian boxing history with plenty of bad blood – featuring some of the top boxers and rising stars in the nation, with two belts on the line. The action goes down 16 July at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena, with tickets available at Ticketek, and all the action also available to order and watch Live & Exclusive on Stan Pay-Per-View.
Replacing Tyson Pedro on the card to face Kris Terzievski [13-1-2] for the WBA Oceania Bridgerweight and WBC Continental Bridgerweight Titles is Aussie heavyweight standout Troy Pilcher [10-1-1]. With both men known power punchers, and the vast majority of their combined wins coming by knockout, you won’t want to blink during this one.
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Also joining the card is light heavyweight sensation Clay Waterman [13-2], who was last putting on a stunning fight of the night on Stan Sport’s Uncaged event in 2024. He faces dangerous Kiwi Mose Auimatagi Jnr [16-4-2], hunting for a 12th knockout in his exciting career.
In a heavyweight slugfest, Kane Baker [4-2-1] collides with 2012 Olympian Johan Linde [5-2-1], with ‘The Iceman’ delivering KO’s in all five of his professional wins.
Previously announced to be part of the card, New Zealand superstar and Olympic medallist David Nyika [10-1] makes his return to the ring after his meeting with Jai Opetaia to face a veteran in fellow Kiwi Nikolas ‘The Greek’ Charalampous [23-6-2] in a cruiserweight clash.
Joining them will be the third-generation star with a famous surname, as Rahim Mundine [1-0] joins the fray for his second professional bout, after a successful start to his career on Stan’s SBW v Hall Pay-Per-View. He will no doubt have father Anthony ‘The Man’ Mundine in his corner as he takes on Joe Vatusaqata [1-4].
Finally, the most terrifying teenager in Australia, Alex Leapai Jr [4-0-1], opens the card with a must-see heavyweight blockbuster against the tough Herve Silu Mata [3-3], as Leapai Jr continues his crusade to follow in his famous father’s footsteps.
With the card now finalised, both camps are progressing well as they prepare for the biggest fight of their lives, with Gallen bunkered down in his fortress of Cronulla, and Williams relocating his fight camp to the Gold Coast to work with famed trainer ‘Tapu’ Opetaia, the father of global cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia.
The stars have been throwing their support behind both as well, with New Zealand’s biggest boxing star Joseph Parker publicly backing Sonny’s ambitions, and Gallen with the support of his Cronulla Sharks peers to get the job done and end his career on a high.
On Wednesday 16 July, two of Australia’s most formidable sporting figures will finally settle the score. More than just a bout, this is unfinished business.
Tickets to SBW v Gallen are on-sale now at Ticketek, and also available to order now in Australia for $70 on Stan Pay-Per-View.
FULL FIGHT CARD
Sonny Bill Williams v Paul Gallen - heavyweight (eight rounds)
Kris Terzievski v Troy Pilcher - for the WBA Oceania and WBC Continental Bridgerweight Titles (10 rounds)
Clay Waterman v Mose Auimatagi Jnr - light heavyweight (eight rounds)
Kane Baker v Johan Linde - heavyweight (six rounds)
David Nyika v Nikolas Charalampous - cruiserweight (eight rounds)
Rahim Mundine v Joe Vatusaqata - super middleweight (four rounds)
Alex Leapai Jnr v Herve Silu Mata - heavyweight (six rounds)
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The Stan sport add on is now $20/month.
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Geez, Stan didn’t wait long to pass along the costs to pick up Optus’ rights…
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And it’s ridiculously expensive, totalling around $200 per month AUD for TNT and SkySports combined.
We are lucky here, we only have to pay around $50-60 per month for Stan Sport + Paramount + BeInSports if you want the lot.
BeInSports has the Carabao Cup, La Liga, SPL, EFL and Serie A, Bundesliga.
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Cheeky!! Base package now more expensive than Kayo base.
They really need a standalone
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It is better living here to watch football with EPL and UCL on one single subscription service
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This is something I’ve said for a while, now they have EPL, a standalone service is warranted. Many EPL fans will only want the football not Stan entertainment package. I am with Optus but haven’t seen any email yet as my phone is under my partner’s plan. Unfortunately I have Stan at present but cancelled yesterday in the hope I can re-sign up in August for a special price but I’ve seen ‘horror’ stories already where people can’t sign for the special price.
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Two old men fighting. Well worth your $70. 
I can see the exact same crap in any pub and pay $0 for it.
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I failed with multiple browsers. With 3 or 4 attempt each. I was thinking I had to wait until 1st August about to give up and it worked on a 3rd browsers I never use.
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Today’s Good Weekend magazine inside SMH and The Age has a feature interview with Paul Gallen, ahead of his fight against Sonny Bill Williams.
(paywall)
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And the emails have gone out. Not mine, I got this from EFTM Man Cave on FB.
I suspect others will tell Stan where to go and find a dodgy stream for the EPL.
It’s still good value , for the cost of an extra morning latte or cappuccino a month.
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Arguably better value now than it was before.
They do need to break it away into its own service though, just offer a heavy discount if you’re a Stan subscriber already.
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100% - even as someone with access to Sky Sports Premier League, i’ll keep paying stan. Not jsut for football, but tennis, Motorsport and the olympics
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Nine seem to be doing pretty well without the cricket, since they acquired the rights to the tennis in 2018-19.
There’s a much wider variety of sports on Stan, than say Paramount + or Kayo.
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