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[Perth Red]

If Stan got EPL and NRL it'd be in a very strong position to challenge KAYO for #1 spot.

 

[Wb1234]

If Stan got EPL and NRL it'd be in a very strong position to challenge KAYO for #1 spot.

Yeh the 20k people who watch epl games is going to make a huge difference

Nrl is the only content that matters if you want to be the top network in terms of pay / streaming

 

[Perth Red]

Yeh the 20k people who watch epl games is going to make a huge difference

Nrl is the only content that matters if you want to be the top network in terms of pay / streaming

Optus streaming has over 1mill+ subscribers, mostly for soccer. The big EPL games can get over 250k views. The UEFA cup final was one of the most streamed sports games in Australia. Optus is paying around $80mill a year for EPL rights.

 

[Wb1234]

Optus streaming has over 1mill+ subscribers, mostly for soccer. The big EPL games can get over 250k views. The UEFA cup final was one of the most streamed sports games in Australia. Optus is paying around $80mill a year for EPL rights.

Yeh there’s hundreds of thousands staying up till 3 am to watch Brentford v Ipswich

The article says Optus were losing money on the contract even after they put prices up 40 percent

Nrl or bust. That’s all that’s going to matter for Stan. Union and pl soccer are filler

 

[Iamback]

That article shows why Streaming alone doesn't bring in the cash. Kayo works because the Foxtel set top box customers offsets Kayo

 

[Marlins]

I think this is to just drive up the price.
Danz/Fox will probably land the EPL Rights if Optus want out.

 

[Canard]

Also: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/australias-optus-mulls-selling-sports-075335937.html for those wanting a non paywall link

It's interesting the delineation between Optus and Foxtel in that article.

Foxtel actually produce content and coverage for most NRL games (at a cost to themselves).

Optus is essentially a re-broadcaster of content produced by others (in this case Sky Sports UK etc.)

 

[Perth Red]

Yeh there’s hundreds of thousands staying up till 3 am to watch Brentford v Ipswich

The article says Optus were losing money on the contract even after they put prices up 40 percent

Nrl or bust. That’s all that’s going to matter for Stan. Union and pl soccer are filler

what other sport does Optus sport have that those 1million people are subscribing for?

The losses on the soccer contracts (if there are any) are offset by the drive of soccer fans to Optus mobile plans to get the subscription at 25% full cost. Not dissimilar to what Telstra used to do with AFL and NRL.