Optus Sport has secured the rights to the English Premier League (EPL) for another six years.
The new deal runs from 2022-23 through to 2028, giving Optus Sport live and exclusive coverage of the games.
Optus Sport has also agreed to show the FA Women’s Super League for another two years.
The extension of the deal comes as Optus Sport reports it now has more than one million active subscribers.
“In the six years since securing the exclusive Premier League rights, Optus Sport has become the undisputed home of premium European football and has introduced new Australian audiences to the game whilst setting the benchmark on live sports streaming,” says Optus VP of TV, content and product development Clive Dickens.
“Optus Sport has more than doubled its subscribers since 2018, engagement is up over 49% year-on-year and we’ve seen nine of our top 10 most watched matches occurring during 2021.
"This includes the historic EURO 2020 England vs Italy Final, which broke the Australian record for a live sports streaming event, with almost one million households watching the match live, no single streamed Tokyo Olympic event reached this many households.”
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