FOOTBALL-LOVING Optus customers still hurting from the telco’s disastrous streaming of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be groaning all over again today after learning Optus has secured broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup for the next three years.
News of Optus’ new football acquisition comes the same day customers across Australia are experiencing huge mobile network outages.
Optus released a statement today confirming the new additions to its football broadcast stable in Australia.
“The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious international club competition in the world and Optus Sport will show every match live starting with the play-offs this August, followed by all group stage matches live, starting in September 2018 and continuing through until the final in 2019,” Optus said in a statement.
Optus will continue pushing its claims as the home of football in Australia. Picture: AAP
“Optus Sport will also show live and exclusive the UEFA Super Cup on August 16 (August 17 in Australia) between the winners of last season’s Europa League Atletico and the winners of the Champions League Real Madrid.”
The announcement comes just weeks after irate fans slammed Optus for its broadcast of the World Cup in Russia.
Optus was forced to allow free-to-air broadcaster SBS to televise all pool and finals matches after the telco’s transmition was constantly interrupted by freezes and poor quality.
Optus now has broadcast rights to, Premier League 2018/19 -2021/22, FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019 and other FIFA events, UEFA Nations League 2018 and 2020, UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA Super Cup 2018-2020, UEFA Champions League 2018/19- 2020/21, UEFA Nations League Final 2019 and 2021, UEFA Europa League 2018/19- 2020/21, European Qualifiers for Euro 2020, European Qualifiers for 2022 FIFA World Cup, selected international friendlies played in Europe by UEFA teams 2018-2022.
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