Optus
Australian telecommunications company
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| 2024 | Optus Sport began broadcasting FA Cup, FA Community Shield, UEFA European Championship, Copa América, and National Women's Soccer League |
| 2023 | Optus Sport began broadcasting J-League and served as host broadcaster for FIFA Women's World Cup, providing live and on-demand coverage of all matches |
| 2022 | Optus Sport obtained broadcasting rights for La Liga, which will continue until 2024. |
| 2022 | Optus Sport broadcast CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions and began broadcasting DFB-Pokal and Deutsche Pokal Frauen |
| 2021 | Optus Sport provided coverage of the Copa America tournament with hosts Richard Bayliss, Michelle Escobar, Thomas Sørensen, and David Weiner, featuring football experts like John Aloisi and Mark Schwarzer. |
| 2020 | Optus Sport continued broadcasting the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup. |
| 2020 | Optus Sport began broadcasting K League |
| 2020 | Optus Sport covered the UEFA Euro tournament with an extensive team of hosts and analysts, including Richard Bayliss, Jules Breach, Paul Okon, and experts like John Aloisi, Kevin Muscat, and Mark Schwarzer. |
| 2019 | Optus Sport secured broadcasting rights for the FIFA Club World Cup. |
| 2019 | Optus Sport broadcasted Premier League Asia Trophy and began broadcasting Women's Super League |
| 2019 | Optus Sport broadcast the FIFA Women's World Cup with a dedicated presenting and expert team including Richard Bayliss, Amy Duggan, Mel McLaughlin, and experts like Heather Garriock, Mark Schwarzer, and John Aloisi. |
| 2018 | Optus Sport acquired broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup. |
| June 28 2018 | Optus further extended its broadcasting arrangement with SBS to include all remaining matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. |
| June 20 2018 | Optus extended its arrangement with SBS to broadcast all group stage games, and made its app and streaming services free until 31 August 2018, also refunding current paid subscriptions. |
| June 18 2018 | Optus made a temporary arrangement with SBS to broadcast World Cup games jointly on 18 and 19 June to address initial streaming problems. |
| June 15 2018 | Optus Sport began exclusive broadcast of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with the first game (Egypt vs. Uruguay) experiencing significant technical difficulties including buffering and connection issues. |
| 2017 | Optus Sport obtained broadcasting rights for the FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup, and FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. |
| 2017 | Optus Sport continued broadcasting Premier League Asia Trophy |
| 2016 | Optus Sport acquired broadcasting rights for the International Champions Cup. |
| 2016 | Optus Sport began broadcasting the Women's Big Bash League. |
| 2016 | Optus Sport secured broadcasting rights for multiple FIFA tournaments including the FIFA Futsal World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. |
| 2016 | Optus Sport began cricket coverage with a presenting team including Richard Bayliss, Lisa Sthalekar, Damien Fleming, and Jason Bennett, along with expert analysts like Glenn McGrath, Dean Jones, and Michael Hussey. |
| November 1 2016 | Optus Sport 2 launched its 24/7 Cricket channel, running until February 28, 2017, featuring highlights, full match replays, and original content like '#Stumps'. |
| October 2016 | Optus Sport 2 launched cricket channel advertising campaign with the tagline 'This summer is going to be big', announcing a 24/7 Cricket channel. |
| July 22 2016 | Optus broadcasts its first live sport event: Manchester United vs Borussia Dortmund in the International Champions Cup in Shanghai. |
| July 13 2016 | Optus Sport was officially launched, marking its entry into sports broadcasting after successfully outbidding Foxtel for the English Premier League broadcasting rights in Australia. |
| June 2016 | Optus revises EPL coverage pricing, including a period of 'free' coverage. |
| May 2016 | Optus initially announces pricing for EPL coverage, which is poorly received by customers. |
| March 2016 | Optus announces EPL channels will be available through Fetch TV (rebranded as 'Yes TV'), a dedicated app and website, with satellite coverage options. |
| 2015 | Optus Sport began broadcasting Premier League Asia Trophy |
| November 2015 | Optus purchases the rights for the English Premier League in Australia until the conclusion of the 2018/19 season. |
| March 2015 | Optus begins trialling their own content delivery network. |
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