Ive had Optus for a few years and based on how the've handled the EPL, UCL and UEL as well as the WC, ( for me at least personally) I hope they get the Aleague
But they won't have any actual football other than A league until 2021/22 at the earliest will they? They need to acquire the rights from Optus, ESPN or Being Sports before they can show anything here.
I think they'll come in hot with US sports, lots of boxing and likely all the racing deals stuff. But football won't be available to them just yet. If they buy the rights from Bein for European comps outside of the EPL and then add UCL/UEL a year later than maybe we would be better to go with them. But if they offer the same cash as Optus. I'd go with them for now, Aussie's are slow to make change and they trust Optus.
Halving the price to lock in for 12 months also looks a bit dodgy and cheap. They obviously think they don't have enough content to keep people happy during the off seasons. So $120 USD is $190 AUD, i.e. $15 a month. Which is the same as Optus, but they have EPL and may get UCL/UEL rights again.
DAZN have shown they are happy to invest and wait.
Lock the A-League rights in next year on a multi year deal if Foxtel default on their payments. Build up the content as they become available and gradually control the market. DAZN will launch in Australia with or without the A-League that's just a fact, I feel it would be beneficial for the A-League to be there when they launch rather than wait it out. They will be more inclined to invest heavier at the beginning, why not take advantage of that.
I think the worst thing about DAZN is that you're supposed to pronounce it "da-zone"
I don't want to
Is bridges on Optus? If so, I'd be watching the pregame and listening to the commentary less than I currently do
I always thought it was Dasian, rhymes with Asian.
Anyone else been catching up on the Top 20 A-League Derbies?
2008 GF well down the list and for some reason a number of Smurf/Victory games are classed as "derbies".
Well... I wasn't expecting this.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/...01-p54p4m.htmlThe A-League has cleared a major hurdle for the resumption of the season after Football Federation Australia belatedly received its full quarterly payment from Fox Sports.
Football industry sources have confirmed Fox has now paid the near $12 million instalment of its broadcast deal with FFA, which was due mid-last month.
Falling over themselves with Nein for the NRL would put them in a corner.
The cynic (realist?) in me thinks "Well, this is clearly only done so when they destroy the FFA in court for not filling their contractual obligations of a completed season, FFA can't fight back with "but Foxtel didn't pay us"". Think of it as basically putting down a deposit for a bigger win at the end.
Anyone else see the news that the A league is being held up due to Fox holding them to ransom over broadcast costs?
Apparently Fox won't show the games unless FFA agree to lower the current deal from $59m down to $10m.
https://footballtoday.news/features/just-walk-away
Lots of stuff on twitter about it as well.
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