Optus has announced it has accepted an offer from Nine Entertainment Co and Stan to assign the rights to the Premier League and Emirates FA Cup for the remainder of the rights term.
Under the agreement, Stan will provide Optus Sport customers (who remain Optus telecommunications customers) with discounted pricing so that they can continue to watch the Premier League and other transferred content and provide additional offers to Optus Sport customers who subscribe to Stan Entertainment and Stan Sport.
Optus will make contributions to the rights payments that Stan makes to the Premier League.
On completion, Stan will pay Optus an upfront payment of $20m and a significant contribution towards the first payment of the next rights cycle.
Stan will begin broadcasting the Premier League ahead of the season kick-off on August 16.
The rights to the J. League and National Women’s Soccer League will also be transferred to Stan under the agreement.
Customers will receive detailed information and special offers in coming days to ensure the transition to Stan is as simple as possible.
Following the transition of sports rights on 1 August, Optus Sport will be closing in its entirety.
Fans will still be able to tune into the broadcast of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 championship commencing in July on Optus Sport.
Stephen Rue, Optus CEO
Optus Sport has delivered outstanding sports broadcasting to Australian football lovers for almost a decade. One of our key priorities was to find a home for Optus Sport content which would take the game forward and enable all Optus Sport subscribers to continue to receive uninterrupted access to all their favourite football action. Optus Sport customers and the game of football will be in great hands at Stan, and we know the game will receive the broadcasting priority it deserves from an organisation whose speciality is delivering quality sports programming to its customers
Matt Stanton, Nine CEO
The Premier League is the most-watched football league on the planet, and alongside the FA Cup, this acquisition reinforces Nine’s position as the home of sport in Australia. We are proud to deliver these iconic competitions to Australian audiences through Stan Sport
