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Optus Score Exclusive FIFA World Cup Rights

December 4, 2019

Optus Singtel will be looking to right the wrongs of its previous FIFA World Cup coverage with the company purchasing the exclusive...

Kayo Penalised For Misleading Subscription Offer

December 2, 2019

Jan Arreza

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Kayo Sports has paid a $12,600 fine after the ACCC issued an infringement notice for allegedly misleading consumers about their eligibility for...

Rugby Australia Sidestep $20M Foxtel Deal, Optus To Try $30M

November 26, 2019

Elliot Nash

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Rugby Australia has reportedly walked away from Foxtel’s $20 million broadcast deal to broadcast Tests and Super Rugby, instead the sporting authority...

Kayo Sports Sends In Customer Service Einstein Bots

November 20, 2019

Elliot Nash

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Get ready to speak to ‘advanced natural language processing’ Einstein Bots set to take over Kayo Sports customer service as the sports...

IDC: Watches Drive Wearable Growth In 2019

June 24, 2019

Roma Christian

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Smartwatches and wrist-worn trackers are tipped to drive wearable device growth this year, with IDC forecasting global market shipments of 222.9 million...

Nine ‘StutterVision’ Crashes State Of Origin Stream

June 6, 2019

Jack Gramenz

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Nine are blaming “unprecedented demand” for last night’s 9Now streaming service crash, amid one of the biggest sporting events of the year....

Nine Denies Tech Giants Threaten TV Sports Rights

June 6, 2019

Jack Gramenz

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Nine CEO Hugh Marks is confident free-to-air and pay TV platforms will retain control over sporting rights for the foreseeable future, despite...

Kayo Hit 200K+ Paid Customers, Foxtel Wobbles

May 10, 2019

Roma Christian

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Foxtel-backed sports streaming platform, Kayo, has reportedly doubled its paying customer base to over 200,000 – contrasting fluctuating churn for its parent’s...