World Cup Games To Air On Free Tv Amid Problems In Australia

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Wed, 06/20/2018 - 12:40am

SYDNEY (AP) — Rather than risk further outrage from football fans, rights holders in Australia have agreed to keep sharing World Cup matches with free-to-air TV until the end of the group stage. Telecommunications company Optus bought the broadcast rights for most World Cup games in Russia but technical issues with the live streaming in Australia caused a major backlash from subscription buyers — to the point where the prime minister had to intervene. The SBS network, which retained the broadcasting rights for Australia's games and the World Cup final under a sharing agreement with Optus for the 2018 tournament, initially stepped in to broadcast all matches for a 48-hour period as the telco tried to rectify its technical problems. The network issued a statement Wednesday saying "following further discussions with Optus ...Read more on NewsOK.com

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