OPTUS TO DELIVER MORE LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL ACTION

Optus today unveiled plans to expand its football offering with the exclusive broadcast rights to the upcoming pre-season friendly match between Italian Football Champions, Juventus and Premier League fan favourites, West Ham United.

The first ever match between two of football’s biggest teams will be broadcast live and exclusive in Australia, live, via Optus Sport on Sunday, 7 August at 11:00 pm (AEST).

West Ham will host the match at their new home ground, located in the heart of London, at Olympic Stadium. This will be the Hammer’s first match at their new home ground, after 112 years at Upton Park.

Paul Rybicki, Head of TV Mobile Video & Content at Optus said, “Optus is committed to securing quality sports coverage for our customers, so we are delighted to add this historic match between two of the most prestigious teams in football to our line up.”

The Juventus v West Ham United match will be broadcast across a range of television, mobile, online, and out-of-home viewing platforms via our dedicated 24/7 sports channel, Optus Sport. The channel will also carry all the latest news, analysis and games from the Premier League, the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup.

The match is available at no extra cost to customers who have subscribed to access the Premier League with Optus. Customers who haven’t yet subscribed can sign up to selected plans by 22 August 2016 and get access to Optus Sport for the 2016/17 Premier League season for free* (Min cost over 12 months is $360 on $30 mobile plan). In addition to the match between Juventus vs West Ham, customers will also have access to the International Champions Cup.

“We are excited to offer customers access to a growing range of football content, including exclusive matches, news, analysis and results, all with the flexibility to enjoy it on their favourite device when it suits them best.”

“Whether it’s keeping up with match results on a smartphone at lunch or catching up on all the latest action on the big screen via Yes TV by Fetch, Optus has football fans covered,” Mr Rybicki said.

To start watching Optus Sport now and get acess to all the pre-season action, visit, https://offer.optus.com.au/epl

Media contact:

Gabrielle Crittenden / Sophie Cotterill

Optus Corporate Affairs

(02) 8082 7850

media@optus.com.au

*From 23 August, customers who sign up to eligible plans valued at less than $85/month will pay $15 per month to subscribe to the Premier League. Min cost $2640 over 24 months for broadband bundle with Yes TV by Fetch to watch on TV.