Optus extends SBS World Cup simulcasts for the rest of the tournament

June 28, 2018 2:21

The remainder of the soccer World Cup tournament will be simulcast on free to air broadcaster SBS and on the Optus streaming service, the telco announced this afternoon in the third and what seems to be final instalment of the #floptus saga.

Optus CEO Allen Lew claimed the decision, which includes making Optus Sport free until the end of August, had been made in customers’ interests and that the technical issues which have plagued the service had been solved.

Optus CEO Allen Lew: “we are confident that these issues have now been addressed.”

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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