Overheard in a Sydney bar: ‘If the feed goes down, we’re going to need to get out of here, fast!’

Optus is still suffering the aftershocks of its epic World Cup streaming PR disaster, as evidenced by something Creature’s Lee Robson overheard in a Sydney bar recently.

“If the feed goes down, we’re going to need to get out of here, fast!”

Words overheard by Creature, uttered by an Optus content team sent out to capture reactions in a Sydney bar during a particularly raucous World Cup match this week.

And a sentiment that powerfully sums up what Optus have learnt the hard way since their live feed woes began: never get between fans and their sport.

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