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'.......As you would appreciate, we never comment on market speculation and we are very excited and focussed on being the only Official Broadcaster of all 64 games of the Fifa Women’s World Cup, kicking off here in Australia and NZ in just 59 days along with our Premier League coverage, of which we have the exclusive rights until 2028, with the next PL season starting in (middle of the WWC23) on Saturday August 12th....'
"Yesterday it emerged that Foxtel will end its carriage deal with the Qatari-owned BeIN Sports channels in a year’s time, which means BeIN Sports’ content won’t be available on Foxtel’s sister streaming service Kayo either"
From the Foxtel website:
"On 1 July 2023, beIN SPORTS channels (Ch. 513, 514 and 515) will no longer be available on Foxtel’s linear channels and On Demand."
Hi Tim,
Our actual comment was...
Clive
'.......As you would appreciate, we never comment on market speculation and we are very excited and focussed on being the only Official Broadcaster of all 64 games of the Fifa Women’s World Cup, kicking off here in Australia and NZ in just 59 days along with our Premier League coverage, of which we have the exclusive rights until 2028, with the next PL season starting in (middle of the WWC23) on Saturday August 12th....'
From your article Tim:
"Yesterday it emerged that Foxtel will end its carriage deal with the Qatari-owned BeIN Sports channels in a year’s time, which means BeIN Sports’ content won’t be available on Foxtel’s sister streaming service Kayo either"
From the Foxtel website:
"On 1 July 2023, beIN SPORTS channels (Ch. 513, 514 and 515) will no longer be available on Foxtel’s linear channels and On Demand."