Foxtel seeks delayed EPL coverage

Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 2-May-16

Pay-TV group Foxtel is said to be negotiating a deal to broadcast the TV channels of some of the most popular English Football League teams. The channels provide delayed coverage of EPL matches, and were previously shown in Australia by FetchTV. Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh does not expect many EPL fans to cancel their Foxtel subscription when Optus’s exclusive three-year deal for live coverage of EPL matches begins in August 2016.

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