Australia: Optus Group acquire the broadcasting rights for the Barclays Premier League from 2016-19

The telecommunications group Optus has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, in Australia, for the Barclays Premier League for the 2016-2019 cycle, on 02/11/2015. Optus outbid the pay-TV groups Foxtel, who had held the rights since 1997, and beIN Sports Australia.

The amount of the acquisition is estimated, according to sources, between...