Nine Network has confirmed plans to stream matches for Australian football fans in 4K from around the world through the streaming service Stan.
This exciting expansion of network coverage for Stan Sport includes competitions such as English Premier League, Japan’s J.League, the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League and UEFA Women’s EURO 2025™, which will begin on July 3rd.
In addition, select Premier League matches across 2025 and 2026 will be available to stream in 4K for the first time in Australia.
To help support this expansion, Nine has teamed up with Optus, above all, this will ensure that fans moving over from Optus Sport to Stan Sport continue to have a positive experience engaging with football at home.
Stephen Rue, Optus CEO, emphasised that a key priority was ensuring uninterrupted access to football content for Optus Sport subscribers, adding that both fans and the game will be in great hands with Stan.
“One of our key priorities was to find a home for Optus Sport content which would take the game forward and enable all Optus Sport subscribers to continue to receive uninterrupted access to all their favourite football actions. Optus Sport customers and the game of football will be in great hands at Stan,” he said via press release.
CEO of Nine Network Matt Stanton shared his sentiments about the merger, highlighting his pride for the network.
“The full power of Nine will be activated to bring new attention and energy to the Premier League and Emirates FA Cup,” said Stanton. “With more than 20 million Australians engaging with Nine’s platforms every month, we have an unrivalled ability to generate excitement at scale, drive audience growth and deliver meaningful commercial outcomes for our partners,” he said via press release.
Football fans across the country can now enjoy a wide variety of matches streamed to their homes with the highest video quality. This will ensure an elevated, accessible viewing experience for millions of Australians.
This new takeover has caused some controversy amongst fans, however, with the discount being offered along with the 4K, it has provided a positive turn of events.
