Telstra Live Pass to switch to Kayo
Kayo will replace Telstra Live Pass in the AFL & NRL Official Apps, with a first year price of just $5.
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Kayo will replace Telstra Live Pass in the AFL Live App and NRL Official App, allowing subscribers more screens to watch sport.
Telstra is offering an exclusive offer for customers who have previously used the NRL and AFL Live Passes of $20 per month off Kayo’s Basic subscription (usually $25 per month) for 12 months providing them with Kayo for just $5 per month for a 12 month period.
Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said, “We laid the foundation for sports streaming in Australia with Live Pass back in 2012. Today, video streaming of content is everywhere. How and where viewers consume their content and their expectations have changed greatly in this time.
“We have always been committed to delivering fans the best experience possible across our range of products and services, and sports is a key part of our strategy and offering. While Live Pass has provided a great experience for our customers over time, Kayo has quickly become the premium sports streaming service in Australia, and we’re excited to provide this exclusive offer to our customers, giving them the chance to watch a wider range of sports on their choice of screen.
“We’re proud to support the AFL and NRL and will continue working with them and our other partners to leverage the latest innovation and technology to offer their fans and our customers the best entertainment experience possible at the game, at home, on the bus, or anywhere our network takes you.”
Patrick Delany, Foxtel Group CEO said: “We have a great long-term relationship with Telstra and as our company’s strategies evolve, we are finding new ways to work together. We have created a great product in Kayo, streaming 50 sports live including the AFL and NRL action, it’s exciting for Kayo to be endorsed for Live Pass customers by Telstra.”
Gillon McLachlan, CEO AFL said: “Each season we work closely with the Telstra team to improve our digital offering to footy fans around the country, and around the globe. Our AFL, AFLW and club digital media network bring fans closer to the game and closer to their clubs.
“Our goal is to bring the game to more fans by giving them choice of where to watch- whether that be on a mobile device on the move or right there in their lounge room at home. The AFL brings fans the most comprehensive coverage of the AFL and AFLW competitions, complementing our great broadcast partners Telstra, Kayo, Foxtel and the Seven Network.
“The Telstra and Kayo partnership will give our fans an innovative platform and take footy directly to the them.”
Andrew Abdo, CEO NRL, “Rugby League is lucky to have wonderful fans that enjoy watching games on multiple devices.
“Through our work with Telstra and now Kayo, we can provide our fans with another exciting option for their viewership experience – live or on demand, and on any device. Today’s announcement is about giving our fans the experience and flexibility they deserve. We will keep focusing on continuously improving our fan experiences and delivering value for our partners and I expect more exciting enhancements to follow.”
This exclusive offer gives Telstra Live Pass customers access to every game of every round of the AFL and NRL regular seasons (including the Finals Series in the lead up to the AFL and NRL Grand Finals), and also 50 premier local and international sports live and on-demand, across multiple devices and screens. All other Telstra consumer customers have access to a special offer of $10/month off Kayo’s Basic subscription for 12 months (equates to Kayo Basic $15/month for 12 months).
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Does this mean the Kayo AFL feeds will finally broadcast the ad-free Fox Footy simulcast instead of carrying the Seven feed?
So they are taking away something that was free (included in plan) and now making customers pay. And they are making it seem like they are doing a good thing. Unbelievable
Yep..if you have Foxtel with sports option you have it already and can watch on Foxtel GO, Optus from their $49 plan has Optus Sport and that is free, Football (soccer from Europe and Asia) which is not shown on Foxtel.
Interesting the AFL LIve Pass this is replacing was free to qualifying Telstra (for viewing on devices only) but now it’s $5 per month for the next 12mths than most probably rising to at least $15 a month. Strange how this isn’t mentioned in any of corporate announcements.
On the upside people can watch it on their TV now. $5 a month is dirt cheap for Kayo.
That’s a no brainer , wasn’t the stream limited to a 7 inch tablet for full screen viewing ,what on earth was the point ,if that hadn’t changed I wasn’t sure.
Absolutely you can. It’s also an app on Apple TV
Wonder if you can stream Kayo to your smart TV via Chromecast etc?
Sure can ,they recommend ChromeCast Ultra but I think the previous model would work ,not sure of difference probably 4K which KAYO doesn’t have.