New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nFoxtel Group CEO Patrick Delany said: \u201cWe have enjoyed a wonderful, world-leading relationship with ESPN that spans more than two decades – a remarkable achievement in<\/p>\n
the dynamic world of media.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis renewal combines ESPN\u2019s premium coverage of the best US sports with our unrivalled portfolio, including the AFL, NRL and cricket, cementing Kayo Sports and Foxtel as the ultimate destination for Australian sports fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis agreement not only continues our relationship with ESPN but confirms our commitment to offering sports fans Australia\u2019s most diverse, dynamic, and comprehensive sports experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand Senior Vice President & Managing Director, and Head of ESPN Asia-Pacific, Kylie Watson-Wheeler, said: \u201cOur relationship with<\/p>\n
Foxtel is one we value immensely at ESPN and we are thrilled that Foxtel and Kayo Sports<\/p>\n
will remain a part of the ESPN ecosystem in Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cESPN now reaches millions of Australians and demand is growing for our premium offering<\/p>\n
as the \u2018Home for Hoops\u2019 and the best of US sport, plus locally led coverage and studio shows. We\u2019re thrilled to serve sports fans anytime, anywhere in this market.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the events fans will have access to include:<\/p>\n
NBA Finals<\/p>\n
NFL Super Bowl<\/p>\n
MLB World Series<\/p>\n
NCAA March Madness<\/p>\n
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/p>\n
FIBA Asian Cup<\/p>\n
FIBA World Cup and more <\/p>\n
Aussie sport fans will get to see plenty of LeBron James thanks to a new agreement between Kayo and ESPN.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Upcoming events on ESPN includes the new NBA and NFL season, Major League Baseball post-season, FIBA Asia Cup and more, in addition to local programming and studio shows.<\/p>\n
ESPN also hosts studio shows such as SportsCenter, The Pat McAfee Show, NBA Today, and First Take, along with original programming including its award-winning library of 30 for 30 films.<\/p>\n
The agreement also means that Kayo Sports and Foxtel will continue to provide extensive, round the clock coverage of the UFC with ESPN\u2019s UFC Fight Night coverage complementing Kayo Sports and Foxtel\u2019s UFC pay-per-view events and dedicated Main Event UFC channel.<\/p>\n
ESPN is available and in HD as a live channel on Kayo Sports. <\/p>\n
ESPN (ch. 579), ESPN HD (ch. 509), ESPN2 (ch. 580) and ESPN2 HD (ch. 510) are available to Foxtel subscribers on the Sports package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kayo Sports has extended its two-decades long relationship with ESPN through a new multi- year agreement. The renewed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2095,41432,64,47958,47960,63,689,47955,47957,42323,134,47963,47965,37343,7896,5882,9139,704,2041,2067,677,47954,47962,47959,47956,47953,427,47964,2614,7891,47961],"class_list":["post-58661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-america","tag-asian-cup","tag-au","tag-aussie-sport","tag-aussie-sport-fans","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-sports-fans","tag-comprehensive-sports-experience","tag-cup-playoffs","tag-entertainment","tag-espn-inc-asia-pacific","tag-events-fans","tag-foxtel-group","tag-lebron-james","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-national-football-league","tag-ncaa","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-oceania","tag-patrick-delany","tag-premium-coverage","tag-senior-vice-president","tag-sports-fans","tag-studio-shows","tag-tv","tag-two-decade-partnership","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-world-series","tag-zealand-senior-vice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}