Kayo Sports is an

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subscription service available in Australia, owned by

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( a wholly owned subsidiary of Foxtel). The service offers sports live and on demand from

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, and

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History

In March 2018 it was reported Foxtel were investigating an over-the-top sports streaming service to appeal to customers not willing to subscribe to traditional satellite or cable. At the time the service had reportedly been in development for more than nine months but was yet to be green lit. It was reported the new service would not use the Foxtel branding. In August 2018 it was reported Foxtel had green lit this new sports streaming service, which was

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d ''Project Martian''. It was predicted the service would launch in late 2018 coinciding with a cricket event following Foxtel's recent new six year broadcasting deal with

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. In October 2018, it was reported the service was originally planned to launch in early November but was delayed until early December in order to conduct further testing to avoid technical issues similar to those experienced by

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for the

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. On 5 November 2018 it was reported Foxtel were exploring including

and

in the service which was rumored to be called ''Kayo Sports''. On 9 November 2018, it was formally announced the new service would be called Kayo Sports and launched in

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that day. At launch, the service offered over 50 sports from Fox Sports, ESPN and beIN Sports networks live and on demand. Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany described the service as the "

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of sport". Following a positive reception to the beta launch, Kayo Sports officially launched on 26 November 2018. On 6 May 2019 Kayo Sports added

. In February 2021 it was announced

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(part owner of parent company Foxtel) would be replacing their ''Telstra Live Pass'' service in the

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and

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mobile apps which offered streaming of games with access to Kayo Sports. As of May 2021 it was announced that Kayo Sports has exceeded 1 million total subscribers, with paying subscribers expected to reach that milestone imminently.

Subscribers

Channels

The following channels are available on Kayo Sports: * Fox Sports News *

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**Fox Sports 503 **Fox Sports 506 **Fox Sports More+ **Fox Sports 508 *

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**beIN Sports 1 **beIN Sports 2 **beIN Sports 3 *

Content

Original programming

Kayo Sports' first original program '' Below the Bonnet'' premiered on 25 March 2021. The weekly

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themed talk show is hosted by David Reynolds and Michael Caruso.

Availability

Kayo Sports offers a three tier subscription model (one, basic or premium), the difference being the number of simultaneous device streams(1 for one, 2 for basic, 3 for premium). Kayo Sports is available via web browser, mobile app (Android and iOS), and on selected smart televisions and media consoles.

''Kayo Freebies''

In January 2021 Kayo Sports announced they would be offering free access to selected sports and programs under the banner ''Kayo Freebies'' as a way of increasing subscribers. Sports included under the banner include: the

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