Optus kicks off Premier League esports streaming to replace live games

Tim Burrowes

April 21, 2020 4:41

Optus is attempting to fill the void in English Premier League fans’ viewing schedules by broadcasting live streams of Premiership stars playing EA Sports’ FIFA 20.

The ePremier League Invitational kicks off with four games tonight, starting at 9pm AEST with Aston Villa’s John McGinn facing up to Brighton & Hove Albion’s Neal Maupay.

The games will continue through Wednesday and Thursday, before quarter finals on Friday and the semi finals and final onSaturday night.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.