Optus has won the exclusive Australian broadcast rights to the English Premier League for the next three seasons beginning August 2016, taking the most-watched football league worldwide away from pay TV provider Foxtel’s Fox Sports.In what CEO Allen Lew called “a great win”, the telecommunications carrier has the rights to live broadcast all 380 Premier League games in every season until mid-2019 across home broadband and mobile, with Lew saying it confirms Optus’ commitment to providing streaming and media content. Latest Australian news Australian government announces 5G working group members Australian government’s recklessness with medical data is symptom of deeper problems Turnbull unveils new tech ministers in Cabinet reshuffle ACCC kicks off NBN wholesale service levels inquiry Re-identification possible with Australian de-identified Medicare and PBS open data “This is another significant step in our strategy to become a mobile-led multimedia company,” the chief executive said on Monday morning.”We are dedicated to delivering the best domestic and international entertainment for our customers. With 930 million followers worldwide, the Premier League is one of the most sought-after sports properties for content providers.”Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore welcomed the undisclosed successful bid from Optus, saying he is looking forward to working with…