DeFiance Media

DeFiance Media

https://defiance.media/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/defiance-media/

DeFiance Media, a privately owned company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Puerto Rico, operates a broadcast television and radio network. Employing approximately 20 people, the company's programming focuses on culture, finance, and technology, and is distributed globally through connected TV (CTV) and FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) channels. In 2023, the company's revenue was less than $10 million.

Revenue

Founded

2018

Headcount

11

Headquarters

Puerto Rico

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On August 1, 2025, Optus Sport ended its service, concluding nearly a decade of broadcasting football in Australia. This followed the transfer of key football rights, including the Premier League, Emirates FA Cup, J.League, and National Women’s Soccer League, to Stan Sport. Nine Entertainment Co, through its subsidiary Stan, acquired selected Optus Sport assets, including media rights agreements, subscriber agreements, and social media assets. These assets included media rights for the Premier League and the Emirates FA Cup. Following this acquisition, and the sale of Premier League and FA Cup rights to Nine, Optus Sport's parent company, Singtel, shut down Optus Sport. Howard Rees, formerly head of Optus Sport and widely credited with growing its audience, joined Nine Entertainment's Streaming and Broadcast leadership team as chief strategy officer. Rees confirmed this appointment on LinkedIn on Wednesday evening.

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DeFiance Media offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. DeFiance Media's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.

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DeFiance Media's revenues were less than $10M in 2023. All the revenue comes from linear (thematic channel groups).

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Aug

27th

2025

04:48

Management Changes, CT_Monitor Company

Optus Sport's Howard Rees Joins Nine Entertainment

The former head of Optus Sport, Howard Rees, has joined Nine Entertainment’s Streaming and Broadcast leadership team as its new chief strategy officer. Managing director of the division, Amanda Laing, announced his appointment in an email to staff earlier this week, while Rees confirmed the move on LinkedIn on Wednesday evening.

Aug

26th

2025

02:20

Business Closure, CT_Monitor Company

Optus Sport Leader Joins Nine In Strategy Role

Howard Rees, who has been widely credited for growing audiences on Optus Sport before it recently folded, has joined Nine as the chief strategy officer for broadcast and streaming. Rees joins from Optus Sport, which was recently shut down by its parent company Singtel after selling its Premier League and FA Cup rights to Nine.

Aug

25th

2025

01:36

CT_Monitor Company

Nine hires former Optus Sport EPL exec Howard Rees to lead streaming strategy

Nine Entertainment has tapped the former head of Optus Sport to lead its streaming strategy, as part of an effort to sharpen its streaming operation following its acquisition of the English Premier League earlier this year.

Aug

1st

2025

00:00

M&A Activities, Sports Rights Updates, CT_Monitor Company

Stan secures exclusive Australian rights to the Premier League and Emirates FA Cup

Nine Entertainment Co, through its subsidiary Stan, has acquired selected Optus Sport assets, including Optus’ media rights agreements, subscriber agreements and social media assets. The Optus Sport assets include media rights agreements for the Premier League and the Emirates FA Cup.

Jul

31st

2025

18:30

Sports Rights Updates, CT_Monitor Company

Football fans farewell OPTUS SPORT as Stan Sport takes the reins

Optus Sport has ended its service as of 1 August 2025, closing the chapter on nearly a decade of football broadcasting in Australia. The shutdown follows the transfer of key football rights—including the Premier League, Emirates FA Cup, J.League, and National Women’s Soccer League—to Stan Sport, marking a significant reshuffle in the country’s sports streaming market.

Jul

28th

2025

05:24

CT_Monitor Company

Optus Sport Closing: How To Keep Watching EPL in Australia

Fact Checked Attention football fans: if you can’t bear to miss a second of Premier League action, you now have just days to make the jump from Optus Sport to Stan. Optus’ go-to platform for soccer streaming is shutting its digital doors on August 1.

Jul

16th

2025

05:43

CT_Monitor Company

As Optus Sport closes, subscription refunds are on their way – by cheque

Optus announced its sport streaming service would close on 1 August, after it transferred the rights to broadcast the Premier League, FA Cup and other competitions to Nine Entertainment and Stan. Optus Sport customers who paid an annual fee for the service will receive a refund when it shuts down next month – but only by cheque in some cases.

Jun

30th

2025

07:34

The English Premier League Is Officially Moving To Stan After 9 Years On Optus Sport

It’s officially time to dust off your fave soccer jersey and crack open a cold one, ‘cos Channel Nine’s Stan Sport has officially copped the rights to the Premier League and the Emirate FA Cup. GET ON IT! Yep, that’s right.

Jun

30th

2025

03:02

Procurement and Sales, , Sports Rights Updates

Stan Sport buys rights to air English Premier League

English Premier League and FA Cup games will be shown on Stan Sport after the streaming service bought the broadcast rights in a $20 million deal. Optus Sport has broadcast games from one of the world's biggest soccer leagues for the past nine years in Australia but will shut down on August 1 following the buyout.

The Leader Australia

Jun

30th

2025

02:58

Procurement and Sales, , Sports Rights Updates

Stan Sport buys rights to air English Premier League

English Premier League and FA Cup games will be shown on Stan Sport after the streaming service bought the broadcast rights in a $20 million deal. Optus Sport has broadcast games from one of the world's biggest soccer leagues for the past nine years in Australia but will shut down on August 1 following the buyout.

Illawarra Mercury

Jun

29th

2025

18:30

Sports Rights Updates,

Nine buys Premier League rights in Australia as Optus Sport shuts down

Optus Sport will be shut down after a deal was finalised to transfer Premier League, FA Cup football and its remaining suite of sports broadcast rights to Nine Entertainment and Stan for an expected sum of around $300m.

Jun

23rd

2025

19:52

Procurement and Sales,

Expected exit of Optus from sports streaming market leaves race in Australia finely poised

Optus Sport are expected to sell the broadcast rights to the Premier League to Stan Sports in a deal worth around $300m. Optus Sport are expected to sell the broadcast rights to the Premier League to Stan Sports in a deal worth around $300m.

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