Talk Back: Should major sports events be broadcasting on free-to-air broadcaster?

Optus has announced all matches during the group stage of the FIFA World Cup will be simulcast on SBS from tonight. The decision follows a series of disruptions that left fans unable to watch matches throughout the opening weekend of the tournament. In today’s Talk Back, Selina Kong and Wai Yee Yeung discuss with the audiences, should major sports events be broadcasting on free-to air broadcaster?

Corentin Tolisso during the World Cup 2018, France vs Australia at the Kazan Arena stadium in Kazan, Russia on June 16, 2018. Source: AAP Image/ Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM.