Kayo Sports - The Streaming Service for Real Sports Fans

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Backed by the power of Fox Sports, Kayo Sports is Australia’s number one sports streaming provider. The service has revolutionised sports streaming since launching in 2018, giving Australians the freedom to watch their favourite sports live or on demand wherever they please. 

Kayo Sports streaming service gives its users access to over 50 sports 24 hours a day. Forget TV guides and missing games, Kayo Sports hooks you up with your favourite sports right from the front page, live and on demand – all in crisp HD quality.

The sports viewing experience is taken to the next level with enhanced viewing features, including split screen viewing and the ability to skip to highlights in any contest you are watching.

There’s even a “No Spoilers” setting that allows you to catch up on a match without knowing the result beforehand. For a full Kayo Sports review, see our updated guide on Kayo Sports.

What is Kayo Sports?

What sports are on Kayo?

The variety of sport on offer from Kayo Sports must be seen to be believed. Kayo’s coverage ranges from the mainstream to the niche with national and international football through to darts and snooker. No matter the time of day, Kayo Sports can bring you heart-pounding action from the world of sports.

Visit our updated guide showing you what’s on Kayo Sports each month.

Stream Rugby League

League is like a religion in many parts of Australia. Kayo has exclusive rights to every regular season match of the NRL live, as well as selected games from Super League in the Northern Hemisphere.

Kayo sports AFL

Every live AFL regular-season game, excluding the AFL Grand Final, is available Live and On Demand with all Kayo subscriptions.

Cricket on Kayo

If you’re a fan of live cricket then prepare for a massive cricket buffet, with virtually every major cricket event happening around the world available to stream live on Kayo.

Football on Kayo

The ‘beautiful game’ is one of Australia’s fastest-growing spectator sports, and Kayo broadcasts live football from the biggest leagues and matches both home and abroad.

Motorsports on Kayo

Attention all petrol heads! Whether you like your motorsport on four wheels or two, there’s tons of turbocharged action across the year to get your teeth into. You can watch live F1, Supercars, and MotoGP on Kayo Sports.

US Sports on Kayo

Thanks to its partnership with US sports network ESPN, you can watch live matches from America’s most popular sports leagues, including MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL games. Forget expensive Live Passes, all you need is right here.

Watch Main Event on Kayo

Main Event is the home of major PPV combat events in Australia, including World Championship Boxing and UFC. Previously this channel was exclusively available to Foxtel viewers, but selected events can now be accessed with Kayo. You don’t even need an existing Kayo account. Visit Main Event Kayo now to find out when the next fight is on.

How much does Kayo Sports cost?

Along with Main Event PPV, two subscription Kayo plans are available – Kayo Basic and Kayo Premium.

Both offer full access to Kayo – every sport, every replay, every live stream, in full high definition. The only difference between the plans is the number of devices you’re allowed to stream from simultaneously. Both plans can be cancelled at any time. 

Check out all the latest Kayo Sports plans below or read this helpful guide to get more information about how much Kayo Sports cost.

Last audited 25th of November 2021

Watch Kayo Sports Telstra

If you’re on Telstra or thinking of subscribing, we have good news. New or existing Telstra customers can add Kayo Sports to their bill for as little as $15 per month over for 12 months.

How do I upgrade my Kayo subscription?

If you want to watch Kayo on more than two devices you can easily upgrade to a Kayo Premium package at any time. Simply visit the “My Account” section of the Kayo website or app and you’ll be able to upgrade your subscription instantly. Note that you will be charged pro-rata for the more expensive subscription as soon as it is activated.

Kayo Sports free trial

Kayo offers a 14-day free trial of its services on both the Premium and Basic packages. You can also switch between these packages at any point of your free trial. If you do not cancel your subscription before the end of the 14-day free trial, you will be subscribed to, and billed for, your package.

What is Kayo freebies?

If signing up for a free trial sounds like too much commitment, then Kayo Freebies will give you a window into the Kayo experience without having to sign up for a plan. Kayo Freebies offers the same features as the standard Kayo plans but restricts content to a small selection of sports events and talk shows. So, if you want to watch the full range of Kayo content, you’ll need to sign up to a free trial.

Kayo Sports features

Once you’ve signed up for a Kayo subscription and logged into Kayo on your viewing device, you will be guided through a process of choosing your favourite sports to customize your viewing experience.

You will be asked about your favourite teams and will be able to set up alerts on their activity. This easy setup ensures maximum compatibility with your viewing preferences. Each user account on your profile is configured separately to ensure that every account user’s experience is unique.

SplitView Feature

Test-driving Kayo revealed some fantastic features and functions, including a split screen feature that allows you to watch up to four feeds at the same time. SplitView works especially well on Apple TV 4 devices, which have the processing power to seamlessly run four high-definition split streams at the same time and swap between them smoothly. You can even control how the screen is split up between different feeds, ranging from an even split to a primary stream and up to three smaller streaming windows.

Key Moments

The Key Moments feature works with both live and past events. This feature lets users navigate to critical moments in any sports contest they watch. If you’re watching a replay of a cricket match, for example, you’ll see little timeline icons showing you where each wicket fell.

If you started watching midway through a live event, you can backtrack to view any important moments you may have missed. The Key Moments feature will be expanding even further in the future, hopefully by including a wider range of sports.

Interactive Statistics

Kayo Interactive Stats offer real-time statistics updates without having to leave your stream. While this feature is only offered for a limited selection of the sports available on Kayo, the in-depth analysis is hard to beat.

Kayo Minis – Compact Replays

After an event has finished, Kayo editors get to work producing compact, action-packed version of the game that can be watched in minutes, rather than hours. Kayo Minis are put together so that you still get a feel for the rhythm and pace of the match. Compact Replays are a useful tool to catch up on a round of matches without dedicating an entire weekend to the sport. If you’re behind and never want to miss a match, Kayo Minis alone are worth the price of subscription.

RaceView

RaceView is available on the Formula One World Championship, MotoGP World Championship and Virgin Australia Supercars Championship races.

Motorsports fans can use the feature to enhance their experience by cycling multiple camera angles (Co-Pilot, Heli-View and Onboard Cameras) in real time during a race. Best used in tandem with Kayo’s SplitView feature, you can place yourself directly in the passenger seat or even take up a bird’s-eye-view perspective. There is also the Race Centre view which displays real-time stats and leader board info simultaneously.

No Spoilers Option

Kayo’s unique “No Spoilers” mode actively blocks any reporting of final scores on the site while you’re using it. This is turned on by default, so you’ll need to turn off the No Spoilers feature to use the Key Moments feature.

Search 

The search feature on Kayo is very straightforward and easy to use. It allows the user to type in a sport, event or tournament and be taken right to it. This means less time trawling around Kayo to find what you’re looking for, and more time enjoying the action.

Upcoming features on Kayo

Kayo has incorporated dozens of features to enhance your viewing experience. Alongside developing apps for TVs and game consoles, Kayo’s been coming up with even more improvements that will be released in the coming months. Some upcoming features include:

• Expanded casting support including multiple screens
• Autoplay support
• Dynamic Kayo Minis – choose 10, 15, 20 minute versions
• Key Moments enhancements

Kayo Sports usability

The Kayo Sports platform is remarkably easy to use. It boasts an incredibly user-friendly interface, breaking the sports streaming service into four easy tabs – Home, Fixtures, Shows and Sports. On the home screen, users’ pre-specified favourite sports and teams are recommended to them along with suggestions for other Kayo content they may enjoy.

Nothing about the Kayo app is slow, clunky, or outdated. Upon viewing a stream or replay, options to enhance your viewing are presented with simple instructions, like swiping down for split screen options, finding the key moments button, or applying live stats to your stream.

This is the platinum standard for a sports streaming service.

Kayo vs Foxtel

Foxtel has traditionally been the biggest player on the Australian streaming scene, with its extensive coverage of local and international sports mostly bundled in with other entertainment streams like movies and Netflix.

Foxtel does offer one sports-only package in its Sports HD bundle.

However, this is significantly more expensive than Kayo Sports. and the cheapest plan requires a 12-month contract. Go for a flexible contract and you’ll pay as much as three times as much as you would pay for Kayo Sports, although you will get other entertainment content bundled in with your Fox Sports coverage. Read more here.

Features	Kayo Basic Plan	Kayo Premium Plan	Foxtel Plus + Sports HD Package	Foxtel Now Essentials + Sports Package
Installation Fee	$0	$0	$100	$0
Cost per month	$25	$35	$74	$54
Lock in contract	No	No	12 month contract or monthly subscription	No
Trial Period	14-day free trial	14-day free trial	None	10-day free trial
Simultaneous devices	2	3	2	2
High Definition Streaming	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

If you’re after a sports-only package, Kayo’s pricing, feature-packed app, and variety of sports make it the logical choice for sports fans looking for a cutting-edge, immersive experience.

How to watch Kayo Sports

Kayo is constantly expanding its already impressive range of compatible devices. It currently works with both the Chrome and Firefox web browsers for PC and Mac, as well as the Safari browser on Mac and the Microsoft Edge browser on Windows 10.

You can cast high-definition video from your computer to your TV using a Google Chromecast Ultra or the third-generation standard Chromecast. Older Chromecast devices will also work, but you’ll be limited to 720p video quality (still perfectly watchable).

Dedicated apps for iOS (11 and higher) and Android (6 and higher) mobile phones and tablets are available, along with apps for Apple TV, Android TV and Telstra TV for big-screen viewing. Apps for popular smart TVs as well as game consoles (PS4 and PS5) are also available. Just be careful if you’re streaming on the mobile app as the service can be quite heavy on mobile data.

Devices supported by Kayo Sports

How to watch AFL and NRL while overseas

If you’re heading outside of Australia for a business trip or a holiday, you don’t have to miss out of the biggest NRL and AFL games. The Watch AFL app gives you live and on demand access to every Premiership match including the Grand Final on your favourite device.

The Watch NRL app does the same but for live League games. You also get to stream dedicated League shows like The Late Show with Matty Johns and NRL 360 – as they go out live or on demand.

Previously Telstra offered AFL Live Pass and NRL Live Pass, but with the value Kayo Sports brings, we’ve since seen the retirement of those services.

For a review of Kayo vs WatchNRL app read more here, and for a review of WatchAFL vs Kayo click here.

Best broadband plan for Kayo Sports

When it comes to sports streaming, nothing is worse than the spinning wheel of doom – buffering videos. Imagine you’re watching the final moments of a game and your team is about to kick the winning goal, score the winning try or sink the winning 3 pointer and the screen freezes.

So, if you want to watch sports content in high definition, you’ll need a high-speed internet connection that can do the heavy lifting. Fortunately, we’ve done the research on the best high speed internet offers for Kayo Sports customers, which you can review below.

Kayo Sports contact number

If you’re having issues with your subscription, or would like to know more about Kayo Sports and its offering, you’ll have to contact Kayo via a digital medium as they do not operate their service model with a phone number or call centre. 

Their Kayo Support Crew operate 8:30am – 11pm AET 7 days a week and you’ll be able to contact in the following ways by heading to their website: