In this episode of Sports Geek Sean Callanan interviews Optus Sport‘s Richard Bayliss:
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- How Richard entered the world of sports journalism
- How sports broadcasting has changed over past 10 years
- How you fill hours of programming when sport stops
- Challenges of running a sports channel working from home
- Why Optus acquired football rights like K-League
- How sports storytellers are leveraging documentaries
- Importance of being part of the social media banter
- Heartache and joy of being a Leeds United fan

Listen to Optus Sport's Richard Bayliss on Sports Geek
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Resources from the podcast
- Connect with Richard Bayliss on Linkedin and on Twitter @RSBayliss
- Check out Optus Sport's generous offer to Victorians in stage 4 lockdown
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Join us at SEAT Conference in Salt Lake City Utah on July 14-15 2023. Many of our podcast guests are SEAT attendees.
SEAT is the conference where sports technology executives unite to discuss and solve the tech problems the sports industry is facing. Collaboration across multiple tracks of technology, digital and data has helped the sports industry deliver improvements across stadium access, wi-fi, security, fan engagement, social media, digital content, ticketing and sponsorship revenue. Sean Callanan, Sports Geek