Optus not interested in Rugby Australia broadcast rights | zoesam93
Optus has not formally expressed interest in Rugby Australia's revised broadcast rights package, leaving News Corp-controlled Foxtel in a strong position in negotiations with the under pressure code.
Optus has been streaming Premier League to subscribers for years, but it does not look like it will bring rugby union into the fold. Optus' absence from the official negotiating table leaves RA with fewer choices for a broadcasting partner. Fox Sports, which has broadcast Super Rugby since its inception in 1996, remains interested in rugby – particularly Super Rugby and Test matches. Amazon, which last week secured the rights to a one-off Eight Nations tournament in Europe, declined to comment on whether it was involved in the local tender process.
Earlier this year, RA rejected an offer from Foxtel's sports network Fox Sports for the 2021-2025 rights which resulted in an open tender. Optus, which operates streaming platform Optus Sport, was in advanced talks to buy the rights, but they fell over when the pandemic hit. The telco provider's interest has subsided since then.
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