Singtel-Optus has secured the Australian broadcast rights to English Premier League football in another blow to News Corporation's Fox Sports.
Optus chief executive Allen Lew has made good on his promise to "be in the game" with live sports rights by lodging a bumper $US45 million-plus offer for the right to show the UK's most valuable sporting commodity for three years starting in the 2016-17 season.
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