Optus enters rugby maul in bid to grow subscribers
Optus chief executive Allen Lew says the telecommunications giant will run the rule over Rugby Australia's broadcast rights package to see if it might convince more customers to take up mobile and broadband services.
Rugby Australia is due to send out the tender documents for its rights deal from 2021 to 2025 in the coming days and Mr Lew confirmed Optus' interest in the sport, which has been broadcast on Foxtel for the last 25 years.
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