Singtel Optus extends Foxtel partnership till 2031

It operates two satellites in orbit for Foxtel’s media content.

Singtel’s wholly-owned subsidiary Optus has extended its longstanding partnership with media company Foxtel, with an extension for the provision of satellite services until 2031, according to a press release.

Foxtel has partnered with Optus since 1998 to deliver their premium live sport, movies, drama, news and entertainment content to regional and metropolitan areas across two satellites in orbit over Australia. This includes the country’s only live 4K broadcast channel

Optus Satellite owns and operates a fleet of spacecraft in Australia and New Zealand, with five satellites currently in geostationary orbit that service their broadcast, corporate, and government customers.