Has telstra finally pulled the pin?
Saw this in the Age this morning
Threat to AFL millions Lucy Battersby
September 15, 2011.
TELSTRA is threatening to tear up its new $153 million broadcast rights deal with the AFL after a copyright dispute erupted over rival Optus providing football telecasts to its internet and mobile phone customers.
Telstra chief executive David Thodey has told The Age that if a court allows Optus to continue showing football matches virtually live, it will ''throw everything up in the air'' regarding Telstra's AFL deal, and its planned deal with the National Rugby League.
The Federal Court will tomorrow hold a hearing on a request by Optus to restrain the AFL and NRL from suing it for breach of copyright for its TV Now service, which was launched on July 19. The service allows Optus phone and internet customers to watch AFL games broadcast on the Seven or Ten networks on an effective delay of as little as two minutes......
Full article:
http://www.theage.com.au/business/threat-to-afl-millions-20110914-1k9qm.html