Optus signs $127m contract with ABC

SYDNEY - Optus has signed a contract worth more than A$100 million ($126.9 million) to extend its work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for eight years.

The new contract will see Optus continue to be involved in the distribution of the ABC's digital television transmission around the country, and support of its analogue TV and radio services.

Optus also carries interchange signals between ABC studios in capital cities and regional centres.

Optus said it has worked with the ABC since 1985.

The new contract illustrates Optus' leading position in satellite services, the telco said.

- AAP