SBS's coverage of the tournament has reached 7.9 million Australians to date.
Meanwhile, Nine News ranks #1 on the non-sport chart.
• Nine's Amanda Laing joins as commercial boss, Peter Campbell named head of Fox Sports
‘Cricket audiences are crying out for more information,’ says editor Mick Carroll.
• Media veteran Kylie Rogers now bringing in dollars for the AFL
The telco is in talks with more club rugby organisations for similar deals.
The coverage spans across the broadcaster's digital platforms too.
• Nine spending $48m for 2019, $60m annually from 2020 onwards
Slater was Australia’s aggressive stroke-playing star at the top of the order for a decade.
'We have to be diverse and be willing to think outside the box.'
The live broadcast of the match peaked at 2.5 million viewers.
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News Corp celebrates State Of Origin rugby league with SCG function.
Optus Sport will be available for free until August 31.
The coverage will be hosted by James Bracey and he will be joined by Ruan Sims and Allana Ferguson.
There are still at least two Socceroos games to come, but in less-friendly timeslots.
O’Connell has listened to pitches from players and fans from 10 AFL clubs.
The streaming problems have become a nightmare for Optus and have attracted the interest even of the PM.
