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Optus Television is the cable television division of Australian telecommunications company Optus. Its chief rivals are Foxtel and Austar.
Its immediate predecessor was Optus Vision, a joint venture between its parent company, Optus, and other media communications interests. The Optus Vision joint venture was originally founded to handle residential cable television and local telephony, while its parent concentrated on corporate, long distance, satellite, and interstate communications. Optus Vision used a unique hybrid cable to connect homes to its network, and would later add broadband cable internet access to its network.
When Optus Vision merged back with its parent company, the cable television business continued under the Optus Television banner.
Optus Television reached an agreement with Foxtel to share content.