The only negotiation foxtel has done with Fox Sports (which is owned outright by News Ltd you nongs lol, and Optus Sports was called that because Optus wanted it lol
Fox Sports ownership - 50% PBL, 50% News Ltd
Foxtel ownership - 25% PBL, 25% News Ltd, 50% Telstra
No idea how you thought Fox Sports was owned outright by News Ltd.
Optus didn't order it to be called Optus Sports. Foxtel/Austar had an exclusivity deal with Fox Sports, which Foxtel wouldn't let Fox Sports out of. So Fox Sports created another channel with the same content. Foxtel also had an exclusivity deal with their own channels and the XYZ owned channels, which didn't appear on Optus until 8 months later. Because no other arangement could be made. When Optus made the deal with Foxtel, Fox Sports could resume to be called that on all platforms.
Also, Fox Footy was placed on the basic package due to Digital being released.
No it was placed in the basic to force everyone to buy it. Went into basic, and the price of basic went up by $3. Everyone paying $3 for it, will get them more money than 3% of their subscibers paying $10 a month for it.
Also, Foxtel is very happy with the performance of Fox Footy
No they aren't. They've said once their current deal runs out, Fox Footy will be no more. The AFL has even accepted that the performance of the channel isn't viable to the great expense of having a specific channel devoted to the sport for the 2nd time. SportsAFL lasted 2 years when it was around before dying. The AFL decided to go back down the path of a stand-alone channel again.