Singtel Optus failed World Cup coverage: A case of Optus chairman pursuing a personal agenda at the cost of core business-Will minority shareholders pursue Singtel in Australia ?
by Ganesh Sahathevan Singapore Telecommunications Limited Follow SGX: Z74 3.12 SGD −0.040 (1.27%) 22 Jun., 5:04 pm GMT+8 · Disclaimer 1 day 5 days 1 month 1 year 5 years Max 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.77 SGD Dec 14, 2017 Oct. 2017 Feb. 2018 Jun. 2018 Open 3.14 High 3.14 Low 3.10 Mkt cap 50.95B P/E ratio 9.36 Div yield 5.61% Prev close 3.16 52-wk high 4.00 52-wk low 3.10 Singtel-Optus has failed in a very public way: Optus World Cup soccer failure a big lesson for sports broadcasters And,it is not as if Singtel-Optus was not warned to keep its eye fixed on its business, and not wander off into political debate, which was at the time justified on business grounds. Excerpt Corporations have also been advised that “putting the acid” on Mr Turnbull politically over same-sex marriage will be counter-productive for business and will damage his leadership as he is wanting to concentrate on energy and the economy. T...