EBU retains AELTC contract

The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of European public-service broadcasters, retained the contract to provide the technical distribution of the global broadcast feed for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships from 2012 until 2014.

The EBU was awarded the contract by the IMG Media agency, which is the official broadcast production partner of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the tournament organiser. No broadcast rights are included in the deal.

EBU sports and business director Stefan Kuerten said: “The EBU has more than 60 years of experience in putting sports programming exactly where broadcasters and federations want it, in a seamless, reliable and cost-effective way. This contract demonstrates how we continue to meet those needs in a constantly evolving technical world.”