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TV4 Media becomes WTA rights-holder in Finland, Norway and Sweden
TV4 Media, a Telia-owned broadcasting company, has acquired exclusive rights in Finland, Norway and Sweden to WTA women’s tennis events.
Stats Perform unveils six-year GVC agreement on back of WTA data deal
GVC Holdings, the sports betting group that houses bookmakers including Bwin, Coral, Ladbrokes, and Sportingbet, has become the first client to be announced as taking the expanded Women’s Tennis Association d…
Stats Perform marries WTA data supply with betting streaming rights in six-year deal
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has finalised a six-year agreement for the Women’s Tennis Association’s data rights, adding to its existing betting streaming rights to the women’s tour.
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SuperSport adds WTA to tennis rights portfolio
SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster, has acquired rights to events organised by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
New ATP chairman Gaudenzi: Tennis media rights ‘too fragmented’
Andrea Gaudenzi, the new chairman of the ATP tennis tour, has said the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need for a more collective model in tennis, suggesting that tennis media rights are too “fragmented” and…
Eurosport adds WTA rights to Russian tennis coverage
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive rights in Russia to Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments.
Amazon confirms WTA rights deal in UK, Ireland
Internet giant Amazon confirmed on Wednesday that it has acquired Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour rights in the UK and Ireland in a four-year deal starting from 2020.
Amazon takes WTA Tour UK rights from BT Sport
Internet giant Amazon has acquired exclusive UK rights to the WTA tennis tour from 2020, SportBusiness Media understands, taking the property from pay-television broadcaster BT Sport
DAZN adds WTA rights in Brazil
OTT streaming service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Brazil to tournaments organised by the Women’s Tennis Association.
Discovery sees off aggressive incumbent bid to gain WTA rights in Russia
US media group Discovery saw off an aggressive bid from incumbent Match TV to take over exclusive rights in Russia to Women’s Tennis Association events from 2020, completing its tennis set in the country.
FREE | Tennis Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the tennis media-rights landscape in 2019.
Tennis Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the tennis media-rights landscape in 2019.
Amazon seeks UK tennis dominance with WTA rights play
Amazon secured Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour rights in the UK for the 2020-23 cycle with a bid nearly 60 per cent higher than incumbent pay-television broadcaster BT Sport's current fee, SportBusiness Media understands, as the tech and ecommerce giant moves to establish a dominant position in UK tennis broadcasting.
DAZN snaps up WTA rights in Spain
OTT service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Spain for Women’s Tennis Association tournaments.
Nent Group secures exclusive WTA rights
The Nordic Entertainment Group media company has struck an exclusive rights deal with the Women’s Tennis Association.