Tennis
AELTC names former IMG and Universal executive Henderson as commercial director
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Championships tennis Grand Slam, has appointed former IMG and Universal Music Group executive Gus Henderson as its new commercial…
LTA claims UK first with TikTok streaming for Billie Jean King Cup
Video streaming platform TikTok will provide live coverage of a sports event in the UK for the first time after agreeing a deal with the Lawn Tennis Association to cover this weekend’s Billie Jean King C…
FFT launches European rights sales process for French Open
The French Tennis Federation has announced an invitation to tender for broadcast rights in Europe to the French Open from 2022
SuperTennis expands coverage through two-year Sky Italia deal
SuperTennis, the free-to-air channel owned by the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT), has reached an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia that includes live coverage of 12 ATP tournaments…
ServusTV acquires French Open rights in Germany in grand slam first
ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany for the French Open in 2021, the first time the free-to-air commercial broadcaster has held grand slam tennis rights in the country
ServusTV bolsters German tennis portfolio with two domestic events
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired rights in Germany for the upcoming Stuttgart Open and German Open tennis events
Rivals Stats Perform and Sportradar team up on WTA data delivery
Stats Perform has teamed up with fellow sports media and betting data provider Sportradar to deliver official data from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) for the latter’s in-play tennis odds and tra…
TV2 Denmark secures long-term WTA rights amid Tauson interest
Commercial broadcaster TV2 has sealed a long-term deal for Women’s Tennis Association rights in Denmark as it looks to capitalise on emerging Danish talent.
Kings Highway Media distributes UK Pro League globally in wider River Media tie-up
River Media Partners, the UK-based media rights consultancy, has agreed a “strategic partnership” with Kings Highway Media that will involve the US-based media rights and brand distribution consultancy han…
Shoot the Company named UK Pro League host broadcaster with jump in live output
Shoot the Company, the UK-based production firm, has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the UK Pro League ahead of the marked increased in live coverage planned for the second edition of the tennis…
Eleven nets WTA rights in Portugal until 2023
International subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive rights to a range of Women’s Tennis Association events for a three-year period until 2023.
River Media nets BT Sport deal for tennis’ UK Pro League
The River Media agency has negotiated a domestic broadcast rights agreement for tennis’ UK Pro League with pay-television broadcaster BT Sport.
Australian Open expects A$99m loss due to Covid-19; TV ratings fall 30 per cent
Craig Tiley, chief executive of Tennis Australia and tournament director of the Australian Open, has said that he expects the total losses from going ahead with the tournament to exceed A$99m (€64m/$78m) d…
ZDF serves up Halle tennis renewal
German public-service broadcaster ZDF has retained rights to the next two editions of the Noventi Open, a grass court event on men’s tennis’ ATP Tour.
Star India retains Wimbledon rights until 2023
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has renewed an agreement for rights to the Wimbledon grand slam tennis tournament until 2023
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.
Ziggo launches new tennis channel, renews Discovery carriage deal
Dutch pay-television operator and telco Ziggo has launched a new tennis channel and renewed a wide-ranging carriage and streaming agreement with media group Discovery, bolstering its sports offering from…
Sky Deutschland retains pay-TV ATP Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has extended its rights deal for men’s tennis’ ATP Cup, securing live pay-television rights to this year’s tournament in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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