Tennis
Eurosport signs four-year ATP deal in Nordics
US media group Discovery has agreed a four-year deal for a host of ATP Tour events, strengthening its tennis portfolio in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
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
Tennis Channel bolsters college coverage with USTA, NCAA deal
Tennis Channel and the US Tennis Association, in conjunction with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, have agreed a three-year deal to makes the pay-television broadcaster the exclusive broadcaster…
SuperTennis to broadcast ATP Finals in Turin from 2021
Tennis channel SuperTennis will be the domestic broadcaster of the ATP World Tour Finals in Italy for the five years from 2021, according to Federazione Italiana Tennis (FIT) president Angelo Binaghi
French Open tennis set for OTT offering in Brazil
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has agreed a partnership with telco Vivo to provide an OTT service in Brazil for the French Open grand slam tournament, according to local media
Tennis Channel extends Citi Open deal to 2023
Pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has renewed its exclusive multimedia partnership with the Citi Open tournament until 2023
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.
DAZN snaps up WTA rights in Spain
OTT service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Spain for Women’s Tennis Association tournaments.
ATP to launch tender on 4 March for new tennis national team competition
Men’s tennis body the Association of Tennis Professionals will launch a tender process next Monday (March 4) for the sale of international media rights to the inaugural ATP Cup, which will take place i…
ERT adds French Open to its sports offering
Greek public-service broadcaster ERT has announced that it has acquired rights to the French Open for the next three years, adding yet more content to its new ERT Sports channel
Domestic ratings flat year-on-year for Australian Open; focus switches to international rights
This month’s Australian Open, which concluded on Sunday night, marked the beginning of a new era in Australian sports broadcasting.
ATP earn large increase as Sky fights off rivals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The value of ATP Tour tennis rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland has once again dramatically increased amid intense competition for a year-round competition with a growing domestic interest
FuboTV seals Tennis Channel deal
US sports-focused OTT streaming service FuboTV has agreed a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel
Tennis Australia taps Grabyo for digital video distribution
Tennis Australia has partnered with Grabyo to power its digital video output during 2019
Eurosport adds ATP Tour to grand slam set in Russia
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has further enhanced its tennis coverage in Russia by agreeing a three-year rights deal, from 2019 to 2021, with the men’s ATP Tour.
Nent Group secures exclusive WTA rights
The Nordic Entertainment Group media company has struck an exclusive rights deal with the Women’s Tennis Association.
Fierce competition drives increase in Wimbledon rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The value of Wimbledon rights in the DACH region will increase significantly in the next cycle after incumbent rights-holder Sky Deutschland faced down strong competition to retain them
Sky seals early ATP extension
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has extended a rights deal in Germany and Austria with the ATP, which operates the top professional men’s tennis tour.