Tennis
EXCLUSIVE: ATP World Tour on verge of $1bn, 10-year betting rights deal with IMG
The IMG agency is close to agreeing a 10-year, $1bn (€884m) deal for betting streaming and data rights to the ATP World Tour, SportBusiness Media understands.
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.
TV2 takes over Wimbledon rights in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam in a four-year deal beginning this year, replacing the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group
FFT launches domestic rights tender for French Open
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has launched a domestic rights tender for the French Open grand slam tournament from 2021 to 2023
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.
Discovery offer to take lower-tier rights helps ATP acquisition in Nordics
Media group Discovery’s willingness to acquire more ATP Tour content in the Nordic region than rival broadcasters had in the current cycle was key to its successful acquisition of the property.
Rush Street Interactive debuts IMG Arena’s streaming service in the US
IMG Arena, the betting division of the IMG agency, has agreed a partnership with US gaming operator Rush Street Interactive that sees the latter’s SugarHouse online sportsbook become the first in the U…
France Télévisions signs Snapchat partnership
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has partnered with social media company Snapchat to launch a new series of sport-focused videos.
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.
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.