Tennis
ServusTV picks up Australian Open rights
Sky Deutschland renews Wimbledon coverage
Mitchell resigns from Free TV Australia following ASIC allegations
Regulator takes action against former Tennis Australia execs
Eurosport confirms ATP grab in France
Eurosport close to deal for ATP tennis rights in France – report
Tennis Channel takes over WTA rights in the US
Eleven acquires Laver Cup rights in Belgium, Portugal and Luxembourg
Investors come on board for new Chinese sports media venture
Amazon picks up Laver Cup tennis rights
FCC dismisses beIN Sports’ carriage complaint
Sky Italia holds on to MotoGP as new rival DAZN picks up LaLiga and much of the Fox inventory
Sky Italia extends Wimbledon deal, picks up Bundesliga rights
Saudi Ministry rubbishes BeoutQ claims
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media has rubbished claims it is complicit in the operation of pirate service BeoutQ as a “malicious lie”.
Tennis bodies join chorus of criticism for BeoutQ
The top sanctioning and governing bodies in tennis have joined forces to “publicly condemn and call for the immediate closure” of BeoutQ, a pirate service based in Saudi Arabia.
Wimbledon secures extensions with broadcast partners
The All England Lawn Tennis Club, organising body of Wimbledon, has renewed deals for the grand slam tournament with broadcast partners in France, Spain, Japan and the Middle East and North Africa.
Nine returns to the court for extended Australian Open deal
Nine has today (Monday) reached an agreement to commence its coverage of the Australian Open a year early, with the deal coming a week after it said it had exited talks with the rights-holder of the tennis grand slam, fellow commercial broadcaster Seven.
World TeamTennis goes global with OTT platform
US-based mixed gender team league World TeamTennis has launched a new OTT platform that will provide live streaming of every match for the first time in its 43-season history.