Tennis
MTG picks up ATP rights in Sweden, Norway
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in Sweden and Norway to the Association of Tennis Professionals’ World Tour Masters 1000 series of tournaments and the season-ending ATP Finals.
Amazon partners with ATP for Next Gen Finals
Internet company Amazon has entered into a partnership with ATP Media, the broadcast arm of professional men’s tennis circuit the ATP World Tour, through which it will stream the Next Gen Finals.
China Open partners up with iFeng
Online streaming service iFeng has agreed a strategic partnership with the China Open ahead of this year’s edition of the tennis tournament.
Sky adds Vienna Open to Austrian ATP coverage
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has enhanced its coverage in Austria of men’s tennis organisation the ATP World Tour by acquiring rights to the 2017 Vienna Open tournament.
Laver Cup secures global reach ahead of debut
Laver Cup organisers have secured rights deals covering more than 200 territories worldwide ahead of the debut of the new tennis tournament next week.
ITF launches live streaming platform for Davis, Fed Cups
The International Tennis Federation has partnered with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar to launch a new live-streaming platform for its Davis Cup and Fed Cup national team tournaments.
Tennis Australia tests the water for new domestic rights deal
Tennis Australia has opened talks with commercial broadcasters over a new domestic rights deal for the Australian Open grand slam tournament in an effort to steal a march in the market on Cricket Australia, according to The Australian.
Amazon makes first significant UK sports play with ATP rights
Amazon secured its first major sports rights deal in the UK with the acquisition of ATP World Tour 1000 and 500 rights, a move which surprised local experts.
Tencent Sports adds US Open to grand slam set
Chinese online streaming platform Tencent Sports has agreed a three-year deal with the United States Tennis Association for rights to the US Open grand slam tournament.
Tennis Channel to become US home of Laver Cup
Pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has agreed a multi-year deal for the US rights to the Laver Cup, a new tournament that is set to launch in Prague next month.
LeSports demise hits value of ATP rights despite new iQiyi deal
The value of digital rights to ATP events in China has fallen by about 80 per cent in a new deal that replaces its cancelled agreement with streaming platform LeSports.
Amazon ousts Sky for UK rights to ATP World Tour – report
Internet company Amazon has secured its first major sports rights deal outside its home US market by acquiring UK rights to professional men’s tennis circuit the ATP World Tour, according to The Guardian.
WTA to launch OTT service
The Women’s Tennis Association is to launch a new subscription service that will offer live streams and on-demand coverage of matches.
ATP World Tour teams up with iQIYI.com in China
Chinese online video platform iQIYI.com has sealed a rights deal for tournaments on the ATP World Tour men’s tennis series.
Wimbledon value decreases in China as market levels out
Online streaming platform Tencent agreed a late deal for non-exclusive live digital Wimbledon rights in China for less than the price paid by LeSports before its deal was terminated.
Amazon targets Sky’s ATP rights – report
Internet company Amazon is targeting UK rights to professional men’s tennis circuit the ATP World Tour, according to the Daily Mail.
US Open rights up modestly in Australia after new ESPN deal
The value of US Open tennis rights in Australia and New Zealand increased slightly last month, despite Australian incumbent Fox Sports choosing not to renew its deal.
Broadcasters raise concerns over 2018 World Cup, Wimbledon clash
A number of major broadcasters from around the world have complained to Fifa, football’s global governing body, over plans to stage the final of its 2018 World Cup national team competition at the same time as the men’s singles final at next year’s Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament.