Tennis
BBC extends rights deal for ATP World Tour Finals
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has extended a rights deal for the ATP World Tour Finals, the season-ending tournament of the ATP World Tour men’s tennis series.
SRG close to Wimbledon rights extension in Swiss market
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG is in advanced discussions to renew its deal for Wimbledon tennis media rights, TV Sports Markets understands.
WTA launches new digital media division, set to revamp platforms
The Women’s Tennis Association has launched a new digital media and marketing division that is set to revamp its media channels.
Tennis Australia aces renewal with Japanese rights partner
Tennis Australia has extended and expanded its rights partnership with Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow.
Lagardère Sports renews rights deals with ATP 250 events
Lagardère Sports, the sports marketing division of conglomerate Lagardère, has secured extensions to media distribution rights deals for ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Quito and Shenzhen.
Lagardère Sports aces rights for ATP 250 series tournaments
The Lagardère Sports agency has struck worldwide media distribution rights deals for ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments in Munich and Sao Paulo.
ARD and ZDF to follow Kerber’s progress at WTA Finals
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have agreed a sublicensing deal for rights to the WTA Finals, the season-ending showpiece of the Women’s Tennis Association calendar.
ESPN Brasil aces IPTL rights extension
Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil has extended its rights deal with the International Premier Tennis League.
Tennis Channel secures long-term deal for Volvo Car Open
US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel agreed an exclusive rights deal for the Volvo Car Open women’s tournament.
Nova seals Wimbledon coverage
Czech commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova has secured a new rights deal for the Wimbledon tennis grand slam tournament.
NextVR serves up coverage of US Open finale
Virtual reality broadcast technology company NextVR has partnered with the United States Tennis Association to provide highlights coverage of the latter stages of the US Open grand slam tournament.
Eurosport expands relationship with Wimbledon across Europe
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has greatly increased its spend on Wimbledon media rights across Europe following a host of new deals agreed in recent weeks.
Eurosport recoups chunk of US Open fee in LeSports HK deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport recovered a third of its spend on the 2016 US Open in Asia from a deal with LeSports in Hong Kong.
Sina Sports unveils US Open feature page
Chinese online company Sina Sports has created a new feature page to house expanded coverage of the 2016 US Open tournament under a deal with the US Tennis Association.
Eurosport serves up exclusive US Open coverage in UK
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has confirmed it will offer exclusive live coverage of the US Open in the UK, adding it will provide its best-ever broadcast of the tennis grand slam.
Mexican tennis events secure international platform
Sports broadcaster ESPN International has acquired rights for Mexico’s two leading annual tennis events in the tournaments’ home market, as well as across Central America and the Caribbean.
Australian Open betting rights sold
Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has usurped rivals IMG and Perform to win Tennis Australia betting rights.
FFT secures 11% increase from early domestic renewal
The French tennis federation last week secured an increase of just over 11 per cent in the value of its domestic French Open rights after agreeing an early renewal with France Télévisions.