Tennis
Sunset+Vine nets contract for LTA tournaments
The Lawn Tennis Association has signed a two-year agreement to make UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine its host broadcast partner.
Leadership team named for new WTA Media operation
The Women's Tennis Association and digital sports media company Perform have named the senior management team for their broadcast production and distribution media partnership, WTA Media.
French Open secures big increase in Canada
Canadian pay-television sports broadcasters TSN and RDS trebled their rights fee and their guarantees for coverage of French Open tennis in last week’s renewal.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 12 to 25
Media rights clips From March 12 to 25
SendtoNews and SNTV extend North American partnership
Digital sports video companies SendtoNews and SNTV have agreed a three-year extension to their partnership in North America.
TSN, RDS sign long-term French Open extension
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN and French-language sister channel RDS have agreed a multi-year extension to a rights deal for the French Open tennis grand slam.
Open renewal maintains IMG’s US sports portfolio
The IMG Events & Media agency maintained its commitment to US sports properties in renewing its deal to advise on the sale of global US Open tennis rights last week.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 26 to March 11
Media rights clips from February 26 to March 11
ITF seals multi-year rights deals ahead of Davis Cup World Group
The International Tennis Federation has signed new multi-year broadcast rights deals in Australia, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic ahead of the start of the Davis Cup national team tournament’s World Group first round this weekend.
WTA buoyed by TV and digital audience growth
The Women’s Tennis Association has reported a 22.5 per cent increase in viewership for the dedicated broadcast of its leading tournaments in 2014.
BeIN Media and ITF finally sign off on complex deal
The International Tennis Federation’s deal for its global Davis Cup and Fed Cup rights with beIN Media Group, agreed last week, is the largest in the federation’s history.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 29 to February 11
Media rights clips from January 29 to February 11
Andrew Walker, commercial director, International Tennis Federation
Interview with Andrew Walker, commercial director of the International Tennis Federation, on the federation’s global media rights deal with beIN Media Group, which covers the Davis Cup and Fed Cup.
Canal Plus strikes carriage deal with Eurosport
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed an exclusive carriage deal with pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport.
ITF unveils Fed Cup rights deals
Eurosport serves up Geneva Open deal
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has secured television and digital rights for the new ATP Geneva Open men’s tennis event.
BeIN Sports to bolster global reach of Davis Cup and Fed Cup
Global sports broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a strategic global media rights partnership with the International Tennis Federation for its Davis Cup and Fed Cup national team tournaments.
FCC refuses to re-open Tennis Channel’s case against Comcast
US pay-television broadcaster the Tennis Channel has pledged to maintain its long-running carriage dispute with pay-television provider Comcast despite US media regulator the Federal Communications Commission denying its request to again look at the case.