Tennis
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 24 to August 20
Media rights clips from July 24 to August 20
Sony Six snaps up new Indian tennis league rights
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has acquired rights for the new Champions Tennis League in India.
BeIN Sports to launch third channel in France
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has announced it will launch a new multi-sports channel next month.
Ufa Sports takes on global rights to IPTL
The Ufa Sports agency has agreed a deal to become the exclusive marketer of the global media rights to the inaugural International Premier Tennis League, which is scheduled to launch in November.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 10 to July 23
Media rights clips from July 10 to July 23.
StarHub aces WTA Finals deal
Singaporean pay-television broadcaster StarHub has acquired rights for the Women’s Tennis Association Finals.
Plazamedia extends deal for Mercedes Cup
Production company Plazamedia has extended a deal to produce coverage of the 2014 edition of the Mercedes Cup ATP World Tour Masters 250 series men’s tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From June 12 to June 25
Media rights clips from June 12 to June 25
Watching Brief (Vol.81) Special Focus: Tennis – French Open
There were mixed results for broadcasters of this year's French Open, Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence explains
Tennis Channel returns to Armstrong in carriage deal
US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has broadened its reach by agreeing a multi-year carriage deal with cable television provider Armstrong.
World TeamTennis enhances exposure with ESPN deal
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a four-year deal for rights to the World TeamTennis competition.
SVT deal grants Wimbledon finale free-to-air coverage in Sweden
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has agreed a three-year deal allowing it to televise the men’s and women’s singles finals of the Wimbledon tennis championships.
TVNZ declines Wimbledon rights due to World Cup clash
New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has said it will not televise the Wimbledon tennis championships this year due to the event clashing with football’s ongoing Fifa World Cup.
No UK battle for French Open as ITV renews deal
UK commercial broadcaster ITV this week agreed to pay a small increase for its free-to-air rights to the French Open tennis tournament.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 29 to June 11
Media rights clips from May 29 to June 11
Eurosport serves ace with French Open figures
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has announced its best ever French Open viewing figures for the recently completed 2014 edition of the tennis tournament.
Grabyo to take Wimbledon clips to social media
The All England Lawn Tennis Club has agreed a deal with social video platform Grabyo to show highlights of the 2014 Wimbledon championships via social networking services Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.
French Open to remain on ITV screens
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended its rights deal for the French Open tennis tournament.