Tennis
French Open domestic rights tender set to launch
BeIN Sport tipped to take tennis rights off Canal Plus
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport is close to deals for the rights in France to the Wimbledon tennis championships and ATP men’s tournaments, according to L’Équipe.
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Zenga TV serves up US Open action
Mobile television service Zenga TV has sealed the exclusive mobile rights to the 2013 US Open tennis championships in India.
Eurosport serves up new platform for US Open viewers in Germany
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has launched a new television service in Germany to bolster its coverage of the US Open tennis championships.
Fox Sports seals exclusive deal for US Open
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired exclusive rights for the US Open tennis tournament.
TWC to offer free Tennis Channel preview
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable will offer a free preview of pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel to customers who cannot access the CBS network during the US Open tennis tournament due of a contract dispute.
USTA making US Open plans amid CBS-TWC dispute
The US Tennis Association has begun talks on alternative broadcast plans for the US Open tournament if CBS remains off the air in the New York area due to the network’s ongoing dispute with cable-television operator Time Warner Cable.
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Sat.1 Gold targeting tennis rights on back of Lisicki success
German free-to-air television channel Sat.1 Gold is seeking to enhance its tennis rights portfolio following the success of Sabine Lisicki at the Wimbledon championships.
Tennis Australia defends broadcast rights deal
Tennis Australia vice-president Harold Mitchell has defended the governing body’s decision to sell the latest domestic media rights for the Australian Open to commercial broadcaster Seven without a tender.
Tennis Channel seeks return to court over Comcast dispute
US pay-television broadcaster the Tennis Channel has requested a rehearing of its court claim that pay-television provider Comcast unfairly placed the channel in a lower tier than Golf Channel and other channels in which it holds an interest, according to the Variety newspaper.
German TV will have to pay more due to Lisicki effect
Lisicki timing is good for IMG in German Wimbledon TV rights talks
ARD seeking Wimbledon rights deal
German public-service broadcaster ARD will bid for the live broadcast rights to the Wimbledon tennis championships from 2014 onwards, according to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
Sky turns down ARD approach for Lisicki’s Wimbledon final
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has rejected a request from public-service broadcaster ARD to sublicense the live rights to Saturday’s women’s singles final of the Wimbledon tennis championships, according to the DWDL.de website.
BBC retains 3D vision for Wimbledon coverage
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has announced it will show the men's and ladies semi-finals, and finals, of the ongoing Wimbledon tennis championships live in 3D.