Tennis
Australian Open fee surges in US thanks to Disney aggression
Disney’s deal includes exclusive rights to live matches, unlike the previous deal during which the Tennis Channel showed a small number of live games.
Kosmos ‘takes case to CAS’ over Davis Cup contract termination
Kosmos Tennis, a subsidiary of the Kosmos investment group, claims to have taken its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne following the termination of its 25-year agreement with the International…
Australian Open fee severely down in India as ‘correction’ continues
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for the Australian Open tennis grand slam at a reduced fee.
ServusTV retains free-to-air French Open rights in Austria
Commercial broadcaster ServusTV has acquired free-to-air rights in Austria to high-profile matches during the next two editions of the French Open tournament in a sublicensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
In Focus: Australian Open
SportBusiness Media takes a deep dive into the numbers driving the Australian Open's commercial success.
Whisper appointed to produce Wimbledon world feed
UK-based sports production company Whisper has agreed a deal with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) to become the production partner of Wimbledon Broadcast Services (WBS) for the next…
ITF’s 25-year Davis Cup deal with Kosmos terminated
Kosmos Tennis' 25-year agreement with the International Tennis Federation to run and commercialise the Davis Cup has been terminated following unsuccessful attempts to renegotiate the deal
Stats Perform adds Australian Open video and data rights to tennis portfolio
Sports betting and data services firm Stats Perform has agreed a multi-year deal with Tennis Australia (TA) making it the exclusive distributor of live video streaming and ultrafast data to licensed sports…
FFT ethics body backs free-to-air French Open access following Amazon debate
The ethics committee of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has ruled that the most important matches from the French Open should be shown on free-to-air television after the controversy surrounding the…
Sky NZ renews Australian Open for slight uplift amid Spark exit
Tennis Australia is also understood to have secured significantly improved digital rights for its own social media channels within New Zealand.
White Bridge to acquire majority stake in technology solutions firm Crionet
White Bridge Investments II has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in technology solutions provider Crionet
Ziggo serves up ATP Tour extension to 2026
Dutch pay-television operator and telco Ziggo has renewed its exclusive ATP Tour tennis rights for another three seasons
IMG retains Wimbledon media and sponsorship rights representation
IMG will continue to represent broadcast and sponsorship rights to the Wimbledon Championships after agreeing to an exclusive ‘long-term’ extension with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AE…
US Open returns to Sky in five-year deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired rights to the US Open grand slam from 2023 to 2027
Sony renews Australian Open rights to 2025
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has extended its deal with Tennis Australia for rights to the Australian Open grand slam from 2023 to 2025
DAZN nets World Tennis League rights in Spain
Subscription OTT sports broadcaster DAZN has secured exclusive rights in Spain to broadcast the new World Tennis League
Nine holds off Seven challenge to secure Australian Open renewal
Commercial broadcaster Nine Entertainment struck a deal with Tennis Australia to renew its rights to show the Australian Open grand slam tournament for five more years after outbidding its rivals.
Record media coverage secured for Glasgow’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Broadcast coverage for the ongoing Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow will reach a record 196 territories, the most in the 59-year history of the tennis event