Tennis
Nine concludes Tennis Australia renewal in deal worth more than A$425m
Tennis Australia has struck a new five-year deal with domestic broadcaster Nine Entertainment, with the agreement providing continued coverage of the Australian Open grand slam tournament on free-to-air…
Nine ‘agrees Tennis Australia domestic rights renewal’
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is reported to have renewed its domestic media rights for the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam in a deal with Tennis Australia
BT Sport and BBC to broadcast Glasgow’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and public-service broadcaster the BBC have acquired domestic rights to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals being held in Glasgow later this month
Buzzer expands global sports portfolio with ATP Media pact
Live sports mobile platform Buzzer has expanded its reach in the global sports landscape after securing an agreement with ATP Media to distribute ATP Tour live match content
ServusTV retains Australian Open rights in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has renewed an agreement to cover the Australian Open ahead of the 2023 edition of the grand slam tennis tournament
AELTC recruits Al-Qassab as marketing and commercial director following Henderson exit
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has merged its commercial, communications and marketing functions into a single position to be held by Usama Al-Qassab, the former Walt Disney marketing…
Sony to broadcast Tennis Premier League
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has acquired the domestic rights to the fourth edition of the Tennis Premier League (TPL), which will take place this December
Sony to show Chennai Open in India
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Network acquired the rights for this year's Chennai Open WTA Tour 250 tennis tournament
Saran nets Davis Cup rights in Turkey to 2024
The Saran Media Group agency has secured exclusive pay-television rights for the Davis Cup in Turkey from Kosmos Global Tennis for three years, from 2022-24
L’Équipe picks up Davis Cup rights
French media group L’Équipe has acquired rights to the Finals of this year’s Davis Cup tennis tournament.
Williams draws record ESPN audience for presumptive swansong
US Open also continues to post series of new attendance records
Sony drastically decreases US Open tennis fee in India
Sony Pictures Networks secured exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to the US Open grand slam tennis tournament, paying a fraction of the previous fee.
Williams fuels record-level US Open viewership on ESPN
Serena Williams’ final US Open run produced record attendance and viewership numbers during her second-round singles match against world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit.
Williams draws peak 3.2m audience for US Open match
Serena Williams' opening match at the US Open drew an average 2.7 million domestic viewers on ESPN, with the American's straight-sets victory over Danka Kovinic peaking at 3.2 million
ITF generated $67m in 2021 as Covid effect lingers
The International Tennis Federation generated $66.6m (€66.2m) in income in 2021, a significant increase on the $35.6
Sony picks up US Open rights in Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has added to its portfolio of grand slam tennis tournaments by acquiring rights to the US Open in the Indian subcontinent
Japan’s Wowow renews US Open rights shortly before 2022 edition
Japanese pay-television broadcaster Wowow and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) have announced a US Open rights renewal just six days before the 2022 tournament begins
Barty named ‘chief of inspiration’ as part of Optus tie-up
Australian telecoms operator Optus has announced a content and endorsement agreement with three-time tennis grand slam winner Ashleigh Barty that will see her assume the title of ‘chief of inspiration’.