Tennis
Spark secures three-year US Open rights deal at flat rate
New Zealand telco Spark acquired exclusive rights in New Zealand for the US Open grand slam tennis tournament, beating competition from rival pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand.
Sport 24 announces Wimbledon renewal on first day of 2022 event
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has announced a three-year Wimbledon rights renewal to coincide with the start of this year’s grass court Grand Slam e…
New TDI unit aiming to ‘conquer’ entire betting market, says Gaudenzi, as two jobs advertised
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has described how Tennis Data Innovations, the new data unit for the men’s tennis tour, wants to “conquer” the entire betting market and end the unlicensed distribution of th…
Rai nets rights to Bologna’s Davis Cup matches
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai has acquired non-exclusive rights to the Davis Cup group-stage matches to be held in Bologna from September 13 to 18
Gaudenzi pushing for tennis-wide collaboration after ATP votes through ATP Media reforms
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has hailed a decision by the ATP Board to vote through a series of reforms to the men’s tennis tour and its media rights arm ATP Media, arguing that it represents a major s…
BeIN renews French Open rights in Mena region until 2026
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights to the French Open in 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as part of a new agreement with the French Tennis Federation…
France 2 nears audience of 5m for record Nadal triumph, DMAX nets 1.6m viewers
Rafael Nadal’s victory in Sunday’s French Open final attracted an average audience of 4.6 million viewers on France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster.
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Spark secures three-year US Open rights deal
New Zealand-based telecoms operator Spark has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the US Open tennis tournament until 2024 as part of a three-year deal with the United States Tennis Association (USTA)
ATP Media income up 87 per cent as events return, profit hits $6.3m
Income at ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media rights sales and broadcast production arm, recovered to $160.6m (€150m) in 2021 as a near-full tennis calendar took place.
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Amazon opens up access to Nadal-Djokovic French Open clash
Subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video has agreed to make its coverage of tomorrow’s (Tuesday’s) highly-anticipated French Open quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic open to …
French Tennis Federation welcomes anti-piracy ruling
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has welcomed an interim order issued by a Paris court this week against streaming websites that are illegally broadcasting the ongoing French Open
Kosmos gets increased fee and exposure in Italy for Davis Cup
Kosmos Tennis has made a strong start to its Davis Cup media rights sales by securing increases in fee across Italy and the Balkans, a sign that the competition’s revamped format is bearing fruit.
Disney regains French Open rights in Brazil
Media group Disney has acquired rights in Brazil to this year’s edition of the French Open tennis tournament, which gets underway on Sunday.
SVT nets Stockholm Open tennis rights in Spring Media-brokered deal
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has acquired rights for the 2022 Stockholm Open, the ATP Tour 250 series event that will take place from October 15-23
ESPN extends US rights to Australian Open through 2031
Relationship with Tennis Australia will move into a fifth decade
SuperSport strikes steady renewals for French and Australian Opens
African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport renewed its exclusive English-language rights to the French Open and Australian Open, paying slight increases in both to secure longer terms.
Kooyong Classic to return in 2023 with new title sponsor
Melbourne tennis tournament the Kooyong Classic will return next January after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
Servus deal keeps French Open free-to-air value flat in Austria
Austrian commercial broadcaster ServusTV has paid a flat fee to secure rights to the French Open tennis Grand Slam this year, replacing Austrian public-service broadcaster ORF.