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Whisper named Roland-Garros host broadcaster

The French Tennis Federation (FFT), having produced images of Roland-Garros in-house since 2021, has announced that Whisper will be the new Host Broadcaster of the Paris-based Grand Slam for the next five editions of the tournament (2025-2029). The FFT will rely on the production company to deliver innovative coverage of Roland-Garros, which is one of […]

September 23, 2024

WBD acquires US rights to French Open

TNT Sports, a division of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), has reached a 10-year agreement with the French Tennis Federation to add Roland-Garros to its portfolio of sports rights in the US. beginning in 2025. This new deal – building on Eurosport’s 35-year relationship with Roland-Garros – will make WBD the largest global broadcast partner to […]

June 12, 2024

Eurosports draws record audiences for Roland Garros

Eurosport reports that its production of this year’s Roland-Garros tennis tournament engaged larger audiences across Europe than ever before across all platforms. With the launch of Max, Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) enhanced streaming service including Eurosport, combined with its other streaming platforms including discovery+, unique streaming viewers grew by 29 per cent year-on-year with streaming […]

June 12, 2024

WBD sees record audiences for Roland-Garros week 1

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced its coverage of the first week of Roland-Garros saw record audiences on its streaming platforms and has delivered its highest tournament television audience on Eurosport in eight years. Across Europe (excluding France), viewership on Eurosport’s television channels has risen by +45 per cent year-on-year with WBD’s total streaming audience, […]

June 4, 2024

Data: Record streaming for Champions League, Roland Garros

Millions of football and tennis fans turned to streaming platforms this past weekend to follow the Champions League final and Roland Garros, reports NPAW. As it is becoming the norm with major sporting events, NPAW customer data reveals that both competitions broke records for streaming consumption when compared to previous years and regular seasonal patterns. This […]

June 14, 2023

WBD to offer 273 hours of live Roland-Garros coverage

Viewers across Europe (excluding France) can watch non-stop action from Roland-Garros with Warner Bros Discovery’s comprehensive coverage of the year’s second Grand Slam, starting May 28th. Scott Young, SVP Content and Production at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said: “Our raison d’être is to connect fans with the sports and athletes they love. Our wall-to-wall […]

May 24, 2023