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IMG extends Australian Open broadcast deal with Sport 24

IMG has extended its agreement to broadcast the Australian Open on Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra, through to 2027. The agreement will see Sport 24 continue to bring 150+ hours of live action from the tournament to airlines and cruise ships around the world. As part of the renewal, the IMG-owned and operated channel […]

January 24, 2025

Australian Open comes to Max, discovery+ in Europe

The stage is set for the start of the Grand Slam tennis season as Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) steps up to screen live and exclusive coverage of every match from every court at the Australian Open on Max and discovery+. For the first time for its tennis coverage, streaming product innovations will be available to […]

January 7, 2025

Netflix, Skydance Sports announce Nadal docuseries

Netflix and Skydance Sports have partnered on a documentary series about the life and career of Spanish sports and tennis icon Rafael Nadal. The series will include unprecedented access with Nadal throughout his comeback to competitive play in the 2024 season after sitting out much of 2023 due to injury. The docuseries will spotlight Nadal’s […]

December 19, 2024

Tennis Channel launching D2C service

Tennis Channel is readying to launch its direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service that merges its flagship 24-hour network with live and on-demand multicourt coverage. Available in the US from November 12th, subscribers can sign up through the Tennis Channel app or website and choose between a $109.99 annual package or a $9.99 monthly option. The streamlined […]

November 7, 2024

ATP Media, Play Anywhere, Ease Live partner

ATP Media, the global media and distribution arm of the ATP Tour, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Play Anywhere. The agreement establishes Play Anywhere as the exclusive provider of contextual and monetisable interactive experiences across all of ATP Media’s broadcast and streaming distribution worldwide. Based on Play Anywhere’s interactive rights framework, the partnership […]

September 26, 2024

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

All US Open to stream on Max in Europe

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has revealed its full coverage offer for the year’s final Grand Slam with its new enhanced streaming service Max set to serve tennis fans across Europe every match live from the 2024 US Open for the first time. Complementing this streaming offer, Eurosport will showcase the best matches on its TV […]

August 21, 2024

Veritone licensing deal with Tennis Australia

Veritone, a provider of digital asset management, licensing and metadata solutions, has announced a content licensing agreement with Tennis Australia, the governing body of tennis in Australia and host of the Australian Open, one of the sport’s four annual Grand Slam tournaments. The agreement enables Veritone to license archival match footage from the Australian Open […]

July 2, 2024

DAZN distributes Tennis TV in LatAm, Brazil, Caribbean

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and ATP Media, has announced a partnership which will see Tennis TV, ATP Media’s direct-to-consumer service, distributed as a stand-alone channel on the DAZN platform across Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean. This deal will offer tennis fans across these regions another way to access action from the ATP Tour […]

June 25, 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