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Grand Slam tennis returns to Eurosport with AR studio

Grand Slam tennis returns to Eurosport this weekend with the US Open. Eurosport’s production will also exclusively unveil the Eurosport Cube, an interactive mixed-reality studio using augmented reality (AR) and enhanced graphics, to transport fans into the heart of the action from New York and offer detailed and insightful analysis of the action. Barbara Schett […]

August 27, 2020

Prime Video brings global tennis back

This summer, Amazon Prime Video brings live global tennis back to fans in the UK and Ireland, including the US Open Grand Slam. The action begins with the WTA tour’s 31st Palermo Ladies Open, which is taking place now until August 9th. Catherine Whitaker and Marcus Buckland will present Prime Video’s live studio tennis coverage […]

August 4, 2020

Prime Video acquires Unraveling Athena tennis doc

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has announced the sale of new tennis documentary Unraveling Athena to Amazon Prime Video in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Directed by Francis Amat, this in-depth feature that took four years to make, explores the lives and experiences of some of the world’s most extraordinary female athletes, featuring contributions […]

June 16, 2020

BBC serves up 2 weeks of Wimbledon content

Despite the cancellation of this year’s Wimbledon Championships, BBC Sport will continue to bring tennis action to fans with over 50 hours of programming over the course of two weeks. From June 29th, Wimbledon 2020 will take place each weeknight on BBC Two from 8pm where Sue Barker is joined by legends of The Championships […]

June 12, 2020

Live tennis slams back onto Eurosport

World-class tennis makes its eagerly-awaited return to Eurosport in the coming days as three tournaments featuring some of the sport’s biggest names going head-to-head are screened live across Europe. Live action will include: Summer Adria Tour, June 13th and 14th and June 20th and 21st on Eurosport 2 and Eurosport Player Ultimate Tennis Showdown, from […]

June 10, 2020

Amazon to host Battle of the Brits tennis tournament

Jamie Murray, seven-times Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles champion, has co-organised the UK’s first ‘behind-closed-doors’ tennis tournament to bring much-missed live sport to fans, while raising funds for NHS Charities Together. Schroders Battle of the Brits, a six-day long tournament taking place from June 23rd to 28th at the Lawn Tennis Association’s headquarters, Roehampton, […]

May 29, 2020