ESPN will continue to be the exclusive home of Wimbledon in the U.S. under the terms of a new 12-year agreement with the All England Lawn Tennis Club, the Disney-owned sportscaster said Friday.
The extended deal for the annual Wimbledon championships fortnight — currently ongoing and one of sports’ most prestigious events — begins with the 2024 Championships and runs through 2035.
The deal calls for ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC to continue to present 140-plus hours of coverage over the fortnight but will add live coverage on ABC of play on the middle weekend of the event. This addition of ABC will begin next year, two years before the new agreement takes effect.
ESPN+ will have live streaming of all courts throughout the fortnight and will be the only place to get full match replays for all matches.
The extended deal for the annual Wimbledon championships fortnight — currently ongoing and one of sports’ most prestigious events — begins with the 2024 Championships and runs through 2035.
The deal calls for ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC to continue to present 140-plus hours of coverage over the fortnight but will add live coverage on ABC of play on the middle weekend of the event. This addition of ABC will begin next year, two years before the new agreement takes effect.
ESPN+ will have live streaming of all courts throughout the fortnight and will be the only place to get full match replays for all matches.
- 7/9/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
ESPN and Wimbledon’s Aeltc (All England Lawn Tennis Club) have extended their pact for another dozen years. As part of the new deal, which runs through 2035, ESPN+ will stream the action on all courts, and ABC gets live matches on the prestigious tennis major’s middle weekend.
Yeah, there will be no more resting on the tourney’s “middle Sunday,” which was its tradition. Blame the broadcast network, which shares the same parent company, Disney, with ESPN.
Though the new deal technically begins in 2024, the ABC stuff starts next year.
Wimbledon matches have previously streamed on both ESPN+ and ESPN3, but this agreement allows for every single one of them to be seen on the sports SVOD service. Going forward, ESPN+ will be the lone platform for full replays of matches.
“The sporting world recognizes that Wimbledon is equated with excellence, and we are thrilled and proud to continue...
Yeah, there will be no more resting on the tourney’s “middle Sunday,” which was its tradition. Blame the broadcast network, which shares the same parent company, Disney, with ESPN.
Though the new deal technically begins in 2024, the ABC stuff starts next year.
Wimbledon matches have previously streamed on both ESPN+ and ESPN3, but this agreement allows for every single one of them to be seen on the sports SVOD service. Going forward, ESPN+ will be the lone platform for full replays of matches.
“The sporting world recognizes that Wimbledon is equated with excellence, and we are thrilled and proud to continue...
- 7/9/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Mumbai, Jan 29 (Ians) Star India has extended its association with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Aeltc) for three years. As per the deal, Star will continue to hold broadcasting rights for The Championships, Wimbledon until 2023.
"Wimbledon holds a rich tradition and is the most prestigious tennis event of the year. Star India and the Aeltc have been partners in the Indian market for over a decade and we are delighted to extend our association for the next three years," said Sanjog Gupta, Head - Sports, Star India in a statement on Friday.
"This relationship adds to our Tennis portfolio which already entails the French and the US Open, exclusively available on the Select Portfolio of channels on Star Sports and on Disney+ Hotstar. It helps fortify our position as the premier destination for marquee Tennis and the home of Sports for Indian fans," he added.
The Wimbledon 2019 finale witnessed...
"Wimbledon holds a rich tradition and is the most prestigious tennis event of the year. Star India and the Aeltc have been partners in the Indian market for over a decade and we are delighted to extend our association for the next three years," said Sanjog Gupta, Head - Sports, Star India in a statement on Friday.
"This relationship adds to our Tennis portfolio which already entails the French and the US Open, exclusively available on the Select Portfolio of channels on Star Sports and on Disney+ Hotstar. It helps fortify our position as the premier destination for marquee Tennis and the home of Sports for Indian fans," he added.
The Wimbledon 2019 finale witnessed...
- 1/29/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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