Tennis Channel Brings Tennis Home to U.K. Fans
August 19 2021 - 11:46AM
Business Wire
Tennis Channel, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SBGI), announced today that British tennis fans will now have
access to Tennis Channel’s world-class coverage thanks to today’s
U.K. launch of its Tennis Channel International streaming
service.
Tennis Channel is the broadcast home of tennis around the world,
with millions of people tuning in to watch live tennis and features
or hear from their favorite players. After a successful launch in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland in April 2020, and this year’s
introduction in Greece, its Tennis Channel International streaming
service will be available to U.K. audiences beginning on Thursday,
Aug. 19.
Tennis Channel International features a 24-hour streamed
programming channel and will be the first British TV platform
devoted exclusively to tennis. Programming includes original Tennis
Channel series, documentaries, features, instruction, highlights
and select matches on-demand. Tennis Channel International will
also cover live competition from British events, starting with the
UK Pro League Aug. 23-29 from the Chelsea Harbour Club in
London, featuring some of the best of British tennis talent.
Tennis Channel International will also show the LTA National
League Finals Sept. 10-12. More British tennis events will be
added to the lineup in the coming weeks.
British tennis fans will also be able to follow every
professional tennis match in the world through MatchCast, a
state-of-the-art scoring and data interface that lets tennis fans
follow every match around the world using never-before-seen dynamic
graphics and more tennis statistics and data than anything
currently available in the sport.
The service will be available in the UK at www.tennischannel.com
and via the Tennis Channel International app on iOs and Android
mobile devices and tablets as well as on Roku, FireTV and select
smart TVs for just £2.49 per month.
“Ever since we launched Tennis Channel in the U.S. 18 years ago,
people across the globe have been asking when we’re going to bring
it to their country, and now it’s happening,” said Ken Solomon,
president, Tennis Channel. “With simultaneous daily tournaments
worldwide, at all hours, the sheer volume of coverage and
broad-based demand for tennis requires 24-hour, territory-specific,
TV-and-digital platforms devoted exclusively to the sport. We’ve
proven that it works in the U.S., creating enormous value increases
for all stakeholders and media partners, and our initial
international launches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have
well exceeded expectations. Now we’re excited to share our unique
brand, tournament coverage, Hall of Fame talent and original
content with new and existing fans in the U.K. – the birthplace of
the sport as we know it today.”
About Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel (www.tennischannel.com), which is owned by
Sinclair Broadcast Group, is the only 24-hour, television-based
multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and
tennis lifestyle. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health,
fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle and travel
programming, the network is home to every aspect of the
wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most
concentrated single-sport coverage in television, with telecast
rights at the US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros (French Open) and
Australian Open.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group,
Inc.
Sinclair is a diversified media company and leading provider of
local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 21 regional
sports network brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to
185 television stations in 86 markets; is a leading local news
provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has
TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks.
Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source
of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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Tennis Channel - contact: Eric Abner, Tennis Channel,
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Sinclair - contact: Jessica Bellucci,
jessica@belluccimedia.com
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