MediaZone Expands Tennis Coverage on Heels of Successful Wimbledon Offering
July 19 2007 - 8:01AM
Business Wire
Following its second consecutive successful year of broadband video
coverage of the Wimbledon Championships and in response to growing
demand for professional tennis programming online, MediaZone today
announced MediaZone Tennis, the most comprehensive broadband video
channel delivering LIVE and On-Demand coverage to tennis
enthusiasts around the world. Originally launched in Beta during
the 2006 season, MediaZone�s tennis offering delivered match
coverage of International Series and Series Gold events from around
the world and was embraced by fans globally. MediaZone Tennis
continues this progression with an action packed July schedule
including LIVE and VOD coverage of events such as the Mercedes Cup
and Dutch Open Tennis (July 16-22), as well as hard to find events
such as the International Champs of Croatia and Generali Open (July
23-29). MediaZone Tennis will also offer an archived library of
over 500 matches from historical tournaments and grand slam events
including the recently completed Swedish Open (July 9-15). Building
upon the riveting video programming, this channel package will
feature extensive blog commentary from Ted Robinson, a two-time
Emmy Award winning broadcaster who has served as the anchor of
NBC�s coverage of Wimbledon and French Open since 2000 and has
broadcast the last 20 U.S. Open Tennis Championships for USA
Network partnering with John McEnroe. "MediaZone has shown a great
commitment to tennis and I'm excited to continue the relationship
we started at Wimbledon," said Robinson. "If you love the sport of
tennis, MediaZone Tennis needs to be one of your destinations."
Tennis enthusiasts can try the service absolutely FREE with
archived coverage of two great events: The BMW Open in Munich,
Germany (April 30 - May 6) and Watson�s Water Challenge in Hong
Kong (January 3-6). An All-Access Pass to MediaZone Tennis,
featuring new ATP and WTA content each month, can be purchased for
$49.99. Customers who purchased Wimbledon LIVE this year will
receive a 50% discount on an All-Access Pass to MediaZone Tennis.
�MediaZone has enjoyed working with the AELTC for the past two
years to prove the market for deep video coverage of major tennis
events such as Wimbledon,� said Chris Ott, director of sports,
MediaZone. �The international scope of tennis makes it one of the
truly global sports year round and we have risen to the challenge
of breaking geographic barriers by offering the highest level of
content available. No matter when or where you choose to watch
these matches including some of tennis� greats like Federer,
Sharapova and Nadal, MediaZone is sure to provide a front-row
seat.� MediaZone Tennis summer/fall matches Swedish Open Bastad,
Sweden July 9-15 Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany July 16-22 Dutch
Open Tennis Amersfoort, Holland July 16-22 Intl. Champs of Croatia
Umag, Croatia July 23-29 Generali Open Kitbuehel, Austria July
23-29 Sopot Open Sopot, Poland Jul 30- Aug 5 Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania Sept 10-16 China Open Beijing, China Sept 10-16
Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand Sept 24-30 Japan Open Tokyo, Japan
Oct 1-7 Open de Moselle Metz, France Oct 1-7 Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden Oct 8-14 St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg,
Russia Oct 22-28 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Oct
22-28 To learn more about MediaZone Tennis go to:
MediaZone.com/Tennis. About MediaZone MediaZone is a leading global
online broadcaster specializing in professionally-produced sports,
international and entertainment video programming. MediaZone has
established lasting exclusive partnerships with leading media
brands including AOL and NBC Sports and is the official online
broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon and SANZAR
rugby. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area
with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH
Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (Nasdaq:NPSN). For more
information, please visit: MediaZone.com.
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