NEP UK and Ireland, a provider of outside broadcast services and part of the NEP Group, the media services provider for sports and entertainment worldwide, has announced its technical support for The Championships, Wimbledon 2024. Through its continued partnership with Wimbledon Broadcast Services (WBS), this year marks a significant milestone as NEP is supporting WBS […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is looking ahead to a busy summer of sport. Over the coming weeks, DAZN’s users across select core markets can stream Wimbledon (now until July 14th), the Tour de France (now until July 21st), the Olympics (July 26th – August 11th), the US Open (August 26th – September 8th), and […]
From July 1st, audiences can tune into comprehensive live match coverage of Wimbledon 2024 exclusively on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, as well as listen to the latest news from the courts across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds. All matches from the tournament will be available on BBC […]
The Wimbledon tennis tournament will remain on Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) channels and platforms in 11 markets in Europe through a new long-term rights agreement with The All England Lawn Tennis Club. The broadcast partnership means Wimbledon will continue to be shown on Eurosport in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, […]
Marketing data and analytics company Kantar’s report, Game Changer: The evolution of live sports viewing in the US and Europe, which documents the evolution of live sports viewership, suggests that live sports are the key to unlocking growth in the highly fragmented streaming market. But streaming giants’ bets go beyond live action: sports-themed documentaries and […]
Prime Video has secured the rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament in Germany and Austria in a 4-year deal from 2024 to 2027. Alex Green, Managing Director at Prime Video Sport, Europe, commented: “Wimbledon is the oldest tournament in tennis and one of the most prestigious events in all of sport, with a long history […]
Vodafone data usage figures that show 770GB of data was uploaded and 3,980GB downloaded during the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles Finals at Wimbledon 2023. Some 15,000 tennis fans packed out Centre Court for the Finals on July 15th and 16th to watch Marketa Vondroušová walk away with the ladies’ singles trophy after beating Ons Jabeur […]
Wimbledon 2023 came to a close on July 16th and, as has been the case in other recent major sporting events, the tournament hit a record for streaming adoption — a testament to sports fans’ shift to online video platforms. NPAW customer data shows a significant uptick in streaming usage during Wimbledon 2023 compared with […]
The Switch, a provider of production services and live video delivery, provided international connectivity and transmission for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. Supporting IMG Studios in the UK and the main international rightsholders, including ESPN, Tennis Channel and Stats Perform, The Switch’s expertise in first-mile connectivity and robust network reach bought live feeds of the world’s […]
With Carlos Alcaraz ending the reign of Novak Djokovic as Wimbledon Men’s Singles Champion, organisers of the tournament strengthened their ability quickly to remove illegal broadcasts through a global agreement with LaLiga Tech, the joint venture between technology company Globant and Spain’s premier football league LaLiga. Content Protection services carried out continuous monitoring and elimination […]