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Warner Bros. Discovery is expanding the scale of its coverage and the level of customisation it can bring to Roland-Garros, as the broadcaster looks to build on last year’s inaugural
Norwegian-based SportAI has announced the acquisition of Padelytics. The move unites two of the most prominent artificial intelligence (AI) teams currently operating within the racket sports industry, specifically targeting the rapid global expansion of padel, tennis, and pickleball.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will provide live coverage of all 900 Roland-Garros matches across its platforms beginning with qualifiers on May 18. In Europe, 215 hours of live linear coverage
Brothers John and Patrick McEnroe will host two hours of whiparound coverage from Roland-Garros during the French Open’s first six days, TNT Sports is set to announce. The Mac Zone will go live on truTV around 9 a.m. ET, with the first hour each day simulcast to YouTube, as more sports broadcasters…
Tennis is a game of patterns, momentum and marginal gains. As artificial intelligence begins to unlock the sport’s deepest data, those patterns are no longer just analysed – they are being translated, visualised and, increasingly, predicted in real time. Patrick Mostboeck, Senior Vice President…
Stockholm-based tennis tracking startup PlayReplay has raised $12 million as it expands electronic line-calling, now a fixture at elite events, to lower-level play. PlayReplay has been used in 350,000 sessions, covering matches ranging from 12-year-olds’ tournaments to college and professional…
Foxtel Business has announced an exclusive distribution partnership with beIN Sports on 27 March 2026. The agreement brings premium European football and international tennis back to Australian pubs and clubs after a six-month hiatus, during which beIN’s commercial distribution was handled by the…
It made a controversial splash at this year's AO, and now supports Aussie AFL and NRL athletes. Whoop wearables are making their mark in Australia, as the Boston-based company reaches decacorn status.
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has named Skyline Communications’ DataMiner SatOps solution as the winner of the 2026 Teleport Technology of the Year award. The award was announced March 24
ATP Media has expanded its partnership with sports technology company Deltatre to transform its broadcast production across the 2026 ATP Tour. The new multi-year deal builds on a data and graphics collaboration that began in 2017. The latest technology includes fully automated data-driven TV…
Deltatre has announced a multi-year partnership with ATP Media, the media arm of the ATP Tour, covering broadcast graphics, data, and production across the 2026 ATP Tour. The partnership expands
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has named Skyline Communications’ DataMiner SatOps solution as a finalist for the 2026 Teleport Technology of the Year award. This nomination highlights a shift in
Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s
Gravity Media, which concentrates in production, content, media services, and facilities, delivered the Australian Open 2026 with a bespoke international broadcast center and large-scale IP production environment. Together, this formed
Increased pre-tournament festivities, a second world feed, Mojo camera array are intended to keep fans and viewers coming back As always, Australian Open 2026 is heading toward what promises to
Although this is their first time on ESPN, the Australian Open host broadcaster debuted the animated alternate presentation at last year’s tournament. For the first time, ESPN is presenting AO
The technical-services provider supplies infrastructure for the host broadcast and two world feeds Gravity Media is onsite at the Australian Open in a big way, with 75 crew members overseeing
Onsite control room returns, boosting the broadcaster’s footprint by 25% and increasing its onsite team to 100 ESPN this year has embraced a new hybrid model for its Australian Open
Watching all the matches online requires the highest tier of ESPN’s service.
IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club announce a multi-year renewal of their long-standing technology partnership. From the launch of the Wimbledon website in 1995 and the mobile application
