• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Tennis Panorama

Tennis News and Information, Tournament Coverage and Features

Tennis Panorama News

Tennis news and information, tournament coverage and features

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Staff
  • RSS
  • Features
  • Tournament Coverage
  • Social Media
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • pinterest
  • Podcast
    • ITunes
  • Tennis Panorama Archive 2008-2017
You are here: Home / Front Page News / Tennis Channel to Launch International Streaming Service

Tennis Channel to Launch International Streaming Service

April 27, 2020 by Tennis Panorama News

TENNIS CHANNEL TO LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL STREAMING SERVICE

Tennis Channel International will be Available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland April 28, Ahead of First Live Tennis Event in Two Months May 1-4 

Fans Outside the United States Have Access

to Tennis Channel Programming for the First Time

 

Global Media Executive Andy Reif Joins Tennis Channel to Oversee New Venture

 

 

LOS ANGELES, April 27 – Tennis Channel will introduce an international subscription streaming service April 28, the first-stage rollout for what is intended to become a global tennis-media destination. Initially launching in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with plans for other worldwide markets, the over-the-top (OTT) platform will offer content on the new Tennis Channel International app, with the service available in all three countries on www.tennischannel.com. The product debuts ahead of the Tennis Point Exhibition Series, a four-day tennis competition between men’s tennis professionals May 1-4 – the first professional-level tennis in two months – which will be shown live and on-demand on Tennis Channel International. With the launch, Tennis Channel will make its programming available for purchase outside the United States for the first time.

 

The network has hired sports-and-media executive Andy Reif to oversee the product as senior vice president, Tennis Channel International. Additionally, Tennis Channel is turning to global technology and data provider Sportradar for its market-leading OTT platform.

 

Tennis Channel International will feature a new 24-hour streamed programming channel, Tennis Channel Deutschland, the first in Germany 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 Tennis Bundesliga, Germany’s top team tennis league. Archived content will feature hundreds of hours of programming from numerous providers, including founding partners the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and German Tennis Federation (Deutscher Tennis Bund – DTB), and will be available on-demand. Tennis Channel and the ITF are developing an ITF channel for the platform as well. Users will also be able to follow every professional tennis match in the world through Sportradar’s MatchCast, a channel with never-before-seen dynamic graphics and more tennis statistics and data than anything currently available in the sport.

 

The service will be available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on the web at www.tennischannel.com and on iOs and Android mobile devices, tablets, FireTV and select smart TVs for 2.49 euros per month. United States-based subscribers of Tennis Channel Plus will also have automatic access to select Tennis Channel International programming as part of the Tennis Channel Plus service 

 

An early highlight for the new service will take place in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate state this weekend. Set for May 1-4, the Tennis Point Exhibition Series will be live and on-demand on Tennis Channel International as the nation eases coronavirus-prevention restrictions. Headlined by German star Dustin Brown, the 32-match, four-day event will occur behind closed doors without fans in attendance, and showcase eight players from the men’s professional tennis tour. It will be the first competition between ranked players since professional tennis was suspended in early March due to the coronavirus outbreak. Tennis Channel will also show the competition to U.S. audiences live on the network and on www.tennis.com.

 

As senior vice president, Tennis Channel International, Reif will see to the launch and subsequent expansion of the global product, which the network plans to introduce to additional marketplaces within the next 12 months. He has been a network consultant and managing the project since its inception. Reif has more than 30 years of sports-and-entertainment experience, including executive leadership roles with National Geographic Partners, Body Glove Asia, Championship Gaming Series, International Creative Management, Paramount Pictures Corp. and the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals).

 

“Tennis Channel has changed the tennis-media landscape here in the United States, and I’m honored to guide the next phase of expansion into an international arena that counts this sport among its top favorites,” said Reif. “Tennis is a truly global sport and Tennis Channel is the ideal product to connect with tennis fans throughout the world. We’re especially excited to launch this groundbreaking service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where tennis has a storied past, strong levels of participation and fan interest, and is positioned for growth.”

 

Jan Menneken, a London-based sports-media consultant and longtime tennis executive, will continue to work closely with Reif. Menneken spent more than 15 years guiding television and brand sales at the ITF and has held leadership positions with the NBA in its efforts to expand awareness in Germany and Central Europe. He has advised Tennis Channel on international market growth since 2017.

 

Sportradar works with more than 1,000 companies in more than 80 countries, with its video platform services already used by the ITF, FIA World Rally Championship, Deutsche Telekom AG, German Football Association and Onefootball. Under the company’s management Tennis Channel International will offer the most data-intensive experience among tennis media platforms.

 

“We look forward to working with Tennis Channel International to supply our OTT platform for one of the rare live sporting events happening at the moment,” said Rainer Geier, managing director, Sportradar OTT and advertising solutions. “With our unrivalled data and expertise, we are confident that we will deliver a highly engaging experience for all tennis fans.”

 

Share

Filed Under: Front Page News, tennis news Tagged With: tennis, Tennis Channel, tennis news

Primary Sidebar

Search Tennis Panorama


Subscribe to Tennis Panorama via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new articles by email.

newsnow_f_ab

cheap tennis shoes from China on DHgate.com

planetbarkad

Tennis Panorama on Twitter @TennisNewsTPN

Tweets by @TennisNewsTPN

Interested in advertising on this site? Please fill out a contact form.

RSS ATP World Tour

  • Federer & Nadal Congratulate Djokovic On Australian Open Title
  • RF In Your Area? Federer Meets K-Pop Stars Blackpink At Paris Fashion Week
  • ‘Grateful’ Djokovic Poses With Trophy For Australian Open Champion Photoshoot
  • Books, Psychologist, & Challenger Tour Play Role In Mmoh’s Top 100 Return
  • Djokovic Returns To No. 1, Mover Of Week

RSS WTA Tour

RSS ESPN AP Tennis Headlines

  • Way-too-early tennis rankings and predictions for the rest of 2023 January 30, 2023
  • Djokovic back at No. 1 on ATP after Aussie Open January 30, 2023
  • Advantage, Novak Djokovic in the race to be tennis' GOAT January 29, 2023
  • On top Down Under: Djokovic ties men's record January 29, 2023
  • How Novak Djokovic won his 10th title in Melbourne January 29, 2023

More Tennis Sites

15-lovetennis (French website)

ATP World Tour

BBC Tennis

ESPN

Jon Wertheim Sports Illustrated

International Tennis Federation (ITF)

New York Times Tennis page

Tennis Atlantic

Tennis Channel

Tennis with an Accent

Tennis Identity
USA Today

Tennis TV

WTA

ZooTennis.com






Footer

Subscribe to Tennis Panorama via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this website and receive notifications of new posts by email.

January 2023
S M T W T F S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Dec    

Categories

© by TennisPanorama 2014 and beyond
 

Loading Comments...