Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has secured a new long-term agreement with The All England Lawn Tennis Club to extend its broadcasting rights for the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 11 European markets. This partnership ensures that Wimbledon will continue to be broadcast on Eurosport in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, and Sweden. Additionally, every match will be available for streaming on Max, WBD’s new enhanced streaming service, in selected markets.
This extension continues Eurosport’s exclusive coverage in these regions, which began in 2016. The new deal cements Eurosport as the exclusive broadcaster of all four Grand Slam tournaments—Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open—in these territories. Alongside Max, Eurosport will be the only platform offering comprehensive coverage of every match from every court. Additionally, it includes coverage of every point from the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
In the UK, the agreement provides live television coverage of the Wimbledon gentlemen’s and ladies’ singles finals on Eurosport, along with a 90-minute daily highlights package.
Trojan Paillot, SVP Sports Rights Acquisitions and Syndications at WBD Sports Europe, remarked on the deal, stating: ‘Our live tennis portfolio encompasses the biggest events in the sport, and we have an established reputation for continuing to scale ground-breaking Grand Slam coverage to ever-increasing audiences across Europe. We’re pleased to extend our highly successful partnership with the All England Club beyond a decade, enabling us to continue investing in our broadcast production to innovate and engage tennis fans with our live coverage and content offer’.
WBD’s Wimbledon coverage begins with the qualifying rounds on June 24th.
