British Eurosport secure two-year Davis Cup deal

January 24, 2012   ·   1 Comments

The Davis Cup has a new home on UK television after British Eurosport secured a two-year deal with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to broadcast exclusive coverage of the World Group ties.

British Eurosport will also broadcast the women’s equivalent tournament, the Fed Cup by and Hyundai Hopman Cup in 2012 and 2013.

The deal will see British Eurosport broadcast live coverage from each of the AEGON GB Davis Cup Team’s 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I fixtures, including the first round tie against Slovak Republic at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena on 10-12 February.

The deal follows British Eurosport’s live coverage of Great Britain’s 2011 ties against Luxembourg and Turkey and adds to the channel’s portfolio of tennis rights which includes extensive coverage of the WTA Tour and selected ATP events, the British grass court tournaments in the lead up to Wimbledon and Grand Slam tournaments.

David Kerr, Managing Director, Eurosport UK said: “We’re thrilled to be able to bring Eurosport viewers the unique drama of the Davis Cup. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal provided some magical moments in recent finals and there’s sure to be more great drama and emotion in this year’s matches.

“Following our broadcast of Great Britain’s successful campaign last year, we’re delighted to once again bring coverage of GB’s Davis Cup ties in what is an important year for the team as they seek qualification into the top tier, the elite World Group.

“Added to our exclusive coverage of the World Group ties, Fed Cup Final and Hopman Cup secured for the next two years, UK tennis fans will be able to enjoy a stronger than ever tennis offer on British Eurosport.”

Jan Menneken, ITF Executive Director, Commercial added: “The ITF looks forward to working with British Eurosport to televise World Group and British Davis Cup by BNP Paribas matches, the Fed Cup Final and the Hopman Cup.

“This arrangement provides great exposure for the ITF’s major team competitions and gives British fans the chance to watch both the British team’s 2012 Davis Cup campaign and matches from the elite World Group for the next two years on British Eurosport.”

Lawrence Robertson, LTA Head of Commercial added: “This announcement is further indication of Eurosport’s commitment to tennis in the UK, adding to their coverage of the LTA’s series of grass court events in the summer.

“We’re delighted to be able to partner with Eurosport to offer British tennis fans the opportunity to watch the AEGON GB Davis Cup Team throughout the course of what we hope will be a very successful season for Leon Smith’s team.”

All matches from Davis Cup ties will be broadcast on British Eurosport and will also be streamed live via Eurosport’s online subscription service, Eurosport Player: www.eurosportplayer.co.uk

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