Wimbledon tennis finals to be shown on new TV channel after 88 years of BBC coverage
MIC MY DAY Wimbledon tennis finals to be shown on new TV channel after 88 years of BBC coverage
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THE Wimbledon singles finals will be shown live on a BBC rival - giving the broadcaster a unique boast.
Eurosport have landed a five-year deal that also includes a daily 90-minute package of tennis highlights from SW19.
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Carlos Alcaraz, who won the French Open on Sunday, will be back at Wimbledon this year to defend the trophy, above, that he won in 2024
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Czech star Barbora Krejcikova lifted the women's SW19 trophy last year
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The company is now boasting its the "only channel in the UK to show live coverage of all four of the sport's major singles prizes".
That's Wimbledon, plus the French, US and Australian Opens.
However, the Beeb will remain Wimbledon's main domestic broadcaster - after its 88 years of coverage.
The arrangements with BBC and Eurosport are both with the All England Lawn Tennis Cub (AELTC).
Ofcom Listed Events regulations allow for "secondary broadcasters" at major sporting tournaments.
And that's the status Eurosport is taking with the AELTC at Wimbledon.
Susanna Dinnage, MD of Discovery Networks UK and Ireland said the new deal "cements" Eurosport's "position as
Former Sky Sports presenter Rob Curling will host the channel's nightly highlights from 10pm.
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This year's Wimbledon runs from Monday June 30 to Sunday July 13.
Britain's two-time SW19 king Andy Murray could return as a Beeb pundit, having ended a six-month stint coaching Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic digs out French Open rival for 'spying' on him and seeing Champions League trophy
The grass-court tournament retains pride of place in the BBC's sporting armoury.
But it costs the Beeb around £60million a year for the privilege.
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