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Australian Open Today airs Monday, Jan. 16-Wednesday, Jan. 25.  The program generally runs from 7 a.m.-11 a.m., with same-day encore presentations each afternoon.  Exceptions are (all times ET): Monday, Jan. 16 – 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 – 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 25 – 6 a.m.-10 a.m. Afternoon encore [...]

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Tennis Channel has announced that Hall of famer Tracy Austin joins Tennis Channel broadcast booth during Australian Open. Tennis Channel is adding another Hall of Famer to its Australian Open booth this year, bringing two-time US Open winner Tracy Austin to Melbourne for its coverage of the season’s first major, Grand Slam competition.  Austin, who [...]

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Following last week’s comments by Serena Williams, former LPGA champion Annika Sorenstam contributes her own story on walking away from the game while at the peak of her career. ESPN anchor Sage Steele continues her training for the runDisney Princess Half Marathon slated for February 26 at Walt Disney World. Several new personal video diaries [...]

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Unprecedented Ruling, Maximum Fine Represent First Time FCC has Found a Cable Operator in Violation of Anti-Discrimination Statute A Victory for Independent Programmer Against Nation’s Largest Media Conglomerate Independent programming network Tennis Channel has won its carriage complaint hearing against Comcast Cable Communications. The decision marks the first time that a cable operator has been [...]

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ESPN3 will present Barclays ATP World Tour finals on beginning Sunday, Nov. 20 and ESPN will also present Semis and final coverage. The best eight players in men’s tennis will gather in London’s O2 Arena to decide the year-end championship, the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with 30 hours on ESPN3 and the semifinals and [...]

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Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of Russia and the Czech Republic’s championship competition in Moscow this weekend, with comprehensive telecasts Saturday, Nov. 5, and Sunday, Nov. 6. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will lead the Czech Republic into its first Fed Cup final as an independent nation with a chance to win the 2011 crown. [...]

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ESPN3 will present 110 live hours from three top ATP indoor hardcourt events in Europe, including the finals of each beginning Thur, Nov. 3: Valencia Open 500 from Valencia, Spain, (Thursday, Nov. 3 – Sunday, Nov. 6) where no. 5-ranked David Ferrer defends his hometown title against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Juan Martin Del Potro [...]

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Tennis Channel and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the governing body of women’s professional tennis, have extended their programming agreement through 2016, ensuring the network’s place as the year-round home of such stars as Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, and sisters Venus and Serena Williams. The six-year deal keeps at least a dozen Premier-level tournaments on [...]

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ESPN has signed a six-year agreement with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to carry live coverage of its events across ESPN’s multiple platforms. The deal solidifies ESPN3, ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, as the premier destination for every major global tennis event on the men’s and women’s circuit in the US. “This new agreement with [...]

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Tennis Channel will once again offer complete coverage at the women’s tennis season-ending championship competition, with close to 35 hours of live, week-long match play at the WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, October 25-30. Tennis Channel will follow six-and-a-half hours of live weekday telecasts with comprehensive encore coverage each evening in prime-time, for close to [...]

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