ATP Finals
Sinner serves up record Australian Open audience in Italy
The Australian Open drew a record television audience in Italy as Jannik Sinner became the country's first male grand slam champion in 48 years
Gaudenzi pushing for tennis-wide collaboration after ATP votes through ATP Media reforms
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has hailed a decision by the ATP Board to vote through a series of reforms to the men’s tennis tour and its media rights arm ATP Media, arguing that it represents a major s…
BeIN Sports acquires ATP rights across Southeast Asia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired ATP Tour rights for nine markets across Southeast Asia in a four-year deal with the Association of Tennis Professionals, running 2022 to 2025
ATP strikes global deal with Asti DOCG wine consortium
Italian wine consortium Asti DOCG has signed a global sponsorship with the ATP, the men’s professional tennis tour, with rights to the ATP Tour and ATP Finals through 2023.
Ziggo launches new tennis channel, renews Discovery carriage deal
Dutch pay-television operator and telco Ziggo has launched a new tennis channel and renewed a wide-ranging carriage and streaming agreement with media group Discovery, bolstering its sports offering from…
Lavazza serves up ATP Finals sponsorship
Italian coffee brand Lavazza has become a major sponsor of the Nitto ATP Finals, which are to be held in Turin between 2021 and 2025
Mission accomplished for ATP and O2 as Finals bids farewell to London
The ATP Finals’ 12-year run in London helped to boost the profile of the event and showcase London's O2 Arena as sports venue. Adam Nelson examines the tournament's stay in the city and looks at how the commercial model will change now that it is moving to Turin.
Round-Up: Under Armour sells MyFitnessPal, Rugby Australia rights deal, Tour Down Under cancelled, and more
US sportswear and equipment firm Under Armour has agreed to sell the MyFitnessPal platform to global investment firm Francisco Partners for $345m (€295m) – Under Armour
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AEG’s O2 Arena targets April comeback for London live events
Paul Samuels, executive vice-president of global partnerships for live sport and entertainment company AEG, says the company is targeting a full schedule of events at London's O2 Arena from April next year. Ben Cronin reports.
Elite tennis to return to London’s O2 with 2022 Laver Cup
Top-level men’s tennis will return to London’s O2 Arena in 2022, with the venue having been announced as the host for the Laver Cup for that year.
Nitto extends ATP Finals deal as financial risk switches to Turin promoters in 2021
Japanese medical products company Nitto Denko Corporation has extended its title sponsorship of the season-ending ATP Finals for five more years until 2025
ESPN Brasil makes tennis play with move for ATP Tour rights
The Brazilian arm of global sports broadcaster ESPN is close to acquiring the rights to a host of ATP tournaments as it makes a play for premium tennis properties in the country
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
Italy looks to the future with law governing Olympic Games, ATP Finals
The Italian Parliament has signed into law the decree that will govern the organisation of the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the ATP Finals men’s tennis event, with Sports Minister Vincenzo S…
Rai acquires ATP Finals free-to-air rights until 2023
Italian public broadcaster Rai has acquired a free-to-air rights package for the ATP Finals from 2021 to 2023.
The deal gives Rai the first pick of matches on each matchday
Sky Italia extends ATP rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a three-year extension to its ATP Tour rights deal
Marriott Bonvoy added to ATP Finals sponsor portfolio
Men’s tennis governing body, the ATP, has signed up Marriott International’s global travel programme Marriot Bonvoy as a sponsor for its upcoming ATP Finals event.
Two Circles appointed to help drive ticket sales for ATP Finals
London-based data-led marketing agency Two Circles has been appointed by the Association of Tennis Professionals to help drive ticket sales for the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals in November