Warner Bros Discovery and ATP Media renew partnership

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced a three-year partnership renewal with ATP Media, the broadcast division of the ATP Tour. The partnership extension will see Warner Bros continue to broadcast the ATP Tour in France for the next three seasons. 

The new deal, kicking off from 2024 onwards and set to run till the end of 2026, will see ATP Tour events broadcast on Eurosport. Events covered under the partnership will have nine top-tier Masters 1000 events, 13 second-tier ATP 500 events, and 33 third-tier ATP 250 events.

The deal will also see the rights for the Monte-Carlo and Paris Masters sub-licensed to a free-to-air broadcaster to be shown alongside Eurosport. 

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Clement Schwebig, President, Warner Bros Discovery Western Europe & Africa, commented:

“We are very proud to extend our broadcasting agreement with ATP Media for the next three seasons. This confirms Eurosport’s status as the No. 1 tennis channel in France. From the Australian Open to the Nitto ATP Finals, not forgetting the US Open, the ATP Masters 1000, the ATP 500 and ATP 250 tournaments, and all the tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, we are continuing to make history with world tennis.”

Trojan Paillot, Senior Vice President, Sports Rights Acquisitions and Syndication, WBD Europe, said:

“Eurosport has a proud tennis heritage and has showcased some of the biggest tournaments in the sport for many years. We are pleased to have renewed our exclusive long-term agreement with ATP Media to continue as its trusted partner in France, to bring coverage of the ATP Tour’s events to the widest possible audience and to prolong our year-round storytelling from this incredible sport and its players competing.” 

Mark Webster, CEO, ATP Media, added:

“ATP Media is delighted to have reached an agreement to extend our relationship with Eurosport in France. With the very many innovations and continued desire for excellence in tennis tv production that ATP Media stands for, having a partner like Eurosport that also holds such high standards and values is important for our sport and so we look forward to the next three years working together.”