Sony acquires ATP World Tour rights

Sony has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast the ATP World Tour, for the next 5 years commencing January 2016.

As part of the rights package for the tennis tournament, the network will air the live telecast of ATP�۪s premium tier events, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events and the ATP World Tour 500 events alongside the prestigious season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. In addition to the live telecast, the channel will broadcast the highlights and the news service which will include player interviews around the series of tournaments.

The ATP World Tour is therefore yet another addition to the network�۪s line-up of live tennis events which presently includes the Australian Open and the Champions Tennis League.

Source: IndianTelevision