Amazon Prime Video serves up live tennis coverage in 2019
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Prime members in the UK and Ireland will have exclusive access to 37 ATP Tour events from 2019 to 2023, and the US Open returns in 2019 as part of its exclusive five-year deal from 2018 to 2022 Amazon confirms that Catherine Whitaker, Greg Rusedski, Daniela Hantuchova, Mark Petchey, Sam Smith, Robbie Koenig and Nick Lester are back as Prime Video’s core presenting, analysis and commentary team for all its tennis coverage this year Uninterrupted, live coverage from every televised court and full match replays will be available to Prime members in the UK and Ireland, at no extra cost to their Prime membership LONDON – 1 March, 2019 – 2019 marks the start of a five-year deal that sees Amazon Prime Video deliver live and exclusive coverage of 37 ATP Tour events from 2019 to 2023, including all ATP Masters 1000 events, as well as the US Open from 2019 to 2022, available on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland, at no extra cost to a UK Prime membership. Prime Video will also show the Nitto ATP Finals from The O2, the Next Gen ATP Finals, all ATP 500s, including the Fever Tree Championships from The Queen’s Club and thirteen ATP 250s, including the Nature Valley International from Eastbourne. Following live studio coverage in 2018, Prime Video today confirms that Catherine Whitaker will return to present live coverage through 2019, alongside former players and tennis experts Greg Rusedski and Daniela Hantuchova in the studio. Established analysts and commentators Sam Smith and Mark Petchey will be back to provide on-site and studio commentary, with further commentary from ATP Media’s top international commentators Robbie Koenig and Nick Lester. Additional experts and commentators will join its coverage for tournaments throughout the year. Prime Video will broadcast on-site, live studio coverage across tournaments, including at the BNP Paribas Open from Indian Wells, the Fever Tree Championships from The Queens Club, the US Open, and the Nitto ATP Finals from The O2. On-site field reporters will bring customers the latest action, analysis and commentary right from the court side at many tournaments. Starting with the first ATP Masters 1000 event of the year, Prime members can look forward to on-site, live studio coverage at the BNP Paribas Open from Indian Wells, from March 7-17. Customers will have access to full, uninterrupted, live coverage from every televised court, all match replays normally available within 15 minutes, and highlights on demand the following day. This is in addition to ATP 500s from Rotterdam, Dubai and Acapulco and ATP 250s from Marseille and Montpellier, which have already been available for customers to watch on Prime Video this year. “2019 marks the start of our exclusive tennis coverage on Prime Video, and we’re excited to offer tennis fans 37 ATP Tour events and the US Open, at no extra cost to a UK Prime membership,” said Alex Green, European MD of Sport at Amazon Prime Video. “Customers can look forward to live, uninterrupted coverage from every tournament and in-depth analysis with the return of our presenters, including Catherine Whitaker, Greg Rusedski and Daniela Hantuchova for Prime Video’s tennis coverage in 2019.” In addition to 37 ATP Tour events and the US Open available exclusively on Prime Video with a Prime membership, Prime members in the UK who subscribe to Eurosport Player through Prime Video Channels for an additional £6.99 per month (following a 7-day free trial) will also benefit from full coverage of the French Open, and daily highlights and live coverage from the men’s and women’s finals of Wimbledon in 2019. Tennis coverage on Prime Video supports a growing line-up of live sports, including NFL Thursday Night Football games available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Starting from the 2019/20 season, UK Prime members will also have exclusive access to 20 Premier League matches per season, at no extra cost to their membership. This is in addition to its selection of Prime Original sports docuseries called All or Nothing, including All or Nothing: Manchester City, featuring all the behind-the-scenes action from the club’s Premier League winning 2017/18 season, All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks, and All or Nothing seasonswith American Football teams; Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys and Michigan Wolverines currently available to stream on Prime Video worldwide. Notes to Editors Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies—all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.
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