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ATP MASTERS SERIES RE-APPOINTS IMG MEDIA UNTIL 2010

ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the ATP Masters Series, extended its consultancy deal with IMG Media for a further three years.

The arrangement, which has seen IMG Media exclusively market the worldwide rights for the nine tournament series – the premium series of events in men’s tennis – and the prestigious season ending Tennis Masters Cup for the past six years, will now continue through to the end of 2010.

The deal covers both television and new media rights which, in recent years have seen a considerable increase in the number of worldwide sales, including in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe and the Middle East.