Wimbledon
LTA announces 2020 financial results, including £30m revenue drop
The Lawn Tennis Association has published its financial statements for 2020, showing the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the British tennis governing body
Stan Sport nearing 150,000 subscribers, says Nine CEO
Nine Entertainment chief executive Mike Sneesby has claimed that its recently-launched streaming service Stan Sport is the ‘largest reaching streaming sports platform’ in Australia.
Wimbledon to play on middle Sunday from 2022 as 25-per-cent capacity eyed this year
Wimbledon will break with tradition by staging matches on the middle Sunday from 2022, as the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) confirmed plans to stage this year’s edition of the grand s…
AELTC names former IMG and Universal executive Henderson as commercial director
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Championships tennis Grand Slam, has appointed former IMG and Universal Music Group executive Gus Henderson as its new commercial…
Pandemic insurance payment of £174m offsets £288m decline in AELTC turnover
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has so far received £174m ($241.4m/€200.8m
AELTC planning 8,000-capacity ‘Parkland Court’
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has spelled out its ‘Tennis in an English Garden’ vision, outlining that a new 8,000-capacity show court will be part of its expansion plan.
Wimbledon ‘likely’ to go ahead with reduced capacity and no queue
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), the organiser of the Championships, Wimbledon, has released a statement detailing its intentions for the 2021 edition of the grand slam, saying that…
Tennis bodies form ‘T-7’ group to address future model of the sport
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the sport’s four grand slam tournaments have united to form a new working gro…
AELTC names Willis as comms and marketing director, commercial director search continues
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, organiser of the Wimbledon tennis championships, has announced the appointment of Alexandra Willis as communications and marketing director, starting August…
Star India retains Wimbledon rights until 2023
Pay-television broadcaster Star India has renewed an agreement for rights to the Wimbledon grand slam tennis tournament until 2023
Wimbledon plans to split commercial and marketing roles when Desmond retires
Mick Desmond, outgoing commercial and media director for the All England Lawn Tennis Club, talks to SportBusiness about his plans to retire at the end of the 2021 championships and his hopes that his successor will respect his commercial legacy.
Sky NZ agrees multi-year deal for Wimbledon rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year rights deal for the Wimbledon grand slam tennis championships
Nine acquires Wimbledon and Roland Garros rights
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine and its new subscription streaming service Stan Sport have secured three-year deals to broadcast the Wimbledon and French Open Grand Slam tennis tournaments from…
AELTC extends multiple sponsorship deals
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has announced it has renewed official supplier deals with Rolex, Jaguar and Robinson’s.
Sipsmith gin joins Wimbledon suppliers, Pimm’s stays on the roster
Craft gin brad Sipsmith has been named as the first 'Official Gin Partner' of the Wimbledon Championships.
The deal was made by the tournament organisers the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC)
Insurance policy allows Wimbledon to allocate £10m in prize money, despite cancellation
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) has announced it will allocate prize money for this year’s cancelled Wimbledon Championships having taken out an insurance policy that included pandemic c…
New extension of long relationship puts IBM at heart of Wimbledon’s expansion
The 30-year relationship between Wimbledon and tech company IBM will become even closer under a new deal announced this month