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EBU retains distribution rights to Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2012 - 14 The contract was awarded by IMG Media - the largest independent producer of sports programming in the world - in their capacity as The Championships Official Wimbledon production partner, appointed by The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC). Eurovision, the premier distributor of sports content for the world’s top broadcast and media platforms, will provide a full range of services for the international broadcast community during the two weeks of the tournament. This will include global delivery of the World Feed in HD, plus a ten-court package for the European market, also in HD. Stefan Kuerten, Director EBU Sports & Business, said: "We are delighted to be renewing and extending our agreement with IMG and the AELTC. The EBU has more than 60 years of experience in putting sports programming exactly where broadcasters and federations want it, in a seamless, reliable and cost-effective way. This contract demonstrates how we continue to meet those needs in a constantly evolving technical world." ---------- Note to editors: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) The EBU serves 85 national media organizations in 56 countries in and around Europe. It represents its Members and promotes the values and distinctiveness of public service media in Europe and around the world. The Eurovision and Euroradio networks deliver news, sports, events and music to EBU Members and other media organizations. Services to Members range from legal advice, technical standardization and development to coproductions and exchange of quality European content. Press contact: Eurovision Eurovision is a department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the largest association of national broadcasters in the world. Eurovision operates a global fibre and satellite platform dedicated to the delivery of top sports and news events to the international broadcast and media market. A community of more than 3000 broadcasters around the world is directly connected to the Eurovision platform. More information at: www.eurovision.net For further information please email Eurovision Global Sales Manager Alan Jones jones@eurovision.net |
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Geneva, 9 January, 2012: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has won the competitive bid for the global distribution of The Championships, Wimbledon, for 2012 - 2014, renewing its current distribution contract.