Wimbledon LIVE returns for a Second Season
Story Highlights
The All
England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), NBCSports.com, ESPN.com and leading global
online broadcaster, MediaZone, announced the return of their groundbreaking
online video service,
Wimbledon LIVE. Building
on the success of last year’s service,
Wimbledon
LIVE returns to offer the most comprehensive LIVE and on-demand coverage of The
Championships, including multi-court, full-match coverage, the entire 2006
archive, additional classic footage, player interviews and other
behind-the-scenes extras.
Wimbledon LIVE 2007
is available for pre-order now at: Wimbledon.org/live, NBCSports.com and ESPN.com.
Subscribers will have immediate access to the entire 2006 archive and
additional footage; LIVE tournament coverage of this year’s Championships
commences on June 25, 2007.
“With over
300 matches played over the fortnight, it’s next to impossible to watch every
match played throughout the tournament,” said Ian Ritchie, Executive Director
of the AELTC. “The beauty of
Wimbledon LIVE is
that tennis enthusiasts now watch the matches of their choice at their
convenience as a result of MediaZone’s LIVE and video-on-demand features. No
other tennis tournament in the world offers this type of flexibility and
unprecedented depth of coverage.”
This
year’s Wimbledon LIVE will include full match coverage of all Centre Court and
Court 1 action, as well as seven other courts in play. In total, this amazing
offer includes more than 300 matches and allows online audiences to view up to
9 concurrent courts.
Wimbledon LIVE
complements NBC Sports, ESPN and other international Club broadcast partners by
featuring LIVE and on-demand coverage of many matches not covered on
traditional outlets. Also included in the paid service will be classic matches
and archive footage including legendary rallies of tournament greats like
McEnroe, Borg, Everett and Navratilova. This year subscribers will also be able
to download an Acrobat Reader version of the official programme available for
sale only on the
Wimbledon grounds in order to
enhance their overall experience of “nearly being there.”
“NBC
Sports is committed to delivering the tradition and excitement of
Wimbledon to our audience on all of our platforms,” said
Perkins Miller, Senior VP, Digital Media, NBC Sports & Olympics. “We look
forward to providing tennis fans with the most in-depth experience, from
dozens of courts, from broadcast to online.”
Tennis
fans can experience Wimbledon LIVE via an
All
Access
Pass for the low cost of US $24.95/ 12.50.
Individual
Day
Pass
$4.99/ 2.50, Individual Day Pass Semi & Finals $7.99/ 4.00. Fans can also
go to
Wimbledon LIVE for free access to
selected full-length matches including the 2005 Men’s Final between Roger
Federer and Andy Roddick, and match highlights from the 2006 tournament. These
free options are available for immediate download.
“While
working with
Wimbledon, NBC Sports and ESPN
last year, we strived to produce the best possible interactive video experience
for tennis fans, and according to the customer feedback we received, we
succeeded,” said Chris Ott, Director, MediaZone’s Sports Division. “This year we
are looking to take it up a notch and create an even more immersive experience
for those who can’t be at this Grand Slam event.”
This year’s
Wimbledon LIVE service builds upon MediaZone’s expanding online coverage of
some of the most sought after sports and international events to fans worldwide
including: the 2007
Indianapolis
500, the 2007 India Cricket Tour of Bangladesh, and the 2006 New York City
Marathon which was offered as part of the co-branded service from NBC Sports
and MediaZone.
Select
territories will have on-demand and download access only; details available at:
Wimbledon.org/live.