Wimbledon

NBC Needs To Get A Grip—Or Lose Its Grip On Wimbledon

Jul 3, 2009 11:25 AM

I’m sitting outside on a lovely Friday morning, sipping a cup of tea and catching up on the news. What’s wrong with this picture? It’s the final Friday of Wimbledon and I’m reduced to either watching a pirated feed from a place where the broadcasters value live sports or following…

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U.S. Fans Get Free Live Streaming Of Wimbledon Via NBC

Staci D. Kramer

Jun 28, 2009 10:07 PM

Forget the international date line. I crossed the international tennis line when I flew to the UK this weekend, leaving behind a place where I could follow most of Wimbledon live online at no charge on NBC, which even will stream the finals live, and ESPN (NYSE: DIS) for one…

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ESPN Grabs Expanded Wimbledon Digital Rights; Pay Service Mediazone Out Of The Picture

Staci D. Kramer

May 20, 2009 12:23 AM

U.S. tennis fans will have unprecedented free access to live broadband and mobile coverage of Wimbledon when the 2009 tourney starts June 22—as long as they have access to ESPN360.com and *ESPN* Mobile. MediaZone, which sold a subscription package for the last few years, is out of the picture completely…

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