The four-day event, featuring eight top men’s players from the ATP ranks, will be streamed live via Tennis Channel’s new OTT platform, Tennis Channel International. Utilising Sportradar’s OTT platform, Tennis Channel International is available as a paid-for app to tennis fans in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and was launched this week with a one-month free trial. The service is also available on Tennis Channel’s www.tennischanneleverywhere.com website.
Organised and hosted by Base Tennis Academy at its sports complex in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Sportradar is delivering a range of live tennis content solutions directly from the event. This includes data production, using data collection software which the umpires will use to score matches and transmit data back to Sportradar.
Additional live content from the event includes a state-of-the-art audio-visual offering. Working alongside PlaySight Interactive, Sportradar’s live video content will feature a seven-camera production, with live mixing and replays, graphics and German commentary.
Sportradar is also providing integrity monitoring services for the event series, with this weekend’s fixture being the first competition to take place between ATP ranked players since professional tennis was suspended in early March due to the coronavirus outbreak.
David Lampitt, managing director of sport partnerships at Sportradar, said: “This is a significant moment as we move to bring back live tennis. The players have received compliance clearance from the ATP and TIU to participate in the events and we will be monitoring event progress, as well as providing remote production services to maximise safety on-site.”
“We’re tapping into the full breadth of our technological capabilities to deliver safely and responsibly at this time for our partners,” Lampitt added.
Playsight Managing Director Rodney Rapson said: “We have enjoyed a strong working relationship with Sportradar in other past endeavours, and are excited to lead the return of tennis with them – in a safe and responsible manner.”
Andy Reif, Senior Vice President, Tennis Channel International, added: “Sportradar is an integral partner in the global rollout of Tennis Channel International and the platform’s ongoing performance for our customers.
The first Tennis Point Exhibition Series event begins this weekend with subsequent events taking place between 7– 0 May and 14–17 May.
Source: GMB
