Wimbledon 2019 is set to make tennis the most viewed sport. TV coverage all over the world will be courtesy of production of live feed by BBC. A dedicated team of about 2,500 broadcasters working effortlessly in the Broadcast center will ensure the distribution of news on this tournament is a success.
To make this possible, Wimbledon 2019 TV Coverage will be available on over 40 international networks with about 200 countries being in the know of this event Live from the TV channels on the list. The All England Club aims at disbursing Wimbledon to a mass audience, and that is why the club’s mission is to air the tournament on national free-to-air television in most parts of the world.
Broadcasters are from different countries where the Wimbledon 2019 TV Channels are present, and selection is on a country to country basis. The agreements are to satisfy terrestrial, and satellite and cable broadcasters. International broadcasters pay fees which is crucial. They aid in coming up with a yearly surplus that is later put into British tennis by Lawn Tennis Association at all levels.
The long-awaited Wimbledon 2019 Championship is set to commence on 2nd July and end on 15th July. Running for two weeks, BBC will make all necessary plans to ensure it distributes live news coverage on the championships.
BBC, the host broadcaster, produces the live footage of the championships from nine courts with about 100 cameras all over the grounds. BBC goes ahead to distribute the live footages to 40 international broadcasters all over the world. The tournament is available for viewing on free-to-air TV channels in most countries.
Wimbledon Broadcast Services, the All England Lawn Tennis, and Croquet Club AELTC’s new host takes on broadcasting operations for the very first time in 2019. Wimbledon Broadcast Services will make available a multi-camera coverage of all the 18 championship courts for the first time. Among the reinforcements it intends to make is installing a net-cam on both No. 1 Court and the Centre Court and many more things to be in place to ensure the Wimbledon 2019 TV Coverage is top notch.
On Centre Court alone, there are 120 positions for commentators. In the United Kingdom, BBC as the host broadcaster will be showing live matches as it has the broadcasting rights to do this. The Republic of Ireland will have TG4 showing Wimbledon live. United Kingdom residents or those with UK ips can watch BBC coverage online by using iplayer.
ESPN in the United States has all the coverage rights. Those with a 24-hour subscription on ‘’The Tennis Channel’’ can watch any of the live matches from the nine courts. In some countries like France, Germany, and many others, there are payable channels to subscribe to where you can enjoy watching Wimbledon Championship 2019.
Most of the countries have free-to-air channels to view the Wimbledon 2019. Here is an exclusive list of the countries and broadcast channels that will be providing the live coverage you can find your location below.
Wimbledon 2019 TV Broadcasting Rights
COUNTRY | CHANNELS |
United Kingdom | BBC |
Republic of Ireland | Setanta |
USA | ESPN & Tennis Channel |
France | beIN Sports |
Canada | CTV and TSN |
Australia | SEVEN & FoxSports |
New Zealand | TVNZ |
FIJI, COOK ISLANDS, TONGA | Fiji TV |
Swenden, Norway, Finland | Canal+ |
Denmark | TV3 (VIASAT) |
South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSports |
Other African Countries | CANAL PLUS AFRIQUE |
South America | ESPN Sur |
Brazil | GLOBOSAT/ESPN |
Middle East | Abu Dhabi Sports Channel |
China | BEIJING TV, CCTV5 |
Romania & Hungary | DIGISPORT |
India, Pakistan & other SubContinent | StarSports India |
Spain | CANAL+ & CUATRO |
Germany & Austria | SKY DEUTSCHLAND |
Italy | SKY Italia |
Portugal | SportTV |
Netherlands | FoxSports |
Russia & Neighbour countries like Ukrain, Armenia etc | NTV Tennis/NTV+/Sport One |
Poland | Polsat |
Belgium | EuroSport, VRT |
Post-Soviet States (AZERBAIJAN, KAZAKHSTAN etc) | STANSPORT |
Switzerland | SRG |
Israel | Sports Channel |
Greece | Nova |
Turkey | DIGITURK |
Balkan Countries (BOSNIA, CROATIA etc) | I.K.O (SPORT KLUB) |
Thailand | TRUE VISION |
Wimbledon 2019 Region Broadcaster
UK AELTC World Feed
BBC International
BBC News / Nations & Regions
BBC Online
BBC Radio
BBC Radio 1
BBC Sport Interactive
BBC Sports Xtra
BBC TV
BBC World Service
BBC Scotland TV
Eurosport UK
The Wimbledon Channel
The Wimbledon Radio Channel
BBC London Live
Albania & Kosovo Eurosport
Africa Canal Plus Afrique
Asia Fox Asia, Star India
Australia Seven Network , Fox Sports
SEN
Baltics Eurosport
Belgium Eurosport
Belarus Belarus 5
Bosnia & Herz Eurosport
RTRS
Bulgaria Eurosport
Canada TSN Canada
China Beijing TV
CCTV5 (Mandarin)
Tencent
Shanghai TV
Cyprus CYTA
Croatia Eurosport, HRT TV
Czech R Novasports (ARQ)
Denmark TV3
Fiji Fiji TV
Former Yugoslavia Eurosport
France beIN Sports
Georgia Eurosport
Germany Sky Deutschland
Greece Nova
Ireland Eir
Israel Sports Channel
(Sport 5)
Italy Sky Italia
Japan NHK, Wowow
Kazakhstan Eurosport, Saran Group
Kyrgyzstan Eurosport, Saran Group
Tajikistan Eurosport, Saran Group
Turkmenistan Eurosport, Saran Group
Uzbekistan Eurosport, Saran Group
Korea JTBC
Latin America ESPN Latin America
Malta Go Multiplus
Middle East beIN Sports
Montenegro Eurosport, RTCG
Netherlands NOS, Eurosport, Ziggo
New Zealand TVNZ
Nordics & Iceland Eurosport
Poland Polsat
Portugal Sport TV
Romania & Hungary Eurosport
Russia, Ukraine, Armenia & Moldova Eurosport
Serbia RTS, Eurosport, Sportklub
South Africa Supersport
South America Globosat (Brazil)
Spain Telefonica/Movistar+
Switzerland SRG/SSR TV (RTS, RSI, SRF)
Turkey Eurosport, Saran Group
USA ESPN, Tennis Channel
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