Sky Sports Launching Tennis Channel

Sky Sports is launching a dedicated tennis channel in the U.K. and Ireland.

Sky Sports Tennis is set to launch on Sky and NOW on February 11, making tennis content available all day, every day. Sky Sports will bring over 4,000 matches from more than 80 tournaments a year on the ATP & WTA Tours, as well as full coverage of the US Open, all exclusively live.

Sky Sports Tennis will be available to Sky Sports customers with Complete, Action and Arena packages, and viewers will be able to access multiple live court streams at the same time via the mobile app, the Sky TV app or red button and on NOW Bonus Streams.

Sky Sports’ managing director, Jonathan Licht, said: “It’s an exciting moment for Sky Sports as we launch a new home for tennis fans, and Sky Sports Tennis will give millions of homes easy access to watch the best players in the world all year round. We’re proud to be the undisputed home of live sport for fans in the U.K. and Ireland, and this new channel will add value for our customers, enabling them to enjoy even more of the sports they love.”