FOX Sports Asia Sets Live Broadcasts for Australian Open

SINGAPORE: FOX Sports Asia is making all 411 matches of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of 2016, available live on its network to tennis fans in Asia.

FOX Sports’s coverage will exceed 200 hours of live in-studio production from Singapore with all matches being shown live across its flagship FOX Sports and FOX Sports 2 channels, as well as on-the-go on the FOX Sports Play app and on online on foxsportsasia.com. Tennis fans will be able to catch multiple matches in a variety of camera angles with the seamless addition of FOX Sports Play offering a seamless experience and unprecedented access across platforms. FOX Sports’s live broadcast will also be complemented by studio shows.

All matches will also feature commentary in Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai, in addition to English.

Rohit D’Silva, the executive VP of commercial and head of sports at FOX International Channels Asia, said, “The Australian Open is a marquee event for us and we are proud to be able to offer truly comprehensive coverage across all screens, providing viewers across Asia unprecedented access to the first grand slam of the year.”

Richard Heaselgrave, the commercial director for Tennis Australia, said, “Being the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific, it is really exciting to see how FOX Sports has significantly increased their live and on-demand coverage across multiple platforms. As one of our key broadcasters in the region, we are looking forward to engaging tennis fans with compelling viewing experiences, plus all the action from Australian Open 2016.”