Chris Fowler’s remote broadcast honesty is much appreciated
It's somewhat understandable why networks go to remote broadcasting. But they should tell viewers.
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Australian Open remote broadcasts and ESPN+ focus lead to backlash
ESPN is taking criticism both for remote broadcasts and for the prominence ESPN+ is playing in their coverage.
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for January 18, 2023: how to watch the Australian Open
ESPN's platforms, mainly ESPN+, carry the 2nd round of the Australian Open. ESPN2 has a few hours of coverage.
International Tennis Hall of Fame launches TennisWorthy podcast of interviews with legends
Lleyton Hewitt, Tracy Austin, Ivan Lendl, and Mary Pierce will be featured in the first four episodes of TennisWorthy.
Netflix announces premiere date for tennis series “Break Point,” from “Drive To Survive” company Box To Box Films
The first five episodes of Break Point will premiere Jan. 13, with five more to follow in June.
Tennis fans roast Sportsnet for losing feed right ahead of Canada’s Davis Cup win
The Canadian men's tennis team won the Davis Cup for the first time Sunday, but viewers in Canada couldn't see it live thanks to Sportsnet losing their feed.
Real Sports covers Chris Evert’s battle with cancer, and her inspiration from her sister: “I know she would want me to survive.”
"I was so lucky, I was so lucky."
Jon Bernthal on playing tennis coach Rick Macci in ‘King Richard’: “That’s my mustache, man!”
Bernthal also explained that he thought he drove fast until he met Will Smith.
Tennis player Karen Khachanov penalized for saying “shit” during match, responds with “What do you mean it’s a bad word?”
"So if you go to the toilet, if you go to shit, it's a bad word?"
ESPN ran a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team with a story about the Chinese team
A photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team accompanied an AP story about the Chinese Davis Cup team on the ESPN app.
Netflix announces an upcoming documentary series on Naomi Osaka
This Garrett Bradley-directed series is on its way to Netflix.
FanDuel will stream tennis, Bundesliga in their betting app; could this start a U.S. trend?
FanDuel has become the first U.S. gambling provider to gain rights to stream games in its app, something common in Europe. Those rights are currently focused on tennis and German soccer, but bigger leagues could follow once some current exclusive TV deals expire.
Australian newspaper somehow doubles down on controversial Serena Williams cartoon
"The world has officially gone mad when a celebrated cartoonist is condemned by the social media hordes for depicting a famous sports star throwing an unedifying tantrum."
