Tennis On T.V. | BNP Paribas Open – 2019 Broadcast Schedule Announced

Kristina Mladenovic of France serves against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during their match at the 2017 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, USA 16 March 2017. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

 

 

BNP PARIBAS OPEN ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR 2019 EVENT

Tennis Channel and ESPN to Combine for 120+ Hours of Live Coverage;
ABC to Feature Coverage on Final Saturday

 

The BNP Paribas Open, the largest ATP|WTA combined two-week event in the world to be held March 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, will feature expansive television coverage on Tennis Channel and ESPN networks, with more than 120 total hours of live action.

 

Tennis Channel will begin its broadcast on Tuesday, March 5 with a full day of coverage of the ATP Tour Qualifying Round, followed by live coverage of the first-ever Eisenhower Cup presented by Masimo, a special one-night charity event headlined by World No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Live coverage of the BNP Paribas Open will continue through Saturday, March 16 with men’s and women’s doubles final action. In addition, the popular “Tennis Channel Live at the BNP Paribas Open” will be broadcast daily from a studio in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Village, beginning Wednesday March 6 through Thursday, March 14 for a full 60 minutes of commentary and analysis prior to live tennis coverage.

 

ESPN’s first-ball-to-last ball coverage across TV and on the ESPN app of the BNP Paribas Open will begin Wednesday, March 6. ESPN3 on the ESPN app will offer more matches and hours of competition than ever before, with fans having access to up to nine courts simultaneously (one more than last year) and a total of more than 600 hours, featuring all ATP Tour and WTA matches not on an ESPN TV network. Action on TV totaling 25 hours will commence earlier than ever before, beginning on ESPNEWS on Wednesday, March 13 with coverage of the women’s quarterfinals and the men’s Round of 16 live from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The men’s and women’s quarterfinals will air on ESPNEWS on Thursday, March 14, with coverage of the men’s quarterfinals wrapping up on Friday, March 15 on ESPN2, along with one of the women’s semifinals.

 

Both men’s semifinals will be broadcast live on ABC on Saturday.

 

Additionally, ATP Tour, WTA and Tennis Channel will offer live streaming of all main draw singles matches from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

 

For more information, go to www.bnpparibasopen.com.

 

EDITOR’S NOTE • This is great. Now if we can figure it all out. Times and channels and platforms all vary. Good luck. And share with us any global scheduling that’s off of world feed.