Tennis.com To Offer Live Text Stream of Olympic Matches
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TENNIS.com, the online home of Tennis magazine, announced on Monday that it has partnered with NBC to provide live text commentary for 2008 Olympic tennis matches streamed online at NBCOlympics.com.
TENNIS.com Editor Ed McGrogan will provide play-by-play and analysis for early rounds and Senior Editor Steve Tignor will cover the semi-finals and finals. Tignor is also the Executive Editor of TENNIS Magazine and writes “The Concrete Elbow,” a blog that follows the pro tours, on TENNIS.com.
“Coming off record audiences for Tennis.com’s expanded online coverage of Wimbledon, working in partnership with NBC for real-time streaming of the tennis events at the Beijing Olympics is core to the TENNIS.com commitment to deliver ‘All Things Tennis, All the Time.’ TENNIS.com is positioned to become a true portal for TENNIS enthusiasts,” says Dave Morgan, Chairman of The Tennis Company.
“The Beijing Olympics promises to showcase tennis with some of the biggest names in the sport and we’re thrilled to be part of NBCOlympics.com’s real-time streaming broadcast.”
“We’ve got a great partner in TENNIS.com and are thrilled that they will be providing expert commentary for our live streaming tennis on NBCOlympics.com, in addition to pointing their users to the live video on NBCOlympics.com,” says Perkins Miller, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, NBC Sports and Olympics.
Tennis matches will take place starting Saturday, August 9 through the finals on Saturday, August 16. The matches will be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com which is accessible through TENNIS.com between 10:30 PM and 11 AM (Eastern).
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