Multi Screen Media Network acquires exclusive broadcast rights to ATP World Tour

Roger Federer beat longtime rival Novak Djokovic in straight sets at the ATP World Tour Finals

Multi Screen Media Network has announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast tournaments as part of the global Elite – Men’s Professional Tennis Circuit; the ATP World Tour, for the next 5 years commencing January 2016.

As part of the rights package, the network will air the live telecast of ATP’s premium tier events, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events and the ATP World Tour 500 events alongside the prestigious season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

In addition to the live telecast, the channel will broadcast the highlights and the news service which will include player interviews around the series of tournaments.

The ATP tournaments determine player rankings as well as the seeding for the Grand Slam tournaments. The men’s tennis season concludes each year with the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals which is now considered the biggest tournament outside of the four Majors and often determines the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking.

The event is notable for some outstanding matches in the sport’s history due to its unique round-robin format.

The ATP World Tour is therefore yet another significant addition to the network’s line-up of live tennis events which presently includes the Australian Open and the Champions Tennis League.