Wimbledon on the 成人快手
So, here we go again - the grass court caravan rolls in to SW19, all-whites and best behaviour the order of the day, at stake the most prized trophy in tennis鈥 Champion of !
From its Wimbledon has grown to become one of the world鈥檚 greatest international sporting occasions, attended annually by some half a million fans, broadcast to over 175 territories with a potential reach of over 600 million viewers. The 成人快手 acts as the host broadcaster for the 13 days of competition televising a total of nine courts and for the second year running both will be broadcast in High Definition (HD).
will be available on a dedicated 成人快手 HD channel via the Sky Electronic Programme guide with a total of 12 hours per day with the best live and highlights play from the two main show courts between 1255 and 0100.
In addition to the 150 hours available on 成人快手1 and 成人快手2 the highly popular 成人快手 interactive TV service will be once again offering digital viewers a host of extra features including a choice of up to 5 courts, all the latest news, scores and results as well as a daily highlights package.
this year, there will be all sorts of ways to follow and enjoy the action.
Our website will broadcast ALL that live video coverage from the show courts for UK users, with daily highlights and hopefully a few extra treats, as well as the Five Live & Five Live Sports Extra coverage available worldwide, along with a Pat Cash podcast.
Five Live will be offering its usual unique blend of commentary and conversation with Gabby Logan joining Simon Mayo and Clare Balding presenting live reports across the Championships, along with a host of top name pundits and roving reporters.
Also on the website, our journalists at Wimbledon will keep you bang up-to-date with the news as it happens, gossip, reaction and photos each day, as well as encouraging you to contribute to our coverage through 606 and with texts, photos, and votes.
We will also, of course, provide the best game-by-game updates on the big matches, plus all the latest scores and results, available thorugh our Wimbledon services on Ceefax (from page 490), Digital Text (page 485) and your mobile phone.
And then in the evenings John McEnroe and Gabby will be hosting 鈥楽ix-Love-Six鈥 on Five Live, full of lively debate and listener interaction. Highlights will be available on and digital TV viewers will have the chance to watch Mc as he takes calls, via the red button.
Another controversial tennis star joins the Five Live team, Jeff Tarango. Infamous for his , he will be going around the courts taking on punters in various challenges. If he wins 鈥 they get a sticker, 鈥測ou鈥檝e been Tarangoed鈥!
And as soon as there is a lengthy rain break Clare Balding, along with a team of former players and experts will host a live debate. They will seek to answer questions from the crowd in a special 鈥楢ny Sporting Questions鈥.
So what else is new for 2007? If you are lucky enough to have tickets to Centre Court take a brolly - the redevelopments mean there is no roof this year ahead of fitting a retractable translucent roof in time for the 2009 Championships from whence there will be continuous live play satisfying TV audiences around the world.
The 2007 championships will be , each singles champion winning 拢700,000. That will be sweet music to the 成人快手鈥檚 latest recruit, nine-time women鈥檚 singles champion, .
Also new to the team will be former US Open finalist, who joins our regulars of John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Jimmy Connors who will be combining his TV work while coaching The Artois champion, Andy Roddick.
And back this year is Virginia Wade, in the 1977 Women鈥檚 singles final during the Queen鈥檚 Silver Jubilee. was a losing semi-finalist that year and The 成人快手鈥檚 鈥楺ueen of Wimbledon鈥 will be presenting all the live TV coverage across the fortnight. will front the nightly highlights programme, 鈥楾oday at Wimbledon鈥. also returns along with regular experts Pat Cash, Michael Stich, Annabel Croft, Peter Fleming and Sam Smith.
Another first at this year鈥檚 Championships will be the use of , the official umpiring tool used to assist with contentious line calls. Players will receive three unsuccessful appeals per set plus an additional one during a tie-break. There will be big screens on both Centre and No1 courts to display the decision. As in recent years The 成人快手 will be using the ball tracking system with Jason Goodall giving viewers an in-depth analysis of the intricacies of a player鈥檚 game as well as highlighting patterns of play.
成人快手 English Regions will be providing additional coverage from Wimbledon for our 12 regional TV programmes and 40 local radio stations. There will also be special coverage throughout the fortnight on 成人快手 London 94.9.
The 成人快手 will also be operating big screens in key outdoor locations around the UK offering coverage of this years Wimbledon. They will be in Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Rotherham, Bradford, Derby and London鈥檚 Canary Wharf. At the screens there will be an interactive tennis game available for the public to play at the screens, plus localised events, virtual tournaments, strawberry sampling and non-alcoholic refreshments.
So pray for sunshine and a fortnight of top action that you can catch just about wherever you are on TV, on radio and online 鈥 all on the 成人快手!
