MADRID, 11 (EUROPA PRESS)
Discovery and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced this Friday that they have reached a new agreement thanks to fans from all over Europe, except France, who will continue to enjoy Roland Garros for the next five years.
This is what Discovery has announced, which has detailed that this new long-term agreement that will come into force in 2022 and “further strengthens the relationship with the organization of Roland Garros, a tournament that Eurosport has offered since 1989”.
“Our relationship with Roland Garros goes back many years and throughout that time we have achieved an ever-increasing audience and commitment thanks to working together with the French Tennis Federation. Our coverage of the tennis ‘Grand Slams’ is a reference because it manages to reach the widest possible audience by taking advantage of the most innovative technology and experience. By committing ourselves to this new agreement we will continue to offer the best tennis from Paris to millions of fans throughout Europe “, said the President of Eurosport and Global Sports Rights & Sports Marketing Solutions, Andrew Georgiou.
For his part, the president of the French Tennis Federation, Gilles Moretton, has affirmed that with “this association between the French ‘Grand Slam’ and Discovery –which is an international company of enormous scope–, Roland Garros grows in all levels in world tennis “. “Our common goal is to offer a unique experience to all European fans at each edition of Roland Garros,” he concluded.
