According to the SportsBusiness Journal, the ATP is developing a new TV show hosted by Justin Gimelstob: “The ATP is developing a TV series titled “ATP World Tour Uncovered,” offering a behind-the-scenes look at the circuit. The show is being produced by British Telecom and IMG and will be sold by Pitch International, a British sales agency with soccer and rugby experience.”
Im not too sure however that providing more details about the tour is really going to help the profile of the sport. However, im keen to see how this develops and it would also be great to see a show about professional players on the lower level tennis tours.
Have you ever wondered what Boris Becker is upto these days? Well no neither have I, but now you have an opportunity to see what Boris has been getting upto. Boris Becker has launched his very own internet TV website which hosts and provides video content just about Boris. This does seem quite self centered, but it is worth a look. Head over to Boris-Becker.tv.
Martina Hingis retired from tennis for the second time quite quickly, mainly because of a drugs issue. Since then I have been wondering about what she is doing now. Well Martina Hingis is set to be on “Beat the Star” a TV show here in the UK. The show pits a competitor against a star who then play a series of 7 random games and if the competitor wins they receive 50,000 pounds. Hingis is not the first tennis start to be on the show, Martina Navratilova and Greg Rusedski have previously made appearances.
I have always wondered why the lower level tours dont actually get any TV time. I have noticed here in the UK that tennis is pretty much never on TV, except Grand Slams. In the USA they have the Tennis Channel, but why has the Tennis Channel not got onto Sky yet? Additionally, how come they never cover the lower level tours, like Futures and Challengers? There could be some interesting pieces on finding the next Roger Federer or Raphael Nadal, but they seem to have such a narrow focus.
