THE TENNIS CHANNEL - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/217744.xml THE TENNIS CHANNEL - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Tennis Channel Teams with California Giant Berry Farms to Promote Network's Inaugural Wimbledon Coverage http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb919454.htm Tennis Channel and California Giant Berry Farms have developed a national co-branding effort that will coincide with the television network's first-time coverage of Wimbledon, one of the most prestigious - if not the most prestigious - tournaments in the sport. The partnership, titled "The Sweetest Match," includes a national retail campaign, multimedia outreach and a "Win a Trip to Wimbledon" sweepstakes that offers the chance to attend the 2009 event. The promotion opens May 9 and runs through the conclusion of this year's competition, set for June 23-July 6. (PRWeb May 7, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb919454.htm Tennis Channel to Chronicle Monica Seles' Run on Hit ABC Series Dancing with the Stars http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb777084.htm Monica Seles, retired nine-time Grand Slam champion, will chronicle her upcoming experiences as a contestant on ABC's hit series Dancing with the Stars through weekly interviews and Q&A videos on Tennis Channel and its Web site, www.tennischannel.com. The former tennis star and youngest French Open winner in history (16 years, six months in 1990) begins her quest in the series' sixth season, airing on ABC Tuesday, March 18, at 9 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. PT. She'll perform a second routine, Monday, March 24, at 8 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT, before the first two couples are eliminated from the competition on Tuesday, March 25, at 8 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT. (PRWeb Mar 18, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb777084.htm Defending Champions Lleyton Hewitt Plus Mike and Bob Bryan Return for 2008 Tennis Channel Open http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb614381.htm The 2008 Tennis Channel Open -- the Las Vegas-based ATP tournament owned and operated by Tennis Channel -- announced today that 2007 defending singles champion Lleyton Hewitt and doubles champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan will return for the 2008 event, planned for March 3-9 at the Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center. Joining these fan favorites will be top-20 players Fernando Gonzalez (World No. 7) and Marcos Baghdatis (No. 16), each in his first time playing in Las Vegas. (PRWeb Jan 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb614381.htm Martina Navratilova To Cover All Tennis Channel Grand Slams in 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb606951.htm Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and passionate lifestyle of tennis, has signed tennis legend Martina Navratilova as primary commentator during all Grand Slam tournaments on the network in 2008. The Hall of Famer and winner of more singles titles than any other tennis player in history, male or female, will cover the Australian Open (held Jan. 14-27), the French Open (May 25-June 8) and Wimbledon (June 23-July 6) for the channel. (PRWeb Jan 9, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb606951.htm Tennis Channel Opens New Operations Facility in Conjunction with High-Definition Launch Today http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb596191.htm Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and passionate lifestyle of tennis, today formally moved its production and operations activity to a new, state-of-the-art facility near its Los Angeles-area headquarters. The move comes in conjunction with the network's high-definition launch on DIRECTV, also effective today. (PRWeb Jan 2, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb596191.htm Tennischannel.com Launches Interactive Holiday Greeting "Lord of the Strings" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb576008.htm Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to tennis and the surrounding lifestyle, has unveiled an interactive holiday greeting that enables network Web site visitors to deliver humorous, personalized messages during the holiday season. "Lord of the Strings" e-mails add the sender's face to a lighthearted, animated tennis player who takes to the court and stretches impossibly, warms up confidently and swings fruitlessly before finding himself literally in over his head. (PRWeb Dec 13, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb576008.htm Tennis Channel Promotes Programming, Production Staff David Scott Advances to Executive Director, Acquisitions and Programming Bob Whyley is Promoted to Coordinating Producer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574845.htm Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and passionate lifestyle of tennis, today announced the promotions of executives in both its programming and production departments. The programming department's David Scott advances from director of acquisitions and program planning to executive director of acquisitions and program planning. Production's Bob Whyley rises from director of production to coordinating producer. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574845.htm Tennis Channel and Versus Cover Quest for First U.S. Davis Cup Championship Since 1995 Beginning on November 30 in Portland http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571999.htm Tennis Channel and VERSUS will provide complete coverage of the 2007 Davis Cup final November 30 through December 1, as the United States hosts defending-champion Russia on hard courts in Portland, Ore. The networks will offer same-day and nightly telecasts Friday through Sunday, during a match-up that marks the first time the United States has hosted the Davis Cup final in 15 years. The U.S., which holds the overall Davis Cup record with 31 championships, is trying to re-capture the title for the first time since 1995 when they defeated Russia at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow. Russia is seventh on the all-time champions list with two titles. This year's final will also be the first time the championships have been played on U.S. soil since 1992, when the United States beat Switzerland at the Tarrant County Centre in Fort Worth, Texas. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571999.htm James Blake and Lleyton Hewitt to Return to Panasonic Presents the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb481715.htm Panasonic presents the Tennis Channel Open - the Las Vegas-based ATP tournament owned and operated by The Tennis Channel - announced today that defending champion James Blake and 2006 runner-up Lleyton Hewitt will return to the event, set for Feb. 25 - March 4, 2007, at the Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb481715.htm US Open Star Jelena Jankovic Keeps Fans in the Loop on The Tennis Channel Blog http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb435278.htm The Tennis Channel Blog Allows Unique Look into the Thoughts and Emotions of a Player Involved in a Historic Grand Slam Run at the US Open (PRWeb Sep 9, 2006)

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