Tennis fans at work can rejoice as the 2007 Wimbledon will be broadcast online this year. The All England Lawn Tennis Club, NBCSports.com, ESPN.com and MediaZone will be hard at work to return their online video service, Wimbledon LIVE. Building on the success of last year's service, Wimbledon LIVE will offer the live and on-demand coverage of The Championships, including multi-court, full-match coverage, the entire 2006 archive, additional classic footage, player interviews and other behind-the-scenes extras. If you can't wait to put an extra charge on the credit card, Wimbledon LIVE 2007 is
available for pre-order now. Subscribers will have immediate access to the entire 2006 archive and additional footage; LIVE tournament coverage of this year's Championships commences on June 25, 2007.
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This year's Wimbledon LIVE will include full match coverage of all Centre Court and Court 1 action, as well as seven other courts in play. In total, this offer includes more than 300 matches and allows online audiences to view up to 9 concurrent courts. Wimbledon LIVE complements NBC Sports, ESPN and other international Club broadcast partners by featuring LIVE and on-demand coverage of many matches not covered on traditional outlets. Also included in the paid service will be classic matches and archive footage including legendary rallies of tournament greats like McEnroe, Borg, Everett and Navratilova. This year subscribers will also be able to download an Acrobat Reader version of the official programme available for sale only on the Wimbledon grounds in order to enhance their overall experience of "nearly being there."
Tennis fans can experience Wimbledon LIVE via an All Access Pass for the cost of US $24.95/£12.50. Individual Day Pass $4.99/ £2.50, Individual Day Pass Semi & Finals $7.99/£4.00. Fans can also go to Wimbledon LIVE for free access to selected full-length matches including the 2005 Men's Final between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick, and match highlights from the 2006 tournament. These free options are available for immediate download.
"With over 300 matches played over the fortnight, it's next to impossible to watch every match played throughout the tournament," said Ian Ritchie, Executive Director of the AELTC. "The beauty of Wimbledon LIVE is that tennis enthusiasts now watch the matches of their choice at their convenience as a result of MediaZone's LIVE and video-on-demand features. No other tennis tournament in the world offers this type of flexibility and unprecedented depth of coverage."