Today, Roku and Sinclair announced that Tennis Channel 2 is now live on The Roku Chanel for free. With this new channels The Roku Channel now offers 24-hour coverage of everything happening in the world of tennis. Plus select exclusive matches aired only on T2.
“This partnership with Roku represents a watershed moment in the growth and development of T2,” said Lee Schlazer, senior vice president, distribution, Sinclair and Tennis Channel. “Having the world’s best tennis available for free every day on The Roku Channel will not only thrill current aficionados who haven’t had this before, but also undoubtedly lead to millions of new fans who discover this amazing sport and see what the excitement’s all about. We couldn’t be more pleased to work with Roku on this.”
“We’re thrilled to give millions of streamers 24/7 access to T2’s robust lineup of live tennis events and original programming,” said Joe Franzetta, head of sports, Roku Media. “The launch of T2 will give our audiences a courtside seat at the top tournaments with the best players in the game for free. We look forward to harnessing the reach and scale of The Roku Channel, as well as the integrated viewing experiences only found on the Roku platform, to help more audiences discover the thrill of T2’s standout sports programming.”
The T2 channel first went live on The Roku Channel several weeks ago. Here are a few other channels that it went live with.
- Historias De Amor
- iHeartRadio North Pole Radio
- iHeartRadio Christmas
- iHeartRadio Christmas Classics
- Vevo Holiday
- Telmundo Al Dia TV
- Azteca Deportes Network
- Tennis Channel 2
- Christmas plus
T2’s annual live and encore calendar offers most of the tournaments that Tennis Channel carries throughout the year, albeit with different matches and players from each. This allows viewers with access to both channels to choose between simultaneous competitions from the sport’s top events, like Roland Garros (commonly known as the French Open and one of the sport’s four annual majors), the BNP Paribas Open, Miami Open, Monte-Carlo Masters, Italian Open, Canadian Open, Davis Cup, and the Billie Jean King Cup.