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The French Open will have a new television home in the United States beginning in 2025.
The Grand Slam tournament is leaving NBC/Peacock and the Tennis Channel — which has a sublicensing deal with NBC — and will air on TNT, TBS and truTV as part of a 10-year, $650 million deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, according to The Athletic. The year’s second major tournament will also air on the Max streaming service and Bleacher Report digital platforms, as first reported by Variety.
As Variety noted, Warner Bros. Discovery has broadcast the French Open in Europe since 1989 as part of its massive Eurosport pay-TV networks.
The news comes as WBD could lose the rights to broadcast NBA games on TNT next year, putting the future of the popular “Inside The NBA” in jeopardy.
Tennis Channel is currently in its 18th — and final year — broadcasting the French Open and offered close to 2,500 hours of live matches this year on its platforms. NBC will air its final women’s final on Saturday at 9 a.m. featuring two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek, and the men’s final on Sunday between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev.
The U.S. Open men’s final on Sept. 8 will air on ABC.
A Tennis Channel spokesman declined comment on the new deal Friday night via email.
Tennis Channel’s talent lineup includes Hall of Famers Martina Navratilova, Jim Courier and Lindsay Davenport, while the NBC/Peacock stable of talent includes John McEnroe and Mary Carillo.
It’s unclear what talent will be featured under the new WBD deal.