Tennis: WTA launches WTA TV, an OTT platform, in collaboration with its media partner Perform Group

Women's Tennis Association (WTA), has launched its OTT platform, WTA TV, in collaboration with its media partner Perform Group, announced the body responsible for organising women's professional tennis tournaments on 27/07/2017.

"Launched on July 31, an annual subscription to WTA TV provides access to nearly 2,000 live and on-demand matches from all WTA Premier tournaments and the majority of WTA International tournaments, and access includes HD streaming, multi-match viewing, and multiple camera coverage for all main draw singles matches," said the WTA on 27/07/2017.

"Fans want more content and 24/7 access. We are investing heavily to develop a strong digital ecosystem that caters for the new ways fans are consuming WTA related content. Our goal is to provide fans the means to follow the tour and to watch WTA matches on the best screen available to them, wherever they are," said Steve Simon, the CEO of WTA, on 27/07/2017.

• The service will be accessible worldwide with the exception of China.
• In China, the iQIYI online video platform has the exclusive WTA streaming rights.
• The…