[from Cynopsis Sports email]
On the Air
ESPN and Tennis Channel have unveiled their plans for this year’s French Open, which will include a 3D weekend event. On ESPN, the channel will hit Roland Garros in Paris with more than 56 hours of HD coverage on ESPN2 HD beginning on Sunday, May 22. ESPN3.com will showcase nearly 350 hours of action, and ESPN Deportes has slated 18 hours of programming around the event.
Meanwhile, Tennis Channel will bring the Grand Slam event to American televisions in 3D for the first time on Memorial Day weekend. With partners AT&T U-verse, Comcast and DIRECTV, the channel will televise all matches from center court in 3-D from May 28-30. Overall, Tennis Channel will bring more than 75 hours of live or first-run matches to viewers, with another dozen hours of men’s and women’s semifinal same-day encores.
