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Jeff Blackburn is the new CEO of the Tennis Channel.
Tennis Channel has achieved record-breaking ratings and streaming signups during Jeff Blackburn's first year as CEO.
KEY POINTS
- Tennis Channel 2, originally a FAST channel, is increasingly being picked up by cable providers as a second network.
- The company is shifting from outsourcing tech to building an internal software engineering team for improved product control.
- Major tournament rights for Tennis Channel are locked up by others until at least 2028 for the Australian Open and 2034-2035 for the others.
- Over 20% of Tennis Channel's Miami tournament audience watched via streaming, with expectations to reach 50% soon.
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