Wimbledon joy for Spain... but not on Spanish TV!
Letter to the editor
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Bill ReillyYou’re right but only the two finals in the case of Wimbledon. Earlier matches aren’t on Eurosport, just the summaries. But this is because Movistar has an agreement with Eurosport for several events. Movistar refuse to sell Wimbledon to open TVs which is what the letter writer was asking about.
Letter writer, get over yourself. It's called the free market. If you can't afford Movistar then you ain't watching footy either. I assume poor people don't really care as they don't play tennis anyway,because they are too busy smoking and drinking!
SaraWimbledon, as well as all the other Grand Slam tennis tournaments, is broadcast on Eurosport... Yes, Eurosport is available on Movistar but it is also available in many other places... They also have it available online on the Eurosport website (https://www.eurosport.es/watch/) if you subscribe.
Don’t blame the Spanish TV channels, blame Movistar. They refuse to share their exclusive rights no matter what the channels might offer money wise and this has been going on for some years, presumably because Movistar get more permanent customers that way.