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Wednesday 24 Sep 2014

Press Release

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ line-up for the 125th Wimbledon Championships

Wimbledon 2011

In this the 125th year of Wimbledon and the first ever for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in 3D, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ continues to bring viewers all the colour and action from SW19 when it commences its live and exclusive coverage of the 2011 Championships on 20 June.

For the first time ever, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will bring viewers 3D coverage of the Championships. The free-to-air broadcast of the Championships in 3D will be available to anyone who has access to a 3D TV set and to HD Channels, regardless of which digital TV provider they use. The Wimbledon finals will be available in 3D on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD channel – the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's High Definition channel available through Freesat, Freeview and Virgin Media.

The live 3D coverage of the ladies' and men's finals on Saturday 2 July and Sunday 3 July will mark the 125th anniversary of the Wimbledon Championships.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ team once again includes an enviable line-up of ex-champions and industry experts. Sue Barker will present live daytime and evening coverage on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two. The daily highlights show, Today At Wimbledon, will be presented by John Inverdale on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two at 8pm each weekday. This year the team will again include former world No. 1 and Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport.

Lindsay will be part of a quality line-up including: Tim Henman, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pat Cash, John Lloyd, Greg Rusedski, Andrew Castle, Tracy Austin, Virginia Wade, Mark Petchey, David Mercer, Barry Davies, Mark Cox, Simon Reed, Andrew Cotter, Nick Mullins, Chris Bradnam, Matt Chilton, Liz Smylie, Sam Smith, Jo Durie, Jason Goodall, Louise Pleming, Paul Hand and Ron McIntosh. Reporters onsite adding daily colour to the Championships are Garry Richardson, Rishi Persad, Sonali Shah and Phil Jones.

As well as coverage on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One HD and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD channel, viewers will be able to follow the Championships via Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Online, which is streaming all the live action direct to viewers' PCs and offering live text commentaries via the mobile service. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Red Button will also offer a wide range of viewing options throughout Wimbledon and with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra providing extensive coverage, interviews and commentary from Wimbledon, there are more ways than ever to follow the excitement and action this year.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Red Button will offer a choice of up to six live matches, plus a highlights service and replays of the top matches. Viewers will also be able to switch between commentary and no-commentary options on selected live matches. When there is coverage on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, Freeview will offer a choice of up to three matches. A digital text service will also be available with news, results and score updates. A match highlights package will also be available once play has finished each day.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport website will show live video from selected matches, including the showpiece courts, every day, as well as on-demand video highlights. Users of the website can also enjoy the 5 Live coverage, read our popular live text commentaries, view photo galleries and see results and schedule information. Away from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ site, tennis fans can interact with our journalists on Twitter and there's also a new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Tennis page on Facebook (facebook.com/bbctennis).

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer will be offering up to two full matches every day of the tournament. Today At Wimbledon will also be available on demand from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.

Notes to Editors

The complete Wimbledon 2011 press pack is available here (pdf)

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