FIP Announce ESPN Deal

Further to the news about QSI investing in the new padel tour, today they have announced a new TV deal for padel. The official new global padel tour – governed by the International Padel Federation (FIP) and backed by the Professional Players Association (PPA) and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) – today announced a landmark broadcasting deal, with ESPN revealed as the Official tour’s broadcast partner in LATAM, covering South America, Central America, Mexico and Caribbean. The Disney-owned broadcaster has signed a four year agreement to be the home of padel in the Americas in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Widely-regarded as one of the world’s foremost sports broadcasters and a US giant of media, ESPN will elevate the sport of padel to never-seen-before levels in the key Americas markets – opening up accessibility and exposure to padel in nearly 50 countries as part of the deal. Significant other international broadcast deals are soon to be revealed, as the new tour has the goal of showcasing padel globally like never before in countries all over the world.

For the full press release, click here.