"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
Upon the start of its deal to broadcast the French Open, Warner Bros. Discovery intends to make tournament coverage available on its linear television networks, the Max streaming service and Bleacher Report digital platform.
The report states that Warner Bros. Discovery was granted a chance to commit around $2.2 billion per year for a deal with the league but walked away because of disdain for “the price relative to the value of the package.”
"If you’re a shareholder, this is why you’re saying he’s brilliant is because if you were a shareholder, you would be glad they walked away from this very expensive package."
"There’s some people out here [that] say, ‘I don’t even watch the game. I tune in for pregame, postgame and after the game to see what they’re going to say,’ so they’ve always had the pulse."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”