CBS Loses US Open Tennis Rights to ESPN

[Diner]

ESPN, which has been carrying more and more of the tournament in recent years, will take full control in 2015, ending CBS' 46-year run. This move leaves the French Open (contracted to NBC through 2024) as the only Grand Slam tournament left on broadcast television.

 

Damn, I'm really going to have to give in and get cable one of these days. And moves like this make it inevitable.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/sports/tennis/ending-an-era-the-us-open-will-move-to-espn.html

 

-Tim

[Joe Hass]

Again: we're sitting here wanting to give you people our money, but you refuse to take it. I look forward to continuing to pirate your broadcasts until you're willing to take my money.