EMG / Gravity Media to cover 2025 Billie Jean King Cup in the Netherlands and Australia
Ellen Perez (left) and Daria Saville (right) of Australia celebrate winning their double match against Jessica Hinojosa Gomez and Fernanda Navarro of Mexico during the Billie Jean King Cup at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, April, 2024. (AAP Image/Darren England) Credit: Australian Associated Press/Alamy Live News
EMG / Gravity Media will deliver comprehensive, live coverage of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge qualifiers (10-12 April).
The event will feature some of the world’s best tennis players and will take place across multiple venues internationally. EMG / Gravity Media will be on site at the Pat Rafter Arena located in Brisbane, Australia and the Sportcampus Zuiderpark located at The Hague in the Netherlands.
EMG / Gravity Media is collaborating with Tennis Australia and Dutch production company Southfields to implement the broadcast technology and television production undertaking for the qualifying round of the biggest women’s team event in tennis.
EMG / Gravity Media Australia has been appointed by Tennis Australia as the host broadcast company for the Billie Jean Cup event in Australia.
Building on a long-term partnership having delivered coverage for Australian Open, United Cup and Laver Cup, as part of the growing partnership with Tennis Australia, for the Qualifiers, EMG / Gravity Media will use camera and broadcast and production technologies designed and developed by EMG / Gravity Media.
At the Pat Rafter Arena in Australia, EMG / Gravity Media will deploy 11 cameras and state-of-the-art high definition outside broadcast truck technology coupled with cellular and cloud-based solutions.
Beyond providing broadcast technologies, EMG / Gravity Media Australia is also working in collaboration with Tennis Australia and its Australian and global broadcast partners in creating, producing and delivering the complete television production of the event for audiences in Australia and across the world.
The EMG / Gravity Media team based in the Netherlands will be on site at the Sportcampus Zuiderpark located at The Hague on behalf of Southfields, capturing the live across the three days for Ziggo Sport.
The Billie Jean Cup will be broadcast on NINE Network Australia and globally on international broadcasters including Ziggo Sport.
Kevin Vandoorne, broadcast & media technical manager at Tennis Australia, said: “We are once again proud to partner with our broadcast technical services supplier, EMG / Gravity Media in Australia, for the Host Broadcast of the BJK Cup Qualifier.
“This partnership, which began in 2015, has proven to be incredibly positive and continues to grow and strengthen each year. It serves as a strong foundation for all our other endeavours, and we have complete confidence that it will continue to underpin both our live and non-live content creation.”
Ben Madgwick, sales director at EMG / Gravity Media in Australia added: “For another consecutive year, EMG / Gravity Media is partnering with Tennis Australia to provide Host Broadcast technical services for the upcoming BJK Cup Qualifier at the Queensland Tennis Centre and Pat Rafter Arena.
“Tennis Australia draws upon our extensive global and regional tennis expertise to support all aspects of the event, beyond our host broadcast responsibilities. Whether it’s the ELC, GFX, Arena Production, or Unilateral rights holders, our onsite team is equipped with the resources and technology to meet the event’s full range of linear and digital content requirement.”
EMG / Gravity Media has partnered with the International Tennis Federation (ITF), ATP Media and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) on every format of elite competition, including The Davis Cup, Fed Cup, ATP Cup and WTA Tour Championships. The company has also been a long-term provider of equipment and crew for the ATP Masters 1000 Series and the ATP World Tour Finals, and supported all four Grand Slams, including multi-year, multi-camera contracts at the Australian, US and French Opens.