No more Wimbledon pre-emptions!
July 5, 2011 - 3:06pm
ESPN has signed a 12-year deal to air Wimbledon beginning with the 2012 tournament, ending NBC's 43-year reign. Days is always pre-empted for two days due to Wimbledon, but this will no longer be the case.
Recall that HBO used to have the early round action before ESPN got the rights to air it.
This just completes the circle. Nothing more, nothing less.