WTA Croatian Bol Open have signed an exclusive agreement with sports media company QYU, Inc., which is formed under the umbrella of DANTANI, Inc. Sports LTD, to distribute the tournament’s TV and media rights service for the next three seasons.

Under the terms of the deal, QYU, Inc. will take over global licensing responsibilities for the Croatian tournament’s international programme block, including all matches, press conferences, and behind-the-scenes programming, as well as archive features.

Croatian Bol Open chief executive Feliks Lukas said: “Increasing engagement with our fans is key to the tournament’s continued growth within the region. Providing fans access to the tournament around the world is an important element of this and we are pleased to be working with QYU, Inc. to maximise our international reach.

Omar Al Raisi, founder & CEO at QYU, Inc., added: “We have strategized to focus our efforts across rights licensing, media management, content creation, and digital distribution to expand into untapped markets globally while raising overall revenue across traditional broadcast and OTT platforms.”

WTA Croatian Bol Open Covid-19 Statement

We are all currently experiencing a unique and challenging time due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. WTA Croatia Bol Open team is working through the various challenges due to this unprecedented time, alongside our partners and the WTA, and we appreciate your patience. As we are able to answer your questions and find the appropriate solutions, we will be sure to update you as soon as possible.

WTA Croatia Bol Open team is showing solidarity to both players and WTA Tour and to sports family worldwide. Our official statement is that as soon this terrible pandemic is behind us, we will be ready to organize the best tournament in our history!