TNT Sports plans YouTube simulcasts, more social for second French Open

TNT Sports is gearing up for the second year of its decade long deal for the U.S. television rights to the French Open. Getty Images TNT Sports’ first year as the French Open’s U.S. rightsholders drew praise for inventive elements like its Red Zone-style whiparound show (“Rally at Roland Garros”), the candid conversations its talent curated with athletes at the studio desk, and strong, tournament-long ratings. In year two of its decade-long deal — which begins with qualifying rounds this week, with the main draw running from May 24-June 7 — TNT Sports EVP & Chief Content Officer Craig Barry’s focus is now on incremental improvement. “I don’t want to overstate it. I don’t think it was groundbreaking, as much as it was refreshing progression,” Barry told SBJ of TNT’s 2025 French Open coverage. “When you feel like you’ve done a number of things right, you want to be incrementally better. It’s hard enough to be good the first time. It’s even harder to be just as good or better the second time. So, you’ll see a lot of the same.” MORE OF THE SAME: In that vein, TNT Sports will return much of its analyst and commentator rotation from
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