In the end the stakes were just too high.Īs is common following closures, Wiziwig’s users dispersed to other sites, along with the site’s staff who only learned of the closure shortly before the rest of the world. In the wake of the closure TF caught up with the site’s operator who told us that problems had been building for some time, in particular as a result of the English Premier League’s negative interest in the site. The site didn’t charge users a penny and gained a fanatical following, but at the dawn of the year it all came to an end.Ĭiting a change in Spanish law where the site was hosted, on January 1, 2015, Wiziwig closed its doors leaving thousands of users without their sporting fix. The combination of ESPN+ and our networks, including ESPN3, increases our ability to deliver comprehensive coverage of tennis majors and bring more tennis to fans.For several years, the Wiziwig forum was visited by millions of people looking to view a broad selection of live sports programming. “We have addressed the issue and our plan is to ensure all matches are available live going forward. Tiafoe - should have been covered live in full on one of our platforms. “ night, a combination of factors led to certain matches being unavailable on ESPN+,” ESPN said in a statement.

Maybe if ESPN charged people a third time, it would have been easier. It wasn’t viewable on the ESPN+ feed that usually gives fans the option of watching any court of their choosing. That evening, tennis fans could not locate the Taylor Fritz-Frances Tiafoe match. ESPN has the Open on its networks, ESPN3 and ESPN+. But then you have to be able to find the matches.

It is quite a lark, charging twice for the same product.īut this is where a lot of things are going, for richer or for poorer - and, make no mistake sports fans, will be poorer. For ESPN+, you are forking over nearly $7 per month. As part of your cable bill you are paying around $10 per month. It is bad enough that in the name of business, consumers are being asked to pay for cable and a streaming service.Īs it is, to watch the Australian Open, you need cable and ESPN+. Our bet for the Australian Open final may surprise you Notable detail missing from tennis star’s Australian Open trophy Novak Djokovic wins his 10th Australian Open - one year after deportation fiasco Novak Djokovic won Australian Open with hamstring tear: ‘Hard to believe’

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