ESPN STAR Sports and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club have announced six-year broadcasting rights.

The leading sports content provider and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club have announced the agreement for the Wimbledon Championships from 2009-2014.

This deal gives ESS exclusive broadcast rights including cable & satellite and terrestrial and new multimedia rights across platforms in 24 markets across Asia.

Under the terms of the new agreement, ESS will bring more than 70 hours of coverage annually, including day-long live action, daily highlights shows and live broadcast of the men's and ladies' singles quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

The viewers will also have the option to watch the third Grand Slam of the year online on www.espnstar.com.