ESPN, USTA Resolve Dispute Regarding Use Of FanVision Devices To Stream U.S. Open

ESPN and the USTA have "resolved a dispute that will allow the organization to stream U.S. Open matches via 5,000 devices to fans on-site at the event starting later this month," according to Daniel Kaplan of SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. ESPN "balked at the idea from FanVision Entertainment and Open sponsor JPMorgan Chase on the belief that the network’s media-rights deal gives it exclusivity to all tournament programming on all platforms." It is unclear "how ESPN and the USTA resolved the issue." A USTA spokesperson said that it had "always been the intent to distribute 5,000 devices on a first-come first-serve basis." The spokesperson added that ESPN "will provide the feed fans watch with the FanVision Bolt devices." A user "slides his or her phone into the Bolt." Fans will be able to "view matches from the three main show courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center" (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 8/15 issue).