DIRECTV's Grand Slam

No, we aren't talking baseball. DIRECTV recently announced that it will expand its interactive sports programming this year with coverage of all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, beginning with the Australian Open this weekend.

For the first time, DIRECTV will offer expanded coverage of the Australian Open, featuring its six-screens-in-one Mix Channel and other interactive features during the first eight days of the tournament from Melbourne Park. In addition, the interactive application, the Mix Channel and the five court channels will be broadcast in High Definition.

The Mix Channel will offer, on a single screen, the network channel and five court channels with live coverage tuneable to full screen via remote. Each channel will feature natural sound and commentary from tennis experts.

And in a first for any tennis tournament, all live Australian Open coverage on ESPN2 and Tennis Channel throughout the tournament will be accompanied by access to the Results and Draw features.

Australian Open coverage airs on channels 701-707 on each of the first eight days of the tournament starting at 7 p.m. (ET)

DIRECTV will also offer interactive services for ESPN and Tennis Channel's coverage of the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open tournaments this year, completing the Grand Slam.

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