During the 2003 Championships, BBC Sport's coverage of matches was the
basis for television programmes seen in 164 territories worldwide.
Cameras covered play on Wimbledon's seven show courts, including centre
court and number one court.
As host broadcaster, the BBC made a total of more than 900 hours of
coverage available to international networks.
The 2003 Wimbledon Championships received more than 5,717 hours of coverage,
an increase of 565 hours from the 2002 figure, surpassing all previous
records for the event.
In the United Kingdom, the BBC transmitted 160 hours of coverage on BBC
ONE and BBC TWO, including a daily highlights programme in the evening.
Last year's tournament demonstrated the profile and growth of interest
in Wimbledon, with coverage increasing throughout most of the world:
The Championships were distributed to 159 territories worldwide.
Broadcast coverage exceeded 5,000 hours for the first time in the history
of the Championships.
Nearly 1.8 billion people received some coverage during the fortnight.
26% of the tournament was broadcast in prime time and 68% was broadcast
live.
242 million page views and 4.3 million unique visitors to the official
Championships website, www.wimbledon.org,
were recorded. (The BBC is not responsible for the content
of external internet links).
In the United Kingdom, BBCi, the interactive arm of the BBC, produced
over 416 hours of live, interactive tennis, offering viewers more court
action and choice than ever before.
More than 12.6 million viewers in the UK tuned in to watch Tim Henman
win against David Nalbandian.
BBC Outside Broadcasts installed 66,700 metres, or 41 miles, of signal
cable.
There were 54 cameras on site of which nine were robotic and eight Supermotion
systems.
The BBC hoist was 72 metres tall (236 feet) and carried one manned camera,
one robotic and one locked off shot.
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