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How to watch Wimbledon from Spain in English: Tennis championships 2023 on TV
Watch all the Men’s and Women’s singles and Doubles Wimbledon matches 2023 online or on television
Wimbledon this year promises to be an exciting one for those in southeast Spain and the Region of Murcia as local boy Carlos Alcaraz is tipped to be bookies’ favourite to win the UK Tennis tournament in 2023.
Having won on grass at the Queen’s Club Championships in London just before Wimbledon, Alcaraz, who was born and raised in Murcia’s El Palmar and is current World Number 1 again, looks in top shape to sweep the Wimbledon Men’s Singles this year.
This year, the Wimbledon Tennis Championship runs from Monday July 3, 2023 until Sunday July 16, 2023.
So, where can you feel all the excitement and watch all the Wimbledon 2023 matches in Spain with English commentary? There are 4 main options when it comes to seeing the tennis in Spain in English:
1. On Spanish television
One way to watch the tennis in Spain is on a Spanish television channel. The Spanish TV channels with the rights to broadcast Wimbledon is Movistar+, which is an online service. However, it should be noted that this option comes with Spanish commentary and Spanish adverts.
2. On UK satellite television
To watch the Wimbledon games on UK television, you can easily contract a UK TV package from a reputable provider in Spain who has experience providing extensive television coverage with TV channels from the United Kingdom to people in Spain.
This will give you access to all the tennis and analysis as shown on UK TV from the comfort of Spain, whether you’re on holiday or living in Spain.
In many southern areas of Spain, including the southernmost parts of the Region of Murcia such as Mazarrón, the Port of Mazarrón and Camposol, satellite TV will not provide a strong enough signal to be able to watch the tennis from the UK.
While further north this may be an option for getting UK television in Spain, depending on the cables or satellite you have installed, it will not be for long as within the next 6-9 months the satellite system will be shut down completely.
3. Watch Wimbledon 2023 online
The best option is Internet TV, where you can watch Wimbledon on your TV via the internet. Specialist UK television provider in Spain, Rainbow Satellites, point out that with IPTV, no satellite dish or antenna is required and a UK IP address or a computer are not necessary, so you don’t have to mess about with VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks to trick the internet into thinking you’re in the UK when you’re not.
With a MAG 520 television box, you can get a full range of programmes that connect to internet routers and TVs, as long as you have a good, strong internet connection with a speed of 10MBS plus. In this way, you can not only watch the tennis in Spain this summer, but get British television shows all year round.
4. Go to a bar or fan zone
The Spanish are notoriously keen on tennis, and many sports bars in Spain will be showing the Wimbledon (more than the Ashes cricket, that’s for sure), especially as one of their own is slated to do so well this year.
If you fancy a more communal watching experience, you can visit any one of a million sports bars in Spain that will be showing the tennis. Some will have Spanish commentary, of course, but others, especially if they are in touristy areas, will have English commentary. One thing they’ll all have in common, though: good beer and good company!
For more information about UK television and high-speed internet in Spain, contact Rainbow Satellites today:
Tel: (0034) 686 358 475
Satellite and internet TV solutions throughout the Murcia Region
What we do
Rainbow Satellites installs and services anything to do with Television / Radio services. Our main business is installations for UK TV in Spain – but we work with all nationalities installing systems to receive their home TV. We work with individuals for television in private properties together with apartment owners and community groups for shared systems.
UK TV can be received in parts of southern Spain (Murcia Region being one of the lucky ones !) via the SKY and FREESAT satellite networks but it is not as easy or as straightforward as satellite reception in the UK.
In general simple terms the signals down here are not as strong as in the UK – we are on the edge of the signal footprint for many transmissions. This means that larger dishes than in the UK are required to receive enough signal to convert to a TV picture. On top of this the signals vary in strength throughout the day for various technical reasons so that at one time of the day a channel may be available to watch but at another time is not. There are also North and South beams – signals on the south beam tend to be stronger here than those on the North beam. Add to this that different makes/models of digiboxes have varying grades of tuners – all fine in the UK where there is “tons” of signal but critical down here. Also the LNB - the bit on the dish that gets the signal - are VERY variable in their reception quality - LNB choice/selection is a major consideration in successfull reception.
We at Rainbow test all the equipment available and only promote the best in the field – without A1 quality dishes, LNB’s, cables and digiboxes television viewing will be disappointing.
To receive FREESAT – the main UK channels and similar to FREEVIEW – is reasonably straight forward. Connect up the right equipment installed correctly and watch – there are no ongoing charges.
However SKY is a little more involved and is technically illegal to view in Spain – many do watch it and it is not an imprisonable offence ! – but if SKY find out you are viewing in Spain they are obliged to cut your service. There are lots of ways to watch SKY in Spain and the best option if you do want it is to contact us – a few questions will let us tailor a system for you.
A piece of advice if you are moving over here permanently and wanting to continue to watch SKY – contact us BEFORE you tell SKY you are moving or cancel your contact – we can probably assist in the move and save you a lot of money !
Weather can affect signals – rain, clouds or turbulence in the air can reduce the signal strength – sometimes to the point of no signal – this happens in the UK as well as here – it’s just that we have problems less often with the glorious Spanish weather, however whilst we have less weather problems our signals here are weaker and smaller weather issues do effect the signal.
IPTV - Recieving TV by the Internet is now a reality worldwide. NO DISH REQUIRED
We can supply boxes that connect to Routers & TV'S and will show a full range of programmes.
UK IP addresses are NOT necessary.
Computer is NOT necessary.
Please contact us directly for full details
Good A1 internet is required from a supplier who will support internet TV - not always easy in Spain but it is getting better - Mazarron town has recently gone fibre optic with high speeds available!
