Beginning with the 2018 tournament, an in-house operation known as Wimbledon Broadcasting Services (WBS) has served as the official host broadcaster of the tournament, replacing BBC Sport.

United Kingdom Since 1937 the BBC has broadcast the tournament on television in the UK (though 1937-39 daily broadcasts only lasted from half an hour to an hour a day). From 1946 BBC Television broadcast Wimbledon live from 2-3pm until approximately 7.30pm. With play starting on centre court after 2pm in those days, this represented a full day's play, though sometimes the coverage was shared with other sports such as cricket and racing, a practice that was to continue until 1998. From 1950 to 1958 short newsreel films of the day's play lasting between five and fifteen minutes narrated by Peter Wilson were shown late in the evening. In the early 1960s, brief highlights were shown after the day's play. It wasn't until 1964 that the BBC had a stand-alone Wimbledon evening highlights programme. One of the most notable British commentators was Dan Maskell, who commentated on the Championships from 1951 and 1991 and was known as the BBC's "voice of tennis". John Barrett succeeded him in that role until he retired in 2006. Current commentators working for the BBC at Wimbledon include British ex-players Tim Henman and Samantha Smith; tennis legends such as John McEnroe and Tracy Austin; and general sports commentators including Andrew Cotter and Nick Mullins. The matches covered are primarily split between its two main terrestrial channels, BBC One and BBC Two, and their Red Button service. This can result in live matches being moved across all 3 channels. The BBC holds the broadcast rights for Wimbledon until 2033.

The coverage is presented by Clare Balding (highlights 2015–2022, live coverage 2023-present), Isa Guha (co-anchor of live coverage 2023–present) and Qasa Alom (highlights 2023–present). Previous BBC presenters include Sue Barker (guest on highlights 1993, highlights 1994–1999, live coverage 2000–2022) Des Lynam (highlights 1983–1989, live coverage 1991-1997 and 1999), David Vine (highlights Wimbledon Pro 1967, 1979–1982) John Inverdale (highlights 2000–2014), Harry Carpenter (live coverage 1967, 1970–1990, highlights 1971-1978 and 1990–1993), Jack Kramer (highlights 1964–1970), David Coleman (live coverage 1960-1966 and 1968–1969) and Steve Rider (1986 and 1998)

The Wimbledon Finals are obliged to be shown live and in full on terrestrial television (BBC Television Service, ITV, Channel 4, or Channel 5) by government mandate. Highlights of the rest of the tournament must be provided by terrestrial stations; live coverage (excepting the finals) may be sought by satellite or cable TV.

The BBC was forced to apologise after many viewers complained about "over-talking" by its commentary team during the TV coverage of the event in 2011. It said in a statement that views on commentary were subjective but that they "do appreciate that over-talking can irritate our audience". The BBC added that it hoped it had achieved "the right balance" across its coverage and was "of course sorry if on occasion you have not been satisfied". Tim Henman and John McEnroe were among the ex-players commentating. In 2024 The Spectator criticised the "Baldingisation" of BBC Wimbledon coverage.

Wimbledon was also involved in a piece of television history, when on 1 July 1967 the first official colour television broadcast took place in the UK. Four hours live coverage of the 1967 Championships was shown on BBC Two, which was the first television channel in Europe to regularly broadcast in colour. Footage of that historic match no longer survives, however, the Gentlemen's Final of that year is still held in the BBC archives because it was the first Gentlemen's Final transmitted in colour. The tennis balls used were traditionally white, but were switched to yellow in 1986 to make them stand out for colour television. Since 2007, Wimbledon matches have been transmitted in high-definition, originally on the BBC's free-to-air channel BBC HD, with continual live coverage during the tournament of Centre Court and Court No. 1 as well as an evening highlights show Today at Wimbledon. Coverage is now shown on BBC One and Two's HD feeds. Beginning 2018, all centre court matches are televised in 4K ultra-high-definition.

The BBC's opening theme music for Wimbledon since 1976 was composed by Keith Mansfield and is titled "Light and Tuneful". A piece titled "A Sporting Occasion" is the traditional closing theme, though nowadays coverage typically ends either with a montage set to a popular song or with no music at all. Mansfield also composed the piece "World Champion", used by NBC during intervals (change-overs, set breaks, etc.) and at the close of broadcasts throughout the tournament.

Commentators Below is a list of men's singles final commentators for BBC TV.

YearNetworkPlay-by-playColour commentatorsCourtside reporter2027BBCAndrew Cotter2026BBCAndrew CastleAndre Agassi & Tim HenmanTodd Woodbridge2025BBCAndrew CastleTodd Woodbridge & Tim Henman2024BBCAndrew CastleNick Kyrgios & Tim Henman2023BBCAndrew CastleTodd Woodbridge & Tim Henman2022BBCAndrew CastleTodd Woodbridge & Tim Henman2021BBCAndrew CastleBoris Becker & Tim Henman2019BBCAndrew CastleBoris Becker & Tim Henman2017BBCAndrew CastleBoris Becker & Tim Henman2016BBCAndrew CastleLleyton Hewitt & Tim Henman2015BBCAndrew CastleAndy Roddick & Tim Henman2014BBCAndrew CastleJimmy Connors & Tim Henman2013BBCAndrew CastleBoris Becker & Tim Henman2012BBCAndrew CastleBoris Becker & Tim Henman2009BBCAndrew CastleBoris Becker & Tim Henman2008BBCAndrew CastleTim Henman2005BBCAndrew CastleJimmy Connors & John Lloyd2003BBCAndrew CastleBoris Becker & John Lloyd2002BBCJohn BarrettBoris Becker & John Lloyd2001BBCJohn BarrettPat Cash & John Lloyd2000BBCDavid MercerPat Cash & John Lloyd1999BBCDavid MercerPat Cash1998BBCJohn BarrettPat Cash1993BBCJohn BarrettBill Threlfall1992BBCJohn BarrettBill Threlfall & Mark Cox1982BBCDan MaskellJohn Barrett1980BBCDan MaskellJohn Barrett & Mark Cox1977 BBCDan MaskellMark Cox1976 BBCDan MaskellJack Kramer1975 BBCDan MaskellBilly Knight1973 BBCDan MaskellBilly Knight1960BBCDan MaskellJack Kramer1955BBCDan MaskellPeter West1951BBCFreddie GrisewoodDan Maskell1950BBCFreddie GrisewoodRaymond Glendenning1946BBCFreddie GrisewoodNone

Below is a list of men's singles final commentators for ITV.

YearNetworkCommentators1956-1968ITVFred Perry, Emlyn Jones & Dennis Coombe

Dan Maskell began commentating on the Wimbledon Championships in 1949 as an expert summariser for BBC Radio alongside Max Robertson, before switching to television in 1951 with Freddie Grisewood. He would remain as the "voice of tennis" on the BBC until his retirement in 1991. When commenting on a particularly exciting piece of play or an outstanding shot, he sometimes used his most remembered and revered catchphrase "Oh, I say!"."Where were the Germans...?" timesonline.co.uk top 25 commentary moments The last Wimbledon match that he commentated on was the 1991 Men's Singles final between Michael Stich and Boris Becker (which Stich won). The last tennis match Maskell commentated on for BBC Television was the 1991 Grand Slam Cup final between David Wheaton and Michael Chang.

John Barrett's broadcasting career with BBC Television began in 1971. Barrett began commentating on Wimbledon men's singles finals for BBC Television at the end of the 1970s. Barrett's voice was heard on the BBC broadcast of the epic fourth set tiebreak between Borg and McEnroe in the 1980 final (this has often been shown again on TV). Barrett commentated on Wimbledon men's singles finals until 1998. David Mercer took over from Barrett for the 1999 and 2000 men's singles finals, but Barrett commentated on the 2001 and 2002 finals. From 2003, Andrew Castle commentated on Wimbledon men's singles finals instead of Barrett. Barrett announced his retirement from the BBC commentary box at Wimbledon in 2006.

ITV covered Wimbledon live from 1956 to 1968, but for fewer hours each day than the BBC. Fred Perry was their lead commentator.Fred Perry: an autobiography (1984) p. 191 In 1990 the short-lived British Satellite Broadcasting, on its sports channel carried extra coverage of Wimbledon for subscribers. British Eurosport showed evening highlights for a few years around the millennium and showed highlights and live coverage of finals from 2016 until 2024 with the same coverage continuing on Eurosport's successor TNT Sports.

United States In the United States, ABC began showing taped highlights of the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles Final in the 1960s on its Wide World of Sports series. NBC began a 43-year run of covering Wimbledon in 1969, with same-day taped (and often edited) coverage of the Gentlemen's Singles Final. In 1979, the network began carrying the Gentlemen's Singles Finals live. In 1982, the network began carrying the Ladies' Singles Finals live. For the next few decades, Americans made a tradition of NBC's "Breakfast at Wimbledon" specials at weekends. Live coverage started early in the morning (the US being a minimum of 5 hours behind the UK) and continued well into the afternoon, interspersed with commentary and interviews from Bud Collins, whose tennis acumen and famous patterned trousers were well known to tennis fans in the US. Collins was sacked by NBC in 2007, but was promptly hired by ESPN, the cable home for The Championships in the States. For many years NBC's primary Wimbledon host was veteran broadcaster Dick Enberg.

From 1975 to 1999, premium channel HBO carried weekday coverage of Wimbledon. Hosts included Jim Lampley, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, John Lloyd and Barry MacKay (tennis) among others.HBO Guides, program schedules, 1975 to 1999 ESPN took over as the cable-television partner in 2003.

The AELTC grew frustrated with NBC's policy of waiting to begin its quarterfinal and semifinal coverage until after the conclusion of Today at 10 a.m. local, as well as broadcasting live only to the Eastern Time Zone and using tape-delay in all others. NBC also held over high-profile matches for delayed broadcast in its window, regardless of any ongoing matches. In one notorious incident in 2009, ESPN2's coverage of the Tommy Haas-Novak Djokovic quarterfinal was forced off the air nationwide when it ran past 10 a.m. Eastern, after which NBC showed the conclusion of the match on tape only after presenting the previous Ivo Karlović-Roger Federer quarterfinal in full. Beginning with the 2012 tournament, coverage moved to ESPN and ESPN2, marking the second major tennis championship (after the Australian Open) where live coverage is exclusively on pay television. The finals are also broadcast tape-delayed on ABC. Since 2022, live matches returned to broadcast television as ABC aired coverage on weekends, live coast to coast.

Taped coverage using the world feed is aired in primetime and overnights on Tennis Channel and is branded Wimbledon Primetime.

Year Network Play-by-play Color commentators2007NBCTed RobinsonJohn McEnroe (men only) and Mary Carillo (women only) 2006 NBCTed RobinsonJohn McEnroe and Mary Carillo2005NBCTed RobinsonJohn McEnroe (men only) and Mary Carillo1978NBCBud Collins John Newcombe