Golf

Golf
Industry Moves

The Ladies European Tour (LET) has a new commercial director after former NBC Sports executive Theresa McCann was hired to replace Fiona Harold, who has joined World Netball.
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Media

New indoor golf league TGL will be broadcast by Telenet in Belgium and Ziggo in the Netherlands after deals were signed off in the Low Countries, SportBusiness understands
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Host Broadcast & Production

The PGA Tour is looking to lay the foundation for improved international rights revenues by introducing a dedicated world feed
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Fan Engagement

The PGA Tour has taken steps to retain engagement within a key demographic as it launches a 9-hole event to tap into social media followings of YouTube golf content creators
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Media

The R&A continues to experiment with its direct-to-consumer approach by streaming the Open Championship behind a paywall in 20 countries where there is little demand for the rights, SportBusiness understands.
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Media

Foxtel has retained its US Masters rights in Australia in a multi-year deal that solidifies its monopoly over leading golf properties.
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Media

Backed by the likes of 21st Century Fox and Disney, Caffeine has ceased operations stating it has reached the point “where we are still not quite profitable”.
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Finance & Law

TMRW Sports’ Series A investment round unveiled today (Monday) values the sports technology company behind the TGL golf league at around $500m (€456m).
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Media

DAZN has continued in its attempts to carve out a niche in golf in a deal for exclusive rights to golf’s 2024 US Masters in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Media

Broadcast deals in Australia, Japan and South Korea have been secured for golf’s TGL as the high-profile indoor league prepares to make its long-awaited debut at the start of 2025.
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Fan Engagement

The OTT platform launched by the R&A using Endeavor Streaming technology has been set up to gather consumer data and provide a vehicle to stream the Open in markets devoid of competition.
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Media

DAZN is to exclusively offer additional live feeds from the PGA Tour across 27 countries in the Middle East and North Africa and Southeast Asia, and will also distribute the Tour’s FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) Channel.
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Media

LIV Golf has moved to try and ease the problem of accessibility for its Friday action by adding the alternative viewing option of coverage on the streaming platform Caffeine
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports agreed to a flat fee to maintain its golf dominance in the UK market and retain rights to the Open Championship for another four years.
Golf
Finance & Law

The PGA Tour has reached agreement to secure a $3bn (€2.75bn) investment in a new commercial entity from a US consortium led by Liverpool FC owner Fenway Sports Group (FSG), but has left the door open to 'co-investment' from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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Media

Jon Rahm’s controversial move to LIV Golf has helped the breakaway tour secure a two-year broadcast deal in Spain with Movistar Plus+, the OTT service of the Telefónica-owned pay-television broadcaster.
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Media

Sky Sports has reaffirmed its unchallenged golf dominance in the UK market after retaining rights to the Open Championship for another four years
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained its PGA Tour rights until 2030 with a record three Frenchmen set to take part next year but amid ongoing doubts over the long-term future of the property