Golf
Coliseum snatch of PGA rights shifts US Tour from TV to web
Online subscription service Coliseum Sports Media continued to shake up the previously moribund New Zealand market with the acquisition of the US PGA Tour this month.
Sky NZ refocuses on domestic sports
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will target more domestic sports content after signing a series of domestic rights deals in recent days, according to spokeswoman Kirsty Way.
European Tour given helping hand by Ryder Cup
Global media interest in last weekend’s Ryder Cup finale confirmed the extent to which the competition has become one of sport’s blue-riband events. Few events have the power to hold the US and Europe in thrall over three days.
Rupert Hampel, managing director, European Tour Productions
Interview with Rupert Hampel, managing director of European Tour Productions, on the importance of the Ryder Cup to European Tour media rights.
Scott Seymour, SVP managing director of golf, Octagon
Interview with Scott Seymour, SVP managing director of golf at the Octagon agency, about the strength of the European Tour and to what extent it is being propped up by the Ryder Cup.
Coliseum and PGA Tour to launch new service
Golf’s PGA Tour has linked up with online subscription service Coliseum Sports Media to establish a new direct-to-customer service in New Zealand.
Ryder Cup YouTube channel goes live
Organisers of golf’s Ryder Cup have launched an official channel for this year’s tournament on video-sharing website YouTube.
Sky NZ won’t renew golf rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will not renew a rights deal for coverage of various golf events.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From August 21 to September 3
Media rights clips from August 21 to September 3
PGA Tour launches new YouTube channel
Golf’s PGA Tour has launched a new paid channel on video-sharing website YouTube that will allow fans to access archived video footage from historic tournaments.
PGA Tour extends deal with ESPN in Latin America
Golf’s PGA Tour has extended a rights deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN International in Latin America and the Caribbean.
PGA Tour links up with iTunes for video archive
The PGA Tour has agreed a deal with iTunes to make the golf tour’s video archive of major tournaments available on the Apple on-demand viewing service.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 10 to July 23
Media rights clips from July 10 to July 23.
Sky to dedicate entire channel to Ryder Cup
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB is to dedicate one of its Sky Sports channels to coverage of the 2014 Ryder Cup golf tournament.
R&A chief says Sky speculation is ‘premature’
Peter Dawson, the chief executive of the R&A, which operates the Open championship, has described reports that UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB could acquire exclusive media rights for the British golf event as “massively premature.”
LPGA and Blinkx strike video content deal
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has agreed a deal with Blinkx to offer users of the US media company’s service access to golf-related video content.
BT threat spooks Sky into US Open increase
The United States Golf Association was able to use the competition, or the threat of it, in the UK pay-television market to secure a strong increase in value of the rights to the US Open.
Fiji TV snaps up golf rights
Fijian commercial broadcaster Fiji TV has acquired non-exclusive free-to-air rights and exclusive pay-television rights for the Fiji International golf tournament.