Golf
Ziggo bolsters golf offering with new DP World Tour, PGA Tour deals
Dutch pay-TV operator and telco Ziggo has bolstered its golf portfolio by securing deals for both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour rights
PGA Tour returns to in-house international rights sales
The PGA Tour will once again manage the sale of its international media rights in-house following renegotiations held with Warner Bros. Discovery amid the shuttering of its GolfTV international streaming service.
Sky retains suite of golf rights in DACH region, agrees Ryder Cup deal in Italy
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has renewed various golf rights in German-speaking countries while also reaching an agreement in Italy to broadcast the DP World Tour and the 2023 Ryder Cup from the Marco Simone…
U-Next and Japanext pick up PGA Tour rights in Japan
New media rights agreements have been agreed in Japan for PGA Tour golf following the shutdown yesterday of GolfTV, the Warner Bros
LET turns to Barnett to support broadcast strategy review
Golf’s Ladies European Tour has appointed experienced industry executive Murray Barnett as a broadcast consultant as it undertakes a review of commercial, content and technical aspects of its broadcast s…
Warner Bros. Discovery takes The Match into Europe
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has widened its coverage of ‘The Match’ by announcing it will broadcast the exhibition golf event in Europe for the first time.
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned GolfTV shutting down
International golf streaming service GolfTV, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is ending.
The service has emailed customers to say the last day of operation will be December 12
New LET commercial director Harold undertaking strategic review
Golf’s Ladies European Tour (LET) has recruited Fiona Harold as its new commercial director.
Singapore Women’s Open to tee off in December off after two-year wait
The inaugural edition of the Singapore Women’s Open golf tournament will finally take place next month after being postponed for more than two years as a result of the pandemic.
LIV Golf president: ‘We need to commercialize the product’
LIV Golf president Atul Khosla has made it clear that the primary goals of the Saudi-backed breakaway series in 2023 are to land "milestone" sponsorship and television rights deals to begin commercializing…
Jam TV to produce PGA Tour of Australasia coverage
McGuire Media-owned production firm Jam TV is to produce live coverage of the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Jam TV will produce more than 140 hours of coverage across 14 events during the 2022-23 season
EXCLUSIVE: LIV Golf outlines global go-to-market strategy for first media rights cycle
LIV Golf has embarked on a global ‘roadshow’ of presentations and meetings with broadcasters as it launches its first rights cycle that will target exclusive deals worldwide.
LIV Golf ‘nearing US time-buy deal with Fox Sports’
Deal, if completed, would be highly unusual among most major sports properties
IMG brokers domestic deal with U-Next for JLPGA Tour rights
Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired rights to the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in an agreement facilitated by the IMG agency
LIV Golf agrees digital media rights deal with Weibo in China
LIV Golf has agreed a content partnership in China with social media platform Weibo.
Weibo has got exclusive digital media rights for LIV's inaugural Invitational Series this year
Amazon, Apple ‘passed on’ LIV Golf media rights deal in US
Technology giants Amazon and Apple both reportedly passed on the opportunity to become the media rights partner of Saudi-backed startup LIV Golf in the United States, highlighting the difficulties the…
JTBC furious over KLPGA sales process as SBS set to renew
An impending renewal of Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association’s domestic media rights by SBS is being bitterly opposed by rival broadcaster JTBC, which has threatened legal action.
NBC Sports remains bullish on PGA Tour despite LIV Golf threat
NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua says he remains bullish about the future of the PGA Tour despite a number of leading players continuing to join the rival Saudi-backed breakaway tour LIV Golf