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The following article "News: ESPN, NFL international games, TNT Sports and more" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. New details on the value of the ESPN-NFL deal finalized over the weekend; the NFL adds international games while television arrangements remain unknown; and some TNT Sports…
Even after nearly seven decades broadcasting the PGA TOUR, CBS Sports still finds new storytelling tools and production-technologies every year. The 69-year odyssey continues this weekend from Torrey Pines in
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, Golf Channel coverage of The American
Presented by DraftKings, the offering will provide 400+ hours of sports-betting coverage on 12 events during the TOUR’s 2026 season The PGA TOUR and ESPN are doubling sports-betting coverage for
The PGA TOUR season is officially underway as the Sony Open enters Round 2 today at Waiʻalae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii. Among the many dramatic changes that the TOUR
Golf Channel and the DP World Tour announced a multi-year extension of their media rights agreement, as Golf Channel remains the exclusive television home of the primary men’s professional golf
The PGA TOUR announces an expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) that will accelerate the transformation of how golf content is created, distributed, and experienced worldwide. As the
TNT Sports has agreed a multi-year broadcast deal to show the LIV Golf League in the UK and Ireland. Commencing in January 2026, the broadcaster has secured the rights to air all 14 global events live across its linear channels and the discovery+ streaming platform. As the official broadcast…
Sky and the PGA Tour have agreed a four-year extension to their long-standing partnership in the UK and Ireland through to the end of 2029. This follows recent extensions to
Sky Sports and Augusta National Golf Club have announced a multi-year extension to their long-standing partnership, keeping Sky Sports and Now as the exclusive home of the Masters Tournament in
The green is turning magenta! Telekom has acquired the largest international golf package. Starting in January 2026, MagentaTV will present an extensive live golf offering with 131 tournaments. The year-round program
Without a doubt, 2025 was another banner year for the folks at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ranging from enhanced technologies that leverage the power of artificial intelligence and other ways
The following article "News: WBD, Isiah Thomas, Doug Gottlieb and more" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Standard General’s co-founder has reportedly been in talks about investing or purchasing WBD TV networks; Isiah Thomas will be a guest analyst on NBC NBA coverage; and Doug Gottlieb is…
Champion Data announces a new partnership with the PGA of Australia and Golf Australia, making it the official broadcast graphics provider for the PGA Tour of Australia. The elevated broadcast
GolfPass, part of VERSANT’s Digital Platforms & Ventures portfolio, announces a major extension and evolution of its flagship partnership with top professional golfer Rory McIlroy. Under the agreement, which extends
SES, a space solutions company, and PGA TOUR Studios announce a new agreement to provide tournament content delivery and orchestration with SES’s hybrid IP, fiber and satellite network and the
Australian Golf today announces the launch of GOLF360, a year-round digital media platform that unifies the full strength of Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia’s digital ecosystems. GOLF360 creates
Top professional golfers Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler headline the inaugural Optum Golf Channel Games competition tonight featuring four-man teams in a series of unique, made-for-TV challenges under the lights at
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) announces additional programming highlights for the 2026 HPA Tech Retreat, taking place Feb. 15-19 at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa. At a
The 2025 SVG Summit is less than two weeks away and the day one sessions, set for Dec. 15 at the New York Hilton Hotel, will feature some of the
