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Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s
PGA TOUR continues to push deeper into automated and software-defined production from its PGA TOUR Studios facility in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. SVG caught up with Michael Raimondo, VP, Broadcast
The 2026 Presidents Cup is underway at Medinah Country Club outside of Chicago with Team USA and an International Team of men’s golfers facing off for four days of competition
TMRW Sports in partnership with the LPGA, today announced multiyear U.S. media rights agreements with ESPN and Scripps Sports/ION to bring WTGL, the new women’s team golf league, to fans
The avatars of actual athletes have populated video-sports gaming for years. Platforms like NBA 2K26, EA Sports Madden NFL, EA Sports FC, and MLB The Show use real-world athlete likenesses,
In 2022, when the PGA TOUR was breaking ground on its new, state-of-the-art broadcast facility in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the global trajectory of golf was already on the up.
Slated to be tested on Rocket Classic coverage this weekend, the stream will feature graphics offering fun facts on Detroit, the history of the course, real-time player stats The PGA
The 154th Open Championship was a marvel of teamwork as the R&A, European Tour Productions, Gravity Media, NBC Sports, the Golf Channel, Sky Sports, and others collaborated to deliver one
With 42 RF cameras and high-power radio mics deployed, the spectrum environment is challenging at the coastal Royal Birkdale golf club The Open Championship is underway at Royal Birkdale in
In a return to Royal Birkdale, the team enjoys partnering with ETP and Gravity Media on a production marked by uncharacteristically hot weather The NBC Sports golf-production team has a
The 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is underway and with it a massive effort from NBC Sports that involves 650 people working from the Hamptons, firing up
The Athletic has announced that PGA TOUR highlights will be integrated into its golf coverage beginning with the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. PGA TOUR footage joins the NFL, NBA,
For the first time at a women’s golf major, every player in the field will receive an AI-generated round recap, fans can follow players onto the practice range with 3D
Virtual Eye is delivering 15 graphics outputs for global coverage of this week’s PGA Championship, with crews in New Zealand, the U.S., and Scotland operating in shifts to provide continuous
Game Creek’s Gotham and B3 mobile units produce content from two separate locations In the second round of the 2026 PGA Championship, ESPN is behind the production controls from Aronimink
Tech innovation presents new live, replayed images of the game of golf Televised golf just got a lot more cinematic. After a successful debut at the the 2026 Cadillac Championship
The 2026 PGA Championship, taking place May 11–17 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, will feature expanded digital and broadcast coverage across the PGA of America’s platforms, CBS
T-Mobile is serving as a technology partner for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, deploying 5G connectivity and AI tools across broadcast production, fan-facing
Golf viewership is growing. The 2025 Ryder Cup drew five million viewers in the UK, a 45% increase over the 2023 event. The US Open was the most streamed golf
The 4,000-sq.-ft. space in Frisco, TX, has produced live and packaged programming for the Big 12 Conference, Dallas Stars, Major League Rugby The PGA of America’s two-year-old production studio inside
