• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

New PGA Tour TV deal in 2007

D

Darrel

Guest
http://www.pgatour.com/info/company/story/9158540
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060111/ap_en_tv/glf_pga_tour_television

The PGA Tour announced their new TV deal beginning in 2007, the starting year of the new "FedEx Cup" competition. Here's the gist of it:

* CBS will broadcast the bulk of the tournament load, 19 tourneys including most of the early season "West Coast Swing" and a majority of the spring and summer tournaments.

* NBC will see its tournament load increase to 10, including The Players Championship (which will be moved from late March to the second week in May).

* The two networks will split up the World Golf Championships events: NBC will air WGC events in February and March; CBS will keep the Firestone event in August.

* The two networks will also split up the season-ending FedEx Cup Championship Series events (CBS will have one, likely the Western Open, while NBC will have two other tourneys and the Tour Championship).

* ABC is not part of the equasion, as they walked away from talks last month. The network still has The British Open, though it's been speculated they might give up on that when their current commitment expires in a couple of years. (The 4 major tournaments have TV deals separate from the PGA Tour.)

* The new deal also allows The Golf Channel to be exclusive "cable partner" to the Tour. They will have early-round coverage of tourneys during the week (including the WGC events), as well as exclusive coverage of the two start-of-season tourneys in Hawaii, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the "Quest for the Card" tournaments that will follow The Tour Championship. TGC will also continue as exclusive "cable partner" for the Champions and Nationwide Tours.
 
> * The new deal also allows The Golf Channel to be exclusive
> "cable partner" to the Tour. They will have early-round
> coverage of tourneys during the week (including the WGC
> events), as well as exclusive coverage of the two
> start-of-season tourneys in Hawaii, the Bob Hope Chrysler
> Classic, and the "Quest for the Card" tournaments that will
> follow The Tour Championship. TGC will also continue as
> exclusive "cable partner" for the Champions and Nationwide
> Tours.
>
IOW no more PGA on ESPN or TNT(?)? :-(

ixnay
 
> > * The new deal also allows The Golf Channel to be
> exclusive
> > "cable partner" to the Tour. They will have early-round
> > coverage of tourneys during the week (including the WGC
> > events), as well as exclusive coverage of the two
> > start-of-season tourneys in Hawaii, the Bob Hope Chrysler
> > Classic, and the "Quest for the Card" tournaments that
> will
> > follow The Tour Championship. TGC will also continue as
> > exclusive "cable partner" for the Champions and Nationwide
>
> > Tours.
> >
> IOW no more PGA on ESPN or TNT(?)? :-(
>
> ixnay
>
It'll be interesting to see who gets the British Open,
the only major left on ABC. Locally, we're interested
in how this will impact the Greater Greensboro Chrysler
Classic. Although one of the oldest stops on the tour
(dating back to 1937 or '38), it's been in decline for
several years. It used to be played just before or after
the Masters, where it was invariably hit with rain or snow
or both; the tournament then moved to fall but failed to
attract Tiger or very many of the other big names. ABC
has been carrying the tournament in recent years, but if
it can't find a new network it's probably dead. Meanwhile,
the relatively new Charlotte tournament has become one of
the favorites of tour players.
 
> > > * The new deal also allows The Golf Channel to be
> > exclusive
> > > "cable partner" to the Tour. They will have early-round
>
> > > coverage of tourneys during the week (including the WGC
> > > events), as well as exclusive coverage of the two
> > > start-of-season tourneys in Hawaii, the Bob Hope
> Chrysler
> > > Classic, and the "Quest for the Card" tournaments that
> > will
> > > follow The Tour Championship. TGC will also continue as
>
> > > exclusive "cable partner" for the Champions and
> Nationwide
> >
> > > Tours.
> > >
> > IOW no more PGA on ESPN or TNT(?)? :-(
> >
> > ixnay
> >
> It'll be interesting to see who gets the British Open,
> the only major left on ABC. Locally, we're interested
> in how this will impact the Greater Greensboro Chrysler
> Classic. Although one of the oldest stops on the tour
> (dating back to 1937 or '38), it's been in decline for
> several years. It used to be played just before or after
> the Masters, where it was invariably hit with rain or snow
> or both; the tournament then moved to fall but failed to
> attract Tiger or very many of the other big names. ABC
> has been carrying the tournament in recent years, but if
> it can't find a new network it's probably dead. Meanwhile,
> the relatively new Charlotte tournament has become one of
> the favorites of tour players.
>
I have some Questions about PGA TV Deals of The Past:

What was the first network to broadcast a PGA event ever?

What was the first cable network to broadcast a PGA event ever?

I feel that ABC/TNT will keep The British Open

USA may lose The Masters as well as their PGA Coverage but will still have

golf due to The Ryder Cup and maybe some of the US Open

So for PGA events only it's NBC, CBS, and The Golf Channel

The USGA is different so the Masters and US Open, and The British Open (Which ABC has until 2008) won't be effective

But ESPN not having PGA

WOW

I thought this would hurt the sinking ship known as ABC Sports, why should

ESPN have to suffer?
 
Oldvnewschool asks:

> What was the first network to broadcast a PGA event ever?

I don't know for sure, but if I had to guess, I'd say it would have been CBS, with the final two rounds of the 1956 Masters.

> I feel that ABC/TNT will keep The British Open
>
> USA may lose The Masters as well as their PGA Coverage but
> will still have golf due to The Ryder Cup and maybe some of the US Open

It's my understanding that the four "majors" have their own TV deals, apart from the new PGA/CBS/NBC/Golf Channel deal. So at least for now, I think USA will still carry the first two rounbds of The Masters, ABC/TNT will still cover the British Open, and NBC will carry the U.S. Open (along with some other USGA-sanctioned events).

> But ESPN not having PGA
>
> WOW
>
> I thought this would hurt the sinking ship known as ABC
> Sports, why should ESPN have to suffer?

Part of the reason ABC/ESPN is out of the new PGA television deal is that the two networks will between them split the second half of the NASCAR stock-car racing season beginning in 2007 (with most of the races from July through November on ABC and three or four races on ESPN). That would have caused scheduling problems during that part of the year.
 
2007 FedEx Cup Schedule Released

> It'll be interesting to see who gets the British Open,
> the only major left on ABC. Locally, we're interested
> in how this will impact the Greater Greensboro Chrysler
> Classic. Although one of the oldest stops on the tour
> (dating back to 1937 or '38), it's been in decline for
> several years. It used to be played just before or after
> the Masters, where it was invariably hit with rain or snow
> or both; the tournament then moved to fall but failed to
> attract Tiger or very many of the other big names. ABC
> has been carrying the tournament in recent years, but if
> it can't find a new network it's probably dead. Meanwhile,
> the relatively new Charlotte tournament has become one of
> the favorites of tour players.

Well, you'll be relieved to know that the 2007 PGA Tour schedule (well, at least the "FedEx Cup" portion) was announced on Friday, and the stop in Greensboro was included--August 16-19, the week between the PGA Championship and the start of the four-tournament Championship Series stretch. Here in Wisconsin, organizers of the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee were a little worried about their possible exclusion as well. Milwaukee will still be part of the Tour--albeit on the same week as the British Open.

Links to the schedule and related articles are below. It should be noted, however, that the "Quest for the Card" schedule is not included, as the Tour is still in negotiations with tourneys in locales as notable as Orlando, San Antonio, and Connecticut.

http://www.pgatour.com/story/9163164
http://www.pgatour.com/info/company/story/9163334
http://www.jsonline.com/golfplus/jan06/385074.asp
 
Re: 2007 FedEx Cup Schedule Released

> > It'll be interesting to see who gets the British Open,
> > the only major left on ABC. Locally, we're interested
> > in how this will impact the Greater Greensboro Chrysler
> > Classic. Although one of the oldest stops on the tour
> > (dating back to 1937 or '38), it's been in decline for
> > several years. It used to be played just before or after
> > the Masters, where it was invariably hit with rain or snow
>
> > or both; the tournament then moved to fall but failed to
> > attract Tiger or very many of the other big names. ABC
> > has been carrying the tournament in recent years, but if
> > it can't find a new network it's probably dead.
> Meanwhile,
> > the relatively new Charlotte tournament has become one of
> > the favorites of tour players.
>
> Well, you'll be relieved to know that the 2007 PGA Tour
> schedule (well, at least the "FedEx Cup" portion) was
> announced on Friday, and the stop in Greensboro was
> included--August 16-19, the week between the PGA
> Championship and the start of the four-tournament

True, I heard this on WFMY last night. The big question is,
coming when it does, will the GGCC be able to attract the
big-name players, who may choose to take a week off between
the PGA Championship and the FedEx Cup? The tournament had
this problem when it was played in April; too many top names
getting ready for, or coming off, the Masters skipped Greensboro.
It looks like we're good until 2010, and then Greensboro, barring
a miracle, will be scratched from the tour.
>
>
> http://www.pgatour.com/story/9163164
> http://www.pgatour.com/info/company/story/9163334
> http://www.jsonline.com/golfplus/jan06/385074.asp
>
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom