NBC’s made-for-TV golf broadcast alienated some viewers with a few avoidable decisions
Overproduced at times (with a few very off-topic interview choices), NBC's golf match broadcast could have been a lot better.
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PGA Tour agrees to nine-year media rights deals with CBS, NBC, ESPN+
ESPN+ will be the new streaming home for PGA Tour Live, including multiple live feeds of events.
Golf Channel is moving its offices from Florida to Connecticut, putting it closer to NBC’s other operations
Golf Channel is relocating to be closer to NBC Sports' other operations.
Scott Van Pelt talks about his start in broadcasting at Golf Channel in an exclusive clip from his upcoming Feherty appearance
Any time we get old pictures of SVP with a magnificent salad, it's a good day.
Golf Channel announcers ignore tournament winner Tommy Gainey’s arrest
Tommy Gainey was arrested one month ago in a massive prostitution sting in Florida.
Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee received a cease-and-desist from Patrick Reed’s lawyer over cheating comments
The letter was always going to make Reed look worse than anything Chamblee said on air.
Golf Channel’s Tim Rosaforte announces retirement
Rosaforte had been full-time with Golf Channel since 2007, but his career in golf journalism stretched back a lot farther.
PGA Tour agrees to rights extensions with CBS, NBC and Golf Channel, which will see it gain around a 60 percent annual increase
The PGA Tour appears set to sign rights extensions through 2030.
Golf Channel producer Meghan Kuebler tries to defend commercial-heavy Presidents Cup broadcast, predictably gets ratioed
Over 200 replies were sent within the first hour.
Patrick Reed caught blatantly improving his lie, blames camera angle instead
Reed attempted to play the victim, suggesting a different camera angle would have totally exonerated him.
Golf Channel’s Molly Solomon to head NBC Olympics production, says “let’s innovate and search for fresh ways to tell the athlete stories”
"I think I can bring a uniqueness to the job. My mantra as a producer is let’s innovate and search for fresh ways to tell the athlete stories. So whenever I go into a new project, a new show, I always ask the question to my team, how do we enrich the experience for the viewer?"
Tiger Woods’ first GolfTV match will be “The Challenge: Japan Skins,” featuring Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, and Hideki Matsuyama
The skins match here will be broadcast around the world on GolfTV at midnight Eastern on Oct. 21. In the U.S., it will be simulcast live on Golf Channel.
David Duval made a 14 on one hole at the Open Championship
David Duval is much more of a television analyst than a professional golfer these days, but his 14 on one hole at the Open was still hard to believe.
Your 2019 Open Championship announcing schedule
Here's the broadcaster lineup and broadcast schedule for the 148th Open Championship.
Golf Channel announces 2019 Golf Films slate, including documentaries on Ben Hogan, Tom Watson, and Tiger Woods
Topics include Hogan's incredible comeback story and a look at why the Open is only now returning to Ireland after 68 years.
