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Report: Golf Channel Head Thompson Leaving Network
Sports Business Daily is reporting that Golf Channel head Page Thompson will be leaving the Comcast-owned network by the end of 2010. Thompson has been with the network since 2007 - the first year of Golf Channel's 15 year early-round PGA Tour coverage deal. Golf Channel is one of the properties in...
The Masters Ratings and The Future of Golf on TV
The ratings are in and the Masters had slightly fewer viewers than last year. From Golfweek: This year's final round fell on Easter Sunday, when fewer people were watching TV. CBS said Monday its coverage drew a fast national rating of 8.3 and a 20 share. It earned an 8.6/18 in 2008. A...
NBC Will Spend Time on Tiger This Weekend, But He's Not Playing
When Tiger Woods announced that he would return this week at the Accenture Match Play, the networks broadcasting the event - Golf Channel and NBC - went on a marketing barrage with the message that Tiger was back. That was true for the Golf Channel, but due to Tim Clark's fantastic performance...
LPGA Tour & Golf Channel Sign 10 Year Agreement
The LPGA Tour is really getting its ducks in order on the television side. They have agreed in principle to a 10 year agreement with Golf Channel to ink the network as the exclusive cable home for the Tour starting in 2010. The agreement was jointly announced Wednesday at the SBS Open with...
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