Sky Sports has extended the media rights ownership of the PGA Tour with Warner Bros. Discovery for the live broadcast of the golf tournament.
Sky Sports will continue to air a minimum of 36 golf tournaments each year as part of the agreement. The association includes all FedExCup tournaments on the PGA Tour, including the FedExCup Playoffs, Tour Championship and Presidents Cup.
Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company, Sky Group and is prominent in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The tv network will broadcast wide coverage of PGA Tour events, including early round broadcasting prior to the US network tv window and provide exclusive bonus footage from the games. The broadcast will also include top tier commentary with names such as Andrew Coltart, Bruce Critchley and David Livingstone.
Sky Sports Managing Director, Jonathan Licht said, “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with the PGA Tour. The extended deal cements Sky Sports’ place as the home of golf in the UK and Ireland and means our customers will be able to follow the key live action on the Tour for years to come.”
PGA Tour Chief Media Officer, Rick Anderson said, “We are extremely pleased to continue our long partnership with Sky Sports in a key market, one that values golf at the highest level. Sky Sports’ localised production connects the best in professional golf, the PGA Tour, to our UK audience.”
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe President and Managing Director, Andrew Georgiou said, “Sky has been a long-term partner to Discovery and now Warner Bros. Discovery for more than 30 years, helping to bring our channels and content to millions of people.”