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Five sports technology insights from All That Matters Online 2020
Highlights from the sports tech stream at the All That Matters Online 2020 conference, including the wearable that saved the PGA Tour and the trend for 'phygital' events. Reporting from Kevin McCullagh and Tom King.
‘Parity and equality’ key to PGA Tour betting operator deals
The four betting operator sponsors of golf’s PGA Tour, all signed this summer, are each paying similar rights fees for non-exclusive rights with the same contract durations.
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PGA Tour poised to bring back spectators at Bermuda Championship
The PGA Tour is expected to welcome back spectators for the first time since the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic at next month's Bermuda Championship
PGA Tour unveils 2020-21 schedule, will bring back fans “when it’s safe to return”
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has refused to commit to a specific date when spectators will be allowed to return to tournaments in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
PGA Tour brings in FanDuel Sportsbook as latest betting operator
The PGA Tour has agreed a multiyear content and marketing partnership with FanDuel Sportsbook, which has been designated an official betting operator of the organization
GolfTV audience spikes on back of Tiger Woods content, additional rights markets
GolfTV displayed substantial growth in users and subscribers in July, with content featuring Tiger Woods, a global content partner of the Discovery-owned subscription streaming platform, a major contributor…
PGA Tour signs up PointsBet as latest betting operator
Golf’s PGA Tour named PointsBet, the global betting company, as its latest official betting operator in a multiyear agreement.
PGA Tour strikes sports betting partnership with BetMGM
The PGA Tour has announced a multiyear content and marketing partnership with BetMGM, which has been designated an official betting operator of the organization
DraftKings expands PGA Tour deal to gain betting rights
Content and marketing partnership struck a year ago enlarged
Woods return set to provide further lift to PGA Tour
Golf's top fan draw plays first PGA Tour event in five months
PGA Tour to finish 2019-20 season without spectators
The PGA Tour will close out its revised 2019-20 schedule without any spectators in attendance in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Ryder Cup officially postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19
The Ryder Cup has become the latest major global sporting event to fall victim to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the PGA of America postponing the men's team golf event by a year to 2021
PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament abandons plan to have limited spectators
The PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament will now be held without spectators next week due to the rapidly changing dynamics of the global Covid-19 pandemic, it has been announced.
PGA Tour to heighten health and safety protocols
Sharpened focus comes after five player withdrawals at Travelers Championship
US sports industry grappling with new spike in Covid-19 cases
New outbreaks of the virus impact multiple sports
ITV lands weekly PGA Tour highlights rights for rest of 2020
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired highlights rights to the US PGA Tour for the remainder of the 2020 season, marking the first time the network has shown professional golf in over 30 years
PGA Tour seals ESPN+ featured-hole streaming partnership for 2020 season
The PGA Tour and ESPN have reached an agreement for direct-to-consumer platform ESPN+ to stream live, featured-hole coverage from 12 Tour events this season
PGA Tour, Twitter unveil multicast fan-engagement initiative
The PGA Tour and social-media platform Twitter have teamed up to create an innovative live content fan-engagement initiative to mark the golf circuit's return to competition this week