e have a shortened version of Sports Media Weekly this week, but it is jam-packed with news.
Joining Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and me for the show is Brian Berger, host of Sports Business Radio.
The blockbuster story of the week came yesterday when Fox Sportswon the rights to telecast USGA events under a 12-year deal which begins in 2015. NBC has had the rights for the USGA since 1995. In our discussion we speculate whether Fox paid too much for the rights (reported at $100 million) and how NBC will fare after 2014 when it will no longer be covering any of golf’s major tournaments. We also speculate as to how Fox will cover the sport, as the network has no track record of televising golf events.
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