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Article: Comcast coughs up greens fee: Golf Channel has high hopes PGA package will boost subscriber base.(Golf Channel signs exclusive contract with Professional Golfers' Association to air PGA Tour )
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- January 30, 2006
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While sports-TV-business insiders are wondering whether the NFL Network will end up carrying the Thursday-Saturday package of eight NFL games, it was actually another "niche" sports network that made waves recently with a big-league acquisition. Comcast's The Golf Channel (TGC) took a big swing this month with a deal to become the exclusive cable carrier of the PGA Tour beginning in 2007. While exact figures were not made public, the 15-year deal represents the largest rights acquisition in TGC history.
It follows Comcast's acquisition of National Hockey League rights for its Outdoor Life Network, which is paying around $65 million this season for the ...