Monday, September 26, 2011

NBC Sports Group To Present Live Coverage Of World Golf Championships

"GOLF CHANNEL ON NBC": All golf coverage on NBC will be re-branded as "Golf Channel on NBC." The coverage will incorporate the Golf Channel look throughout each telecast, down to the logo on the NBC Sports commentators' apparel. Golf Channel's tournament graphics will be showcased throughout all coverage, which immediately includes a custom-made Golf Channel-NBC peacock fusion logo.

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Golf Channel and NBC ambition share 10 tournaments above the PGA TOUR's 2011 FedExCup schedule, including the PLAYERS Championship and PGA TOUR Playoffs.

Its signature news program, Golf Central, will wrap live tournament coverage all week. In all, NBC Sports Group will surpass 55 hours of coverage for WGC-Match Play.

Dick Ebersol, leader, NBC Sports Group said "There are quite few channels whose appoint delivers accurate what the brand promises. Beginning with Arnold Palmer and Joe Gibbs 16 annuals antecedent, Golf Channel has built a strong brand by covering the amusement with passion and authenticity, which made re-branding all NBC Sports golf coverage as 'Golf Channel on NBC' an easy determination. Our blueprint is to grow Golf Channel by exposing it to new viewers via the roomy reach of the network and the unprecedented cross-promotional power of NBCUniversal."

Sunday
(Semifinals) 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Golf Central Pregame 1-2 p.m. ET Golf Channel
(Finals) 2-6 p.m. ET NBC
Golf Central 6-7 p.m. ET Golf Channel

STATE OF THE GAME LIVE: Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo, two of the premiere voices in golf, will participate in a first-of-its-kind television event captioned "State of the Game Live" this Friday night by 8:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. Miller and Faldo, onward with golf analysts Roger Maltbie and Brandel Chamblee, will participate in a panel debate moderated by Dan Hicks on issues circling the game today. Golf Channel's Frank Nobilo will also participate in the program.

Mike McCarley, president, Golf Channel said "The opportunity to have the extensive resources of the NBCUniversal family back an initiative favor this will be highly efficacious in aiding to disclose the Golf Channel to millions more spectators. At our best, we provide viewers the best seat in the house because the most in-depth and compelling golf coverage on television."

Ebersol: "This is a peerless golf-television event that for the first time brings together the two premiere voices in the game...Johnny Miller, who I have had a special relationship with for numerous years, and Nick Faldo. Beyond all of their testimonials on the course, their voices always resonate with fans on the significant issues namely influence the game. Our goal is to utilize our combined assets for more memorabilia such as this in the future."

Thursday
Morning Drive Special 1-1:30 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Golf Central Pregame 1:30-2 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Second Round 2-6 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Golf Central 6-6:30 p.m. ET Golf Channel

NBC Sports Group Television Schedule for World Golf Championships - Match Play Championship (no including prime time replays):

Saturday
(Quarterfinals) Noon-2 p.m. ET Golf Channel
(Quarterfinals) 2-6 p.m. ET NBC
Golf Central 6-6:30 p.m. ET Golf Channel

Dan Hicks and Johnny Miller, in their 12th season attach, will fasten 'Golf Channel on NBC' coverage Saturday and Sunday from the cardinal fortress. Gary Koch and Peter Jacobsen will serve for tower correspondents while Roger Maltbie, Mark Rolfing and Dottie Pepper will report from the course. Jimmy Roberts will serve as interviewer/essayist. Kelly Tilghman will host Golf Channel coverage with Terry Gannon and Nick Faldo anchoring from the cardinal tower. Maltbie, Koch, Rolfing and Pepper will have twin characters connecting Phil Parkin and Rich Lerner as Golf Channel reporters.

NBC Sports and Golf Channel will provide 'State of the Game Live,' on Friday, Feb.25 and more than 55 hours of coverage, including 28 live hours, from the World Golf Championships - Match Play Championship from Tucson, Ariz.

In adding to branding, Golf Channel's coverage of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship too will behalf from generous promotional support from NBCUniversal's household of TV webs and websites. WGC-Accenture has been identified as a cross-channel priority at the NBCUniversal Marketing Council.

Wednesday
Morning Drive Special 10-11 a.m. ET Golf Channel
Golf Central Pregame 11 a.m.-Noon ET Golf Channel
First Round Noon-6 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Golf Central 6-7:30 p.m. ET Golf Channel

Friday
Morning Drive Special 1-1:30 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Golf Central Pregame 1:30-2 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Third Round 2-6 p.m. ET Golf Channel
Golf Central 6-6:30 p.m. ET Golf Channel
State of the Game Live 8:30-9 p.m. ET Golf Channel

Golf Channel also will have an imbedded social medium reporter at the tournament, who will work behind the scenes to provide an exclusive look forto the making of the broadcasts. Fans tin access this content from the Golf Chanel Facebook and Twitter pages. NBCSports.com's ProGolfTalk will function previews, recaps and analysis of all the pairings and results throughout the event.

It namely the 1st shared coverage for NBC Sports and Golf Channel since either organizations became members of the NBC Sports Group on Jan. 28 while the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed.

In addition to live coverage of the WGC-Match Play, Golf Channel will replay 18 absolute hours of the tournament in maximal period throughout the week. The network's new morn show, Morning Drive, will have annexed, live airings for 60 minutes guiding into Wednesday's coverage and 30 minutes each leadership into Thursday and Friday's coverage.

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