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Running 2020 PGA Tour thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TigerVols, Sep 11, 2019.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, that's borderline amazing that a player getting in hot water like that would get a story on the website. Guessing it didn't make the Instagram feed.
     
    playthrough, Sep 13, 2020
    #1441
  2. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Golf Channels coverage of Safeway Open is borderline unwatchable.
    Right now, they're showing an average of 3-4 shots in between commercials.
    Absolutely brutal.
     
    Chef2, Sep 13, 2020
    #1442
  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    And it's U.S. Open week -- and GC has that coverage too.
     
    MileHigh, Sep 13, 2020
    #1443
  4. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Hopefully....USGA still has the deal with Rolex where they buy a lot of the time.
    Hopefully.
     
    Chef2, Sep 13, 2020
    #1444
  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Maybe. GC/Peacock/NBC only paying half the contract that Fox signed, so this is a cash cow for them and a bloodbath for Fox. So advertising inventory not as important for NBC in terms of this contract but after getting slammed earlier this year, including a lost Olympics (for now), I wouldn't be surprised if the advertising slots are kicked up.
     
    MileHigh, Sep 13, 2020
    #1445
  6. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    No matter what it is, it all pales in comparison to the eye with The Masters.
     
    Chef2, Sep 13, 2020
    #1446
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  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Well of course. Since the Eye has no control over that.
     
    MileHigh, Sep 13, 2020
    #1447
  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    If the Green Jackets said "You're doing the entire broadcast in Spanish......"
    "Hola amigos......"
     
    Chef2, Sep 13, 2020
    #1448
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  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    And they would pay in pesos.

    I expect a good broadcast this week from the Peacock. They are stoked to have the Open back after looking at another eight-or-so years without it. And to get it at a major discount The Open on the Peacock makes sense for them and the USGA because it's inventory for GC for the lower-end tournaments the blue coats put on.
     
    MileHigh, Sep 13, 2020
    #1449
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  10. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    The invention of the "we'll play through" commercial breaks is total viewer abuse. The split screen is too small to show any real action in a sport with such a small ball unless it's a putt. But they just keep showing the same action at invisible scale and the producers know it sucks. The tell is how when the full screen comes back, the announcers invariably start by saying "as you saw during the break, such and such happened" meaning "as you didn't see." And of course, the network uses this as an excuse for more commercials. "Hey, you could still see the golf. You just had to hear Flo's voice over it."
     
    Michael_ Gee, Sep 14, 2020
    #1450
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  11. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Except for the Masters, its impossible for me to watch golf live. Its DVR to ff through the commercials, or im not watching it.
     
    poindexter, Sep 14, 2020
    #1451
  12. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    I'd love to climb mountains and break rocks this week.

    /earworm/
     
    SixToe, Sep 14, 2020
    #1452
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