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NBC Sports
7 days ago
- Business
- NBC Sports
NBCUNIVERSAL, USGA EXTEND MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT THROUGH 2032
Partnership Extension Ensures Ongoing Airtime for 11 USGA Championships and More Broadcast Network Coverage for the U.S. Open Than Any Other Major NBC and Peacock to Present Live Coverage of U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open, and U.S. Senior Open U.S. Open Adds Four Hours of Broadcast Coverage Across Thursday and Friday, Including An Additional Hour of Primetime Coverage on NBC Each Day Peacock to Carry Exclusive Streaming Coverage and Simulcasts of All USGA Championships Airing on NBC VERSANT's USA Network and Golf Channel to Carry Coverage of 11 USGA Championships Including U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open STAMFORD, Conn., and LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. – August 12, 2025 – NBCUniversal has extended its media rights agreement with the United States Golf Association (USGA) through 2032, both parties announced today. 'We're incredibly proud of the partnership we've built over the years with NBCU and VERSANT, and we're equally excited to continue building on that legacy through our shared passion and dedication – alongside people we're proud to call our friends,' said USGA CEO Mike Whan. 'The value NBCU and VERSANT place on the USGA brand is evident, and this agreement enables the USGA to further advance our mission to positively impact the game, while providing the most expansive coverage and broadest reach to showcase USGA championships.' NBC will be the exclusive broadcast home of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open. The U.S. Open will continue to have the most broadcast hours of any major championship – a minimum of 25 – and will further cement its legacy with an additional hour of primetime coverage on NBC each year on Thursday and Friday. Peacock will simulstream all USGA programming airing on NBC and will provide exclusive streaming coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open. As part of the agreement, VERSANT, the new independent media company set to be spun out from Comcast Corporation, has also acquired media rights to the USGA championships for USA Network and Golf Channel through 2032. USA Network will provide coverage of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open, while Golf Channel will carry coverage of the U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Senior Women's Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women's Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Adaptive Open, Walker Cup and Curtis Cup. The new elements of the agreement will begin in 2027 following the conclusion of the current agreement in 2026. 'The USGA has been an important partner of ours for most of the last 30 years and we're extraordinarily proud of our relationship with their leadership team,' said Rick Cordella, President, NBC Sports. 'We have built something incredibly special with the U.S. Open on NBC. We look forward to further advancing and enhancing our coverage of the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open, and U.S. Senior Open across NBC and Peacock through 2032.' 'We're proud to partner with the USGA and present coverage of 11 USGA championships across USA Network and Golf Channel,' said Matt Hong, President of Sports, VERSANT. 'The USGA championships represent some of the most prestigious events in all of golf. USA Network's reach and Golf Channel's reputation as the television home of the sport are ideal platforms to bring the USGA championships to golf fans across the country.' Coverage highlights include: 48 hours of U.S. Open coverage, including 25 hours on NBC (33 when on the West Coast); an increase of four hours of NBC coverage on Thursday/Friday (for a total of five hours per day, including two in primetime, one each day); combining to deliver more broadcast network coverage than any other major championship; 27 hours of U.S. Women's Open coverage, including seven weekend hours on NBC; 18 hours of U.S. Senior Open coverage, including six weekend hours on NBC; 15 hours of coverage for both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women's Amateur and continuing coverage of the U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Adaptive Open and U.S. Senior Women's Open; 12 hours of coverage for the Walker Cup (played over two days) and 16 hours of Curtis Cup coverage (contested over three days) when played in the U.S. Golf Channel critically-acclaimed Live From studio show will deliver comprehensive pre-championship and post-round coverage on-site at the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open each year and will continue to deliver its coast-to-coast 'election-night' style coverage surrounding U.S. Open Final Qualifying known as 'Golf's Longest Day.' NBCUniversal has an extensive history as the broadcast partner for the USGA championships, beginning a 20-year run from 1995-2014 and returning as the home of the USGA championships in 2020. USA Network began its coverage of the USGA championships in 2022 with the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open. Golf Channel first presented live coverage of the USGA championships in 1995 – the year it launched as the first single-sport cable network in television history – when it presented live three-day coverage of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. ABOUT THE USGA The USGA is a mission-based golf organization whose purpose is to unify the golf community through handicapping and grassroots programs; to showcase the game's best talent through the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally and 13 other national championships and our museum; to provide unbiased global governance with The R&A through the playing, equipment and Amateur Status rules; and to advance issues important to golf's future, with a focus on driving sustainability, accessibility and inclusion. The USGA also manages day-to-day operations for the U.S. National Development Program, the country's first unified pathway for American talent, and the World Golf Hall of Fame, preserving and celebrating the legacies of the game's greatest figures. As a nonprofit association, our work and our team are driven to act for the good of the game. For more, visit ABOUT NBCUNIVERSAL NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. ABOUT VERSANT VERSANT, Comcast Corporation's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) planned spin-off, will be a leading independent publicly traded media company comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions. --NBCUNIVERSAL--
NBC Sports
05-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NBC SPORTS TO PRESENT NEARLY 400 HOURS OF LIVE USGA CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, GOLF CHANNEL, USA NETWORK, AND PEACOCK IN 2025
NBC Sports to Present Coverage of Nine USGA Championships this Season Beginning with U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally at Erin Hills May 29-June 1 NBC Sports' USGA Coverage Spans Iconic Courses Including Oakmont, Bandon Dunes, The Olympic Club, and Cypress Point Club GOLF Channel Presents Comprehensive 'Golf's Longest Day' Coverage on Monday, June 2, With 10 Hours of U.S. Open Final Qualifying Coverage Across Ten Sites U.S. Open 125 – GOLF Channel Original Documentary Chronicling 125-Year History of The U.S. Open – Debuts Tuesday, June 3 STAMFORD, Conn. – May 5, 2025 – NBC Sports will present nearly 400 hours of live exclusive USGA championships coverage in 2025 across NBC, GOLF Channel, USA Network, and Peacock, beginning Thursday, May 29, with the first round of the 80th U.S. Women's Open Presented by Ally from Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. This year's presentation across NBC Sports' platforms features coverage of nine USGA Championships including the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., (June 12-15); the 125th U.S. Women's Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore. (August 6-10); the 125th U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif. (August 13-17); and the 50th Walker Cup at Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, Calif. (Sept. 6-7). NBC Sports will surround USGA championship play with pre- and post-event coverage, special features, original programming and more, including: · GOLF Channel's critically acclaimed Golf Central Live From studio coverage at the U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Open; · Comprehensive live coverage of 'Golf's Longest Day' on June 2 on GOLF Channel and Peacock, as players compete at ten U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites across the U.S. and Canada; · U.S. Open 125 – a new documentary from GOLF Channel's Emmy Award-winning GOLF Films division chronicling the history and impact of the U.S. Open – will premiere Tuesday, June 3, on GOLF Channel; · In addition, GOLF Channel will surround the 2025 U.S. Adaptive Open at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., with comprehensive coverage within Golf Central and Golf Today news programming July 7-9. NBC Sports will announce specific programming and production details surrounding its coverage of the 2025 USGA Championships in the coming weeks. NBC SPORTS' 2025 USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS COVERAGE SCHEDULE U.S. OPEN 125 – GOLF CHANNEL FILMS ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING 125-YEAR HISTORY OF THE U.S. OPEN, DEBUTS TUESDAY, JUNE 3, ON GOLF CHANNEL GOLF Channel will celebrate the milestone 125th U.S. Open with U.S. Open 125 – a new GOLF Films original documentary that debuts Tuesday, June 3, at 8 p.m. ET and chronicles the essential characteristics, moments, players and venues that have defined the U.S. Open Championship. It explores key inflection points, the championship's underlying ethos and the timeless themes that have been embodied by U.S. Open champions for more than a century. U.S. Open 125 features more than 80 interviews with U.S. Open champions, USGA staff, GOLF Channel commentators, historians and golf journalists, including more than 20 new interviews, notably U.S Open champion Hale Irwin; USGA CEO Mike Whan; GOLF Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee; Barclay Douglas and Fred Waterman of founding USGA club Newport Country Club; and Thurman Simmons of the John Shippen Foundation. Screeners of U.S. Open 125 are available for media members upon request. --NBC SPORTS--
