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By Heather McLean | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 09:15
Coverage of The Open at Royal Portrush set new audience records, becoming the most-watched Open ever broadcast on Sky Sports, generating 21.2 million viewer hours across the four days, a […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Monday, July 21, 2025 - 09:28
The 153rd Open Championship concluded yesterday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, and topping the list of innovations is a first for any golf tournament: the use of a four-point […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Monday, July 21, 2025 - 09:21
A cablecam on a golf course? It has long been an elusive goal of golf production professionals around the world. It’s probably a bit much to call it the Holy […]
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By Jo Ruddock | Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 15:00
Sky has launched a new campaign to encourage sport fans to take action against the climate crisis that is affecting the sports they love. Fans attending some of the biggest […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 11:47
ESPN’s production of both the domestic and the world feed for the US Open continues to evolve, and, this year, it rose to a new level, with court coverage expanding […]
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By Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe | Monday, July 22, 2019 - 12:36
The 148th Open Championship in 2019 marks the fourth year that European Tour Productions (ETP) has been the television production partner for the Royal & Ancient Golf Club (R&A). ETP is […]
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By SVG Staff | Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 11:10
The chief executive of golf’s governing body, the Royal and Ancient (R&A), has indicated that if the BBC does not increase its investment in sport and keep abreast of modern […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 12:28
2011 marked the seventh year running that AVS has provided RF services to ESPN and IMG for the Open Championship golf. The company provided a total of seven paths of […]
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By Andy Stout | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 16:18
Sandwich: Maybe it is a British thing after all, but it’s really hard to talk about the weekend’s Open Championship without mentioning the weather at least once. “The weather was […]
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By Andy Stout | Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 15:29
Sandwich: The British Open is about two things: golf and the weather, with the island’s often capricious climate often forcing even the best players to play way outside their comfort […]
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By Andy Stout | Monday, July 18, 2011 - 15:32
Sandwich: As well as the forest of cranes and towers that greeted visitors to Royal St George’s over the weekend as they trudged their way from the station over the […]
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By Andy Stout | Friday, July 8, 2011 - 13:24
Sandwich: Tiger’s injured knee might be keeping him out of next week’s British Open, but interest in the oldest major on the calendar is higher than ever. SIS Live is […]
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