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Netflix Could Finally Be Swinging For Sports Growth: A Look At It's First Live Event And What It Could Mean
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 12:38pm | 1058Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) has seen several phases growth. This includes partnering with other media companies on content before launching its own original series and movies. The company is now working on ways to diversify itself, which include video games, merchandise,...
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Bombshell PGA Tour-LIV Merger Leaves Unanswered Competitive Questions
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 4:53pm | 358The stunning PGA Tour-LIV Golf-DP World Tour merger represents a most unlikely pairing of competing personalities, ideologies, and business models. But the deal has raised another fundamental question: How is the golf going to work? The union theoretically brings together the traditional large-...
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Anybody Say Monopoly? What The PGA's New Deal With LIV Means For Antitrust Regulation In Golf
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 1:56pm | 728A new joint commercial venture between the world's three largest golf tournaments is raising questions for antitrust regulators across the U.S. and Europe. The merger, by which U.S.-based PGA Tour and its European counterpart, DP World Tour will unify operations with recently emerged underdog LIV...
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Donald Trump Hits Hole In One: Nails Liv Golf, PGA Tour Merger Prediction In Less Than One Year
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 2:01pm | 614Former President Donald Trump, a huge fan of the sport of golf, made a bold prediction nearly one year ago, saying that two rival golf leagues would merge together. On Tuesday, his prediction came true. What Happened: The PGA Tour and LIV Golf Tour have put aside their differences and...
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Saudi Golf League LIV, PGA Tour To Merge: Trump Says It's 'Big, Beautiful And Glamorous' Deal
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 10:09am | 287The PGA Tour will merge with the LIV Golf Tour, the Saudi-backed golf league that launched in 2021 and offered huge sums of money to PGA stars to attract them to the new league. LIV was able to get big-name players like Phil Mickelson, Cam Smith and Brooks Koepka to leave the PGA Tour for LIV. But...
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PGA Tour NFTs Coming Via Tom Brady: Here's When Fans And Investors Can Expect Them
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 - 1:58pm | 729Another sports league is entering the non-fungible token space with a collection that will come with collectibles and future utility. Here are the details. What Happened: The PGA Tour is partnering with Web3 company Autograph to launch a collection of NFTs for fans and investors. Autograph, co...
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Apple Spent Billions To Get Soccer, But You Can't Pay Them To Take This Content
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - 2:58pm | 911The old adage for media companies is “content is king,” and the world of streaming platforms has put sports media rights in focus. Live sports continue to generate huge viewership and command premium advertising dollars, but one league was rejected by a major streaming platform. What...
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'Big Short' Star Michael Burry Thinks Joe Biden Is 'Greasing Wheels' For Saudi Oil ... Using Golf
Thursday, July 14, 2022 - 6:10am | 450“The Big Short” fame Michael Burry on Thursday took a dig at President Joe Biden, who is touring the Middle East and is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia this week. What Happened: Burry said that Biden needs to meet with the country’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to “beg...
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Players Leaving PGA Tour For LIV Golf 'Turned Their Back' On Sport, Tiger Woods Says Ahead Of British Open
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 1:00pm | 1158Tiger Woods is sharing his hot takes of the battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf series ahead of the sport’s British Open tournament. Here’s what Tiger Woods has to say about LIV Golf and the players that are collecting record money to join the new league. What Happened: Woods said...
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Dustin Johnson Leads Inaugural LIV Golf Event: How To Watch, Betting Odds
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 5:07pm | 695The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series kicks off Thursday, June 9. The league, funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is seeking to take on the PGA Tour with an alternative golf league. About LIV: The tournaments in the LIV series will be different than traditional PGA Tour...
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Dustin Johnson Getting Paid So Much To Join LIV Golf, He Just Passed Tiger Woods In Golf Related Earnings
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 3:56pm | 457A major shift in the world of golf could be happening with the Saudi Arabian backed LIV Golf Invitational Series seeking to compete with the PGA Tour. To lure away one of the top golfers, LIV helped set a new record for earnings. What Happened: Benzinga reported recently that Tiger Woods turned...
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Cinderella Story? Not Quite, But Scottie Scheffler's Masters Win Adds To Incredible Run Of Success In 2022
Monday, April 11, 2022 - 5:45pm | 643Ninety-one golfers took part in the 2022 Masters Tournament and only one could emerge victoriously. On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler won the Masters, his first major championship. The victory helps continue a huge success story for a previously fairly unknown golfer becoming a superstar. What To...
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Rocket Mortgage Classic Raised More Than $1 Million For Charities In 2021: Here's Where It's Going
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 12:49pm | 402Rocket Mortgage announced on Thursday that through its partnership with the PGA Tour and The Rocket Mortgage Classic, it raised more than $1.35 million in last year’s tournament. The golf tournament and its sponsors have a mission to end Detroit’s “Digital Divide...
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Could A New Netflix Series Boost PGA Tour Golf Ratings And The Sport?
Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 6:02pm | 575With popular golfer Tiger Woods' latest injuries, the world of golf and broadcast partners have been affected, as well. Could there be a major catalyst coming to the PGA Tour? What Happened: The team behind the popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” show on Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:...
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PGA Tour, Rocket Mortgage Look To Help Fuel Detroit's Recovery
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 4:12pm | 322The PGA Tour and Rocket Mortgage by Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT) have extended the title sponsorship for the Rocket Mortgage Classic through 2027. What Happened: The Rocket Mortgage Classic made history in 2019 as the first-ever PGA Tour event held in the city of Detroit. The...