{"id":4257,"date":"2017-02-28T09:51:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/nbcu-increases-footprint-of-golf-channel-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2017-02-28T12:57:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T17:57:58","slug":"nbcu-increases-footprint-of-golf-channel-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/nbcu-increases-footprint-of-golf-channel-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCU Increases Footprint of Golf Channel in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO: NBCUniversal International Distribution has closed two new distribution agreements in Japan for Golf Channel.<\/p>\n<p>AbemaTV, a free, ad-funded, OTT digital platform application, will feature Golf Channel programming that includes tournament coverage of the LPGA and European Tour, as well as a slate of high-quality news and instruction programming.<\/p>\n<p>The other new agreement is with the linear TV platform WOWOW, which will expand its coverage of LPGA Tour events. Additionally, Golf Channel\u2019s production of all North American LPGA events will provide support to WOWOW\u2019s golf programming, and the partnership will expand WOWOW\u2019s golf-content offering to feature Golf Channel original programming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolf is a global game, and Golf Channel\u2019s deep commitment to covering all facets of the sport helps to serve golf fans around the world through partners like AbemaTV and WOWOW,\u201d said Phil Piazza, Golf Channel&#8217;s senior VP of programming. \u201cGolf fans are some of the most affluent and highly engaged viewers who appreciate not only the action of professional tournament coverage around the world\u00a0but also the insightful news and analysis on<em> Golf Central<\/em>, as well as award-winning original programming like <em>Feherty<\/em> and the critically acclaimed slate of Golf Films.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe appeal of golf programming continues to grow around the world,\u201d said Belinda Menendez, the president of NBCUniversal International Distribution and networks. \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have the opportunity to expand upon our existing relationships with AbemaTV and WOWOW through these new agreements, partnering with them in delivering top-quality golf and sports content.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO: NBCUniversal International Distribution has closed two new distribution agreements in Japan for Golf Channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[429,736,380,368],"class_list":["post-4257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-abematv","tag-golf-channel","tag-nbcuniversal-international-distribution","tag-wowow"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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