Fox Grabs TV Rights to U.S. Open Golf From NBC-ESPN
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21st Century Fox Inc., Rupert Murdoch’s film and television company, signed a 12-year agreement to televise the U.S. Open golf tournaments, grabbing a marquee event from NBC and ESPN.
The Fox broadcast network and the new cable channel Fox Sports 1 will carry the U.S. Open, the U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Senior Open championships from 2015 to 2026, the New York-based media company said yesterday in a statement with the United States Golf Association. The deal includes broadcast, cable and multimedia rights.