{"id":81224,"date":"2022-09-29T01:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T01:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/liv-golfs-reported-broadcast-deal-with-fox-sports-may-not-be-happening-after-all\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T01:29:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T01:29:35","slug":"liv-golfs-reported-broadcast-deal-with-fox-sports-may-not-be-happening-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/liv-golfs-reported-broadcast-deal-with-fox-sports-may-not-be-happening-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf’s reported broadcast deal with Fox Sports may not be happening after all"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LIV Golf’s broadcast deal with Fox Sports 1 apparently isn’t as close as initially thought.<\/p>\n

A report from Golfweek this week said that LIV Golf was close to an agreement with Fox Sports 1 for the Saudi Arabian-backed league’s first television deal in the United States.<\/p>\n

After companies like NBC, CBS, Disney, Apple and Amazon all rejected the controversial league, the move would be a significant one.<\/p>\n

Late Wednesday afternoon, however, pushback against the Golfweek report began to surface.<\/p>\n

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“Recent reports about media rights have been incomplete and inaccurate. LIV Golf has exceeded expectations and remains ahead of schedule across numerous fronts, including broadcast rights,\u201d Jonathan Grella, LIV Golf chief communications officer, said in a statement provided to Yahoo Sports. \u201c As we have stated previously, LIV Golf is just beginning its process and is in active discussions with several companies about broadcasting the LIV Golf League. negotiations with several outlets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

An additional source familiar with the negotiations told Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busbee that there have been no discussions between Fox Sports and LIV Golf for several weeks.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear if such a deal is still in the works.<\/p>\n

According to the Golfweek report, there was a twist in the deal. Instead of Fox paying for the media rights, LIV Golf will pay Fox for air time.<\/p>\n

Oddly enough, Fox was initially among the broadcast companies that wouldn’t work with LIV Golf. That changed when Lachlan Murdoch, the executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corp., reportedly forced the company to be involved with LIV Golf, according to Golfweek.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere were people at Fox who wanted nothing to do with this,\u201d a source told Golfweek. \u201cThey were forced to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

LIV Golf will also produce its tournament broadcast and be responsible for selling commercial sponsorship under the reported deal. Fox reportedly rejected LIV Golf’s request for a media rights fee if Fox picks up the league for a second year but the company will reportedly “re-evaluate network placement at a later date.” It’s unknown if the partnership will start next year or include any of the three remaining LIV Golf tournaments in Thailand, Saudi Arabia or at Trump Doral in Miami.<\/p>\n