Turner Sports and PGA.com to Offer PGA Grand Slam of Golf Coverage on the iTunes Store Beginning November 22
16 November 2006 - 4:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Unique Championship Golf Content and Free Golf Instructional Video
Available for Download ATLANTA, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner
Sports and PGA.com announced today that content from the
prestigious 2006 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, professional golf's
hardest tournament to qualify for, will be available on the iTunes
Store (http://www.itunes.com/), beginning November 22, 2006. This
deal marks the first time that PGA.com has made championship golf
coverage available for purchase and download. Beginning today, in
support of this unique offering, iTunes customers will be able to
download a free instructional video starring PGA of America
Director of Instruction Rick Martino, 2005 Teacher of the Year
Peter Krause and PGA Professional Michael Breed. The two-day PGA
Grand Slam of Golf tournament begins on November 21, and beginning
November 22, iTunes users will be able to purchase 25-30 minute
highlight packages, complete with defining moments and post-round
interviews, of each day's action for $1.99 (US) each. Turner
Network Television (TNT) will televise live coverage of the PGA
Grand Slam of Golf each day, Tuesday from 7-10 p.m. ET and
Wednesday from 6-10 p.m. ET. "We are pleased to extend our iTunes
deal to add sports content from PGA.com to the robust line-up of
news and animation content we are currently providing from CNN,
Adult Swim and Cartoon Network," said Dennis Quinn, executive vice
president of business development for Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc. (TBS, Inc.) "Turner Sports is committed to providing
compelling sports content to our viewers, whether across the
networks, online or through mobile devices," said Lenny Daniels,
senior vice president of sports production and new media, Turner
Sports. "By working with iTunes, we have the opportunity to reach
more viewers and cross-promote our PGA Grand Slam of Golf coverage
across a variety of media platforms." The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is
a showcase of major champions featuring four of golf's elite as
they vie for a $1.25 million purse and recognition as the 'best of
the best.' Competing will be the reigning British Open and PGA
Champion Tiger Woods; 2006 U.S. Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy; #2
ranked PGA golfer and winner of the 2003 U.S. Open and 2003 PGA
Grand Slam of Golf Jim Furyk; and Canadian Mike Weir who won his
first major championship when he captured the 2003 Masters. Turner
Sports, Inc., a Time Warner company, presents some of the best and
most popular sporting events worldwide and is a leader in televised
sports programming. With events airing on two networks -- TBS and
TNT -- Turner Sports' line-up includes the NBA, NASCAR and
NASCAR.COM, Major League Baseball, college football, professional
golf, PGA.com, PGATOUR.com and ACCSelect.com. Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news
and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider
of programming for the basic cable industry. DATASOURCE: Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. CONTACT: Leigh Arwood of Turner Network
Sales, +1-404-827-3907, or ; or Tara August of Turner Sports,
+1-404-827-2067, or Web site: http://www.turner.com/
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