Golf Channel France

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Golf Channel France
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Country France
Broadcast area France
Headquarters Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Programming
Language(s) French
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Mediawan Thematics
History
Launched26 September 2010;14 years ago (2010-09-26)
Closed1 September 2024;30 days ago (2024-09-01)
Links
Website www.golfchannel.fr

Golf Channel France was a television channel broadcasting from Luxembourg devoted to golf. It was owned by Mediawan Thematics. [1] [2]

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History

Golf Channel France was a partnership between Mediawan Thematics and the American television channel Golf Channel. Thus, the French channel broadcasts programs from the US channel. It was the only thematic channel devoted solely to golf in France before the launch of Golf+ by the Canal+ Group in July 2012. Golf+ holds all rights to broadcast European and American tournaments for direct broadcasts. As a result, Golf Channel does not broadcast any of these live tournaments, but instead airs the LPGA Tour, Solheim Cup and Asian Tour.

It ceased broadcasting on September 1, 2024, after not renewing the contract with NBCUniversal. [3]

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References

  1. "Une chaîne de golf débarque en France". 3 September 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. "Le groupe AB lance Golf Channel et LuckyJack.TV". 21 September 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. Thomassin, Geoffrey (2024-08-27). "Golf Channel : la chaîne va s'arrêter le 1er septembre". alloforfait.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-28.