Disc Golf Network Expands to European Tour with Live Broadcasts and Enhanced Partnership
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The Disc Golf Network is thrilled to announce a significant expansion of its live broadcast schedule, including seven top-level PDGA Euro Tour events. This enhanced partnership with the PDGA Europe marks a major milestone in the growth of professional disc golf in Europe and solidifies the DGPT's commitment to supporting high-level competition on the continent.
The addition of these European events brings the total number of live broadcasts on the Disc Golf Network to nearly forty over thirty weekends in 2023. This increased coverage will provide fans with more opportunities to watch their favorite players compete at the highest levels, while also offering a platform for European professionals to earn points towards the DGPT Championship.
The first seven events to be added to the live broadcast schedule are:
* Konopiště Open (Czech Republic)
* Krokhol Open (Norway)
* Swedish Open (Sweden)
* Skellefteå Open (Sweden)
* Åland Open (Finland)
* Alutaguse Open (Estonia)
* Andalucía Open / Tour Championship (Spain)
In addition to the live broadcasts, six of these events will award points towards the 2023 Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship at the same level as Silver Events. This means that players on tour in 2023 will earn points based on their three best finishes out of a slate of fifteen Silver and Euro Tour events combined.
The partnership between the DGPT and PDGA Europe has been strengthened, with the two organizations working together to provide expanded opportunities for European fans to watch live broadcasts in their time zones. To facilitate this, the Disc Golf Network is partnering with Pulsea, a European live production company, to establish a live production studio in the central European time zone.
Pulsea brings 15 years of live broadcasting experience and a strong understanding of disc golf. Their expertise will help ensure that live coverage is seamless and engaging for fans worldwide. The PDGA Euro Tour also plans to continue its partnership with More Disc Golf to provide post-production coverage of its 2023 events, which will assist in live coverage production.
The expansion of the Disc Golf Network's live broadcast schedule has been a long-term goal since its inception in 2020. "Sending full event operations and broadcast teams to Norway and Finland in 2022 was a huge step forward for the Tour and the Network," said Charles McCracken, DGPT Communications Director. "Partnering with the European Open to host a successful broadcast of the first European Pro Major in three years was only possible because of Disc Golf Network subscribers."
The success of the PDGA Euro Tour and its partnership with the Disc Golf Network has been instrumental in growing the sport's international reach. With this enhanced partnership, disc golf is truly entering its international era, providing opportunities for European players to compete against the best in the world.
Note: The time zone differences between U.S. and European events will result in staggered broadcasts. During weekends with simultaneous U.S. and European events, the Disc Golf Network will broadcast coverage of both events following a traditional format of FPO broadcasts in the mornings and MPO in the afternoon based on the event's local time zone.
This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/news/eurotour-live