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Yahoo Sports Collaborates With PGA TOUR to Deliver Free Live Coverage & On-Demand Content to Golf Fans Globally
[February 11, 2016]

Yahoo Sports Collaborates With PGA TOUR to Deliver Free Live Coverage & On-Demand Content to Golf Fans Globally


Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and PGA TOUR today announced a strategic relationship to deliver free, live, and on-demand video content from the PGA TOUR to fans around the world, no cable subscription or authentication required. Teeing off today with the AT&T (News - Alert) Pebble Beach Pro-Am, now on Yahoo, viewers around the world can stream Featured Holes coverage from PGA TOUR LIVE during the early rounds of tournaments such as THE PLAYERS Championship and the FedEx Cup Playoffs. PGA TOUR LIVE is the PGA TOUR's new streaming video service, which offers premium and free live video from 30+ events each year, of which, Yahoo will be streaming Featured Holes coverage.

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Yahoo will also offer global access to video on demand (VOD) PGA TOUR content, including access to highlights and original content from tournaments, such as the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Web.com (News - Alert) Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, and Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada. The companies have also launched a live, co-branded PGA TOUR leaderboard, which includes live play-by-play, shot-by-shot graphics, live audio, and VOD. The co-branded TOUR leaderboard can be found at http://www.pgatour.com/yahoo/leaderboard.html.

"Our global collaboration with Yahoo continues to expand," said Rick Anderson, EVP of Global Media at PGA TOUR. "Yahoo continues to be one of the largest sports audiences in the world, and we look forward to istributing PGA TOUR LIVE Featured Holes coverage via Yahoo Golf platforms around the world."



"We're excited to expand our sports offering through our partnership with the PGA TOUR and to bring fans closer to the live action of tournaments, like THE PLAYERS Championship and FedEx Cup Playoffs," said Phil Lynch, VP, Media Partnerships at Yahoo. "Bringing PGA TOUR's premium content to Yahoo makes a great addition to our lineup and further demonstrates our commitment to delivering the best digital sports content to our users and advertisers."

Sports is a critical category in Yahoo's growth strategy, and partnerships with organizations such as the PGA TOUR, MLB (News - Alert) and NBC Sports are further indication of that investment. Yahoo's recent partnership with the NFL allowed for more than 15 million viewers to watch the first-ever global live stream of a regular season NFL game, for free.


About PGA TOUR

The PGA TOUR is the world's premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China. The PGA TOUR's mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players. Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 226 countries and territories in 32 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as nonprofit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2014, tournaments across all Tours generated a record $140.5 million for local and national charitable organizations, after surpassing $2 billion in all-time charitable contributions early in the year. The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

About Yahoo

Yahoo is a guide focused on informing, connecting, and entertaining our users. By creating highly personalized experiences for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the world. In turn, we create value for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build their businesses. Yahoo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and has offices located throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC) and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.net) or the Company's blog (yahoo.tumblr.com).


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