US Tour look for successor to

bankrupt Setanta TV

United States PGA Tour tournaments are televised to more than 230 countries in 35 languages with a maximum reach of just under 600 million homes. For the moment, it has gone dark in Britain.
Irish-based Setanta Sports, which had broadcast rights to the US PGA Tour among other sports in Britain, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and said it will soon stop broadcasting to customers in Britain.
Setanta's contract with the US PGA Tour started in 2007 and was to expire in 2012.
"The PGA Tour is disappointed that Setanta has gone into administration," the US PGA Tour said in a statement, referring to the British term for bankruptcy. "Our main focus going forward will be to immediately and aggressively explore all options that will ensure that the US PGA Tour will continue to be made available on television in the U.K."
US PGA Tour spokesman Ty Votaw said the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticutt this week would not be televised in Britain.
Sky Sports previously had the US PGA Tour rights for Britain, and it continues to broadcast the majors and the World Golf Championships through an agreement with the European Tour. Other options for the US PGA Tour could include Eurosport and ESPN, which has a presence in Europe to televise English Premier League football, among other things.
"I don't think we're going to be off long," Votaw said. "We think we have a valuable product, an attractive product. We have a lot of international players, including players from the U.K., and it's shown in prime time."
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