In sports, a significant majority of viewers are tuning into an event. But we all believe that announcers do make a difference, and we compensate them accordingly. You can not take an amateur and put them on a major sports property without cringing.
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It's an accepted strategy that has been widely used. You buy a premium product, and the increase in subscribers more than offsets the cost. Golf is a strong TV sport. I think you'll see the channel grow in subscriber base over the next two to five years.
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