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==International version== ===Canada=== The Golf Channel is also available in Canada on most cable and satellite providers, as it is authorized for carriage as a foreign cable television service by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]]. While it mostly airs the American feed, live events coverage is subject to blackouts due to [[The Sports Network|TSN]] holding many of its broadcasting rights domestically. Contrarily, the Canadian feed carries coverage of some events (particularly early round coverage of The Open Championship) whose rights are not owned by a Canadian network (TSN only holds rights to NBC's network coverage of the Open), but became unavailable in the country due to their move to USA Network and/or Peacock. === Poland === Golf Channel Poland ([[Poland|Polish]] Golf Channel Polska) is licensed version of the network owned by MWE Networks launched on March 18, 2017. ===Golf Channel UK=== A British version of the channel called Golf Channel UK was operated by sporting goods retailer [[JJB Sports]], and was available on the [[BSkyB]] satellite service. It broadcast many of the programs seen on the U.S. channel, but was unable to attract a viable audience as it offered few live golf tournaments; the channel shut down on December 31, 2007.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} Since the acquisition of [[Sky plc]] by Comcast in late-2018, NBC Sports properties have begun to increase their collaboration with [[Sky Sports]] for expanded coverage of relevant events; Golf Channel and Sky Sports Golf trialed on-air talent sharing and co-productions at the [[2019 Players Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/pga-players-championship-simulcast-nbc-sky-sports|title=The Players Championship to be simulcast on NBC Sports and Sky Sports|website=SportsPro|date=March 12, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> ===Golf Channel Latin America=== The Latin American version of the Golf Channel was launched in 2006 as a [[DirecTV]] joint venture, and was acquired from [[DirecTV]] by former DirecTV executives Jason Markham and Evan Grayer together with Inversiones Bahia in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prensario.tv/novedades/922-simple-e-inversiones-bahia-adquieren-golf-channel-latin-america|title=Simple e Inversiones Bahia Adquieren Golf Channel|publisher=PrensarioInternacional|date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> The channel broadcasts professional tournaments from the PGA Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, European Tour and LPGA Tour with Spanish-speaking journalists, as well as Golf Central and other English-language shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2006/10/12/232628/fanaticos-del-golf-contaran-un-canal-dedicado-solo-a-este-deporte.html |title=Fanáticos del golf contarán un canal dedicado sólo a este deporte |date=October 12, 2006 |publisher=Emol.com |access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> In 2019, [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery]] bought the channel, but continues to license the brand and service marks for Golf Channel from Comcast.<ref>[https://www.golfdigest.com/story/discovery-acquires-golf-channel-latin-america Discovery acquires Golf Channel Latin America] - Golf Digest, December 18, 2019</ref>
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