[Future of TV]Why Did cable TV Pay $530 Million for a Golf Simulator Company?

Comcast spinoff Versant is acquiring golf-simulator company Full Swing for $530 million, using its Golf Channel as a "funnel" to build a content-commerce-training-data golf ecosystem — a leading blueprint for how legacy broadcasters can escape pay-TV dependence.

Jung Han 7월 7, 2026 10 min read분 읽기

[Future of TV]Why Did cable TV Pay $530 Million for a Golf Simulator Company?

Versant's Full Swing acquisition sketches the post-cable blueprint: broadcasting moves from ratings to fandom

Full Swing's KIT Launch Monitor delivers 16 points of club and ball data to companion smartphone and smartwatch apps in real time. (Photo: Full Swing)