BMG powers The Pro Tour's first live broadcast season

Broadcast Management Group is producing and distributing The Pro Tour’s inaugural live broadcast season, a new golf league for retired pros, using a centralized REMI workflow built to handle multi-course coverage. The setup is designed to scale as the tour adds events and brings more name-brand athletes to TV audiences nationwide.

Why it matters: - The Pro Tour is trying to turn a new athlete-driven golf league into a repeatable live TV property. - BMG’s integrated production model gives the tour one partner for creative, technical and distribution work. - The broadcast setup is built to support growth as the league expands beyond its first season.

What happened: - Broadcast Management Group is powering the inaugural broadcast season of The Pro Tour. - The Pro Tour is a new professional golf tour for retired former professional athletes from leagues including the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. - The tour includes names such as John Elway, Tony Romo, John Smoltz, Vince Carter, Ray Allen and JR Smith. - BMG was selected to develop and execute the tour’s end-to-end live production ecosystem. - BMG has produced and distributed three tournaments so far in the inaugural season. - The semi-final and final competitions are scheduled for August and September.

The details: - BMG combined Creative Services, Live Sports Production, Network Operations Center and distribution teams into one workflow. - The company handled show development, graphics, live production, transmission, media management and final distribution. - BMG also covered crewing, engineering, master control and pop-up channel distribution. - The Pro Tour’s events are held on premier golf courses across the country. - Each event uses a custom REMI production workflow designed for five hours of live coverage per day over multiple tournament days. - BMG used a hybrid model with on-site staff, NOC support and decentralized crew members. - The setup reduced on-site infrastructure while preserving broadcast reliability and flexibility. - BMG used LiveU LU800 LIQ bonded cellular transmission systems with LiveU’s AI-powered Smart Switching technology. - Starlink provided redundant connectivity. - Every camera, including drone coverage, sent live feeds to BMG’s NOC. - AI monitored network conditions and optimized connectivity across multiple cellular networks. - The workflow removed the need for extensive fiber cabling across the course. - From the NOC, BMG centralized live switching, graphics, audio mixing, video shading, media asset management, master control and pop-up channel distribution. - BMG says the custom workflow lowered the on-site footprint while maintaining broadcast-quality production across championship venues nationwide.

Between the lines: - The Pro Tour is betting that a broadcast-ready production package can help a niche sports property look and feel like a premium TV product from day one. - BMG is positioning its model as a scalable alternative to the traditional multi-vendor live sports setup. - The wireless, REMI-heavy workflow suggests live golf can be covered with less field hardware if connectivity and control-room execution are strong. - Tim Wilbanks, co-founder and CEO of The Pro Tour, said the technology, coverage and professionalism exceeded expectations. - Kathy Samuels, BMG’s director of creative services, said the project created a broadcast ecosystem from the ground up that can grow with the tour. - Graham Taylor, BMG’s executive producer of live sports, said the model was designed to travel with the tour and adapt to different courses.

What's next: - The Pro Tour’s semi-final and final events are set for August and September. - BMG is expected to continue supporting the tour as it builds its audience and adds future events. - The broadcast workflow is designed to scale alongside the league’s growth.

The bottom line: - BMG is turning The Pro Tour’s debut season into a fully integrated live sports broadcast operation, with the goal of making a new golf property look established from the start.