On Long Island, Neil Best notes CBS has had "two months of practice" carrying PGA Tour events under COVID-19 restrictions, but "things will get a bit more normal this week" when analyst Nick Faldo rejoins Jim Nantz in the broadcast tower for the PGA Championship. Nantz has been "calling events on site." But he said that "nothing about the experience has felt normal." Meanwhile, ESPN's Scott Van Pelt -- who also is broadcasting from Harding Park this week -- said, "The energy that a major has, there's something to it. There's an electricity. There's a tension. There's a buzz. There are these roars." But he said of this major: "It'll be -- who knows?" (NEWSDAY, 8/6).
SOCCER, EH? DAZN is launching a new social media series featuring Basketball HOFer Steve Nash and Fox Sports soccer analyst Stu Holden to promote the platform's coverage of the UEFA Champions League, for which it owns exclusive rights in Canada. The five-part series will feature Nash, who previously served as an analyst for Turner's CL coverage, and former USMNT MF Holden attempting to recreate five iconic moments ahead of the competition’s return this weekend (Josh Liberatore, THE DAILY).
WEATHERING EFFECTS: The Cubs’ broadcast team is using a climate intelligence software company to show how the weather is directly impacting games at Wrigley Field. Boston-based ClimaCell provides data-based weather models in real-time that show viewers how the elements are impacting the game. ClimaCell counts the Patriots, tennis’ U.S. Open and The Masters as clients. The company is working with Weather Applied Metrics and Marquee Sports Network to present the Cubs feature (Karn Dhingra, THE DAILY).
