Editing Masters Tournament (section)

===International television===
The first UK live coverage of the event was in 1984 when [[Channel 4]] aired coverage of the closing moments of the 3rd and 4th rounds. Channel 4 repeated this level of coverage in 1985. The rights then transferred to the BBC which also initially only provided coverage of the 3rd and 4th rounds. With the 2007 launch of [[BBC HD]], UK viewers were able to watch the championship in that format. [[BBC Sport]] held the exclusive TV and radio rights through to 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7041714.stm |title=BBC Sport keeps Masters contract |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |date=October 12, 2007 |archive-date=October 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024233106/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7041714.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> The BBC's coverage airs without commercials because it is financed by a [[licence fee]]. From the 2011 Masters, [[Sky Sports]] began broadcasting all four days, as well as the par 3 contest in HD and, for the first time, in 3D. The BBC continued to air live coverage of the weekend rounds in parallel with Sky until 2019, when it was announced that Sky will hold exclusive rights to live coverage of all four rounds beginning 2020. The BBC will only hold rights to delayed highlights. With its loss of live rights to the Open Championship to Sky in 2016, it marks the first time since 1955 that the BBC no longer holds any rights to live professional golf.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/sky-sports-shuts-bbc-out-of-live-golf-with-masters-deal/5144895.article |title=Sky Sports shuts BBC out of live golf with Masters deal |last=Dams |first=Tim |website=Broadcast |language=en |access-date=November 25, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803191759/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/sky-sports-shuts-bbc-out-of-live-golf-with-masters-deal/5144895.article |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://insidersport.com/2019/11/20/sky-sports-lands-exclusive-live-uk-masters-rights-from-2020/ |title=Sky Sports lands exclusive live UK Masters rights from 2020 |last=Streeter |first=Joe |date=November 20, 2019 |website=Insider Sport |language=en-US |access-date=November 23, 2019 |archive-date=November 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123004502/https://insidersport.com/2019/11/20/sky-sports-lands-exclusive-live-uk-masters-rights-from-2020/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/sky-seizes-share-of-the-masters-from-bbc-2085608.html |location=London |newspaper=The Independent |first=James |last=Corrigan |title=Sky seizes share of the Masters from BBC |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=May 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521124757/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/sky-seizes-share-of-the-masters-from-bbc-2085608.html |url-status=live}}</ref> although the Corporation continues to provide live radio commentary on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]].

In Ireland, [[Setanta Sports|Setanta Ireland]] previously showed all four rounds, and now since 2017 [[Eir Sport]] broadcast all four rounds live having previously broadcast the opening two rounds with [[RTÉ]] broadcasting the weekend coverage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/we-are-fully-committed-to-providing-a-public-service--without-public-funding-1241227.html |title=We are fully committed to providing a public service – without public funding |date=August 12, 2007 |newspaper=Irish Independent |access-date=December 23, 2008 |archive-date=February 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222174017/http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/we-are-fully-committed-to-providing-a-public-service--without-public-funding-1241227.html |url-status=live}}</ref> After Eir Sport's closure in 2021, Sky Sports will broadcast the event exclusively in Ireland for the first time, like in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Masters: Sky Sports announces multi-year extension of broadcast agreement with Augusta National |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/24512/12584553/the-masters-sky-sports-announces-multi-year-extension-of-broadcast-agreement-with-augusta-national |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>

In [[Canada]], broadcast rights to the Masters are held by [[Bell Media]], with coverage divided between [[The Sports Network|TSN]] (cable), which carries live simulcasts and primetime encores of CBS and ESPN coverage for all four rounds, [[CTV Television|CTV]] (broadcast), which simulcasts CBS's coverage of the weekend rounds, and [[Réseau des sports|RDS]], which carries French-language coverage. Prior to 2013, Canadian broadcast rights were held by a marketing company, Graham Sanborn Media,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080410.wspttruth10/GSStory/GlobeSportsGolf/home |title=As usual, Woods is the star of Masters coverage |first=William |last=Houston |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=April 10, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2009 |location=Toronto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414182215/http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080410.wspttruth10/GSStory/GlobeSportsGolf/home |archive-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref> which in turn bought time on the [[Global Television Network]], TSN, and RDS (except for 2012 when French-language coverage aired on [[TVA (Canada)|TVA]] and [[TVA Sports]]) to air the broadcasts, also selling all of the advertising for the Canadian broadcasts. This was an unusual arrangement in Canadian sports broadcasting, as in most cases broadcasters acquire their rights directly from the event organizers or through partnerships with international rightsholders, such as [[ESPN International]] (ESPN owns a minority stake in TSN). In 2013, Global and TSN began selling advertising directly, and co-produced supplemental programs covering the tournament (while still carrying U.S. coverage for the tournament itself).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediaincanada.com/2013/04/10/tsn-and-global-partner-to-sell-the-masters/ |title=TSN and Global partner to sell The Masters |work=Media in Canada |first=Val |last=Maloney |date=April 10, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2013 |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607090421/http://mediaincanada.com/2013/04/10/tsn-and-global-partner-to-sell-the-masters/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bellmediapr.ca/tsn/releases/release.asp?id=16323&yyyy=2013 |title=TSN and Global Partner to Give Canadians Complete Coverage of The Masters |author=[[The Sports Network]] and [[Global Television Network]] |date=April 5, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2013 |archive-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408012203/http://bellmediapr.ca/tsn/releases/release.asp?id=16323&yyyy=2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 15, 2015, TSN parent company Bell Media announced that it had acquired exclusive Canadian rights to the tournament beginning 2016 under a multi-year deal. Broadcast television coverage moved to co-owned broadcast network CTV, while TSN uses its expanded five-channel service to carry supplemental feeds (including the Amen Corner feed and early coverage of each round) that were previously exclusive to digital platforms.<ref name=yahoo-ctvmasters>{{cite web |title=Television wars continue as CTV takes Masters deal away from Global |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/tv-wars-continue-as-ctv-takes-masters-deal-away-from-global-170942767.html |website=Yahoo! Sports Canada |access-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223142623/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/tv-wars-continue-as-ctv-takes-masters-deal-away-from-global-170942767.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=tsn-masters2016>{{cite web |title=CTV, TSN, and RDS announce exclusive, multi-year deal with The Masters |url=https://www.tsn.ca/ctv-tsn-and-rds-announce-exclusive-multi-year-deal-with-the-masters-1.409529 |website=TSN.ca |publisher=Bell Media |access-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223152243/http://www.tsn.ca/ctv-tsn-and-rds-announce-exclusive-multi-year-deal-with-the-masters-1.409529 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[France]], the Masters is broadcast live on [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] and [[Canal+ Sport (France)|Canal+ Sport]].

In 53 countries, including much of Latin America, broadcast rights for the entire tournament are held by the [[ESPN International]] networks.<ref>{{cite press release |last=Hall |first=Andy |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/03/espn-masters-tournament-2/ |title=ESPN at the Masters Tournament |work=ESPN |date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402182627/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/03/espn-masters-tournament-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>