http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/golf_1.jpgTen years ago the Golf Channel was launched despite many in the TV sports industry saying it had no chance. People said it was too specialized and you couldn't possibly devote one channel to a single sport. But a decade later it now grosses 100 million dollars of ad revenue-- trailing just behind ESPN and FSN in that category. (Sports Biz has an interesting post on this.)