Big East signs 6-year rights agreement with Fox Sports, NBC and TNT
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Big East signs 6-year rights agreement with Fox Sports, NBC and TNT

Associated Press  

The Big East Conference will expand to having games on three networks and see a significant increase in revenues under a new six-year media rights deal announced on Thursday. Fox Sports will remain as the conference’s lead network under the new agreement, which begins with the 2025-26 season, while NBC and TNT will carry Big East games for the first time. The Big East though is considered one of nation’s premier basketball conferences and features two-time defending men’s champion Connecticut among its 11 members. The new agreement will see more than 150 men’s regular season games aired, including all league contests and conference tournament games. NBC will get an early start on its Big East deal with 25 regular-season men’s games and five tournament contests being streamed on Peacock this upcoming season.

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Fox Sports, AEG to host postseason basketball tournament that will rival NIT
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Fox Sports, AEG to host postseason basketball tournament that will rival NIT

LA Times  

The Big Ten is among the conferences with automatic bids to a new postseason basketball tournament being launched by Fox and AEG. A new, 16-team tournament is coming to the postseason college basketball calendar in 2025, with major conference partnerships, backing from Fox Sports and AEG and its sights set on being the top alternative to the NCAA tournament and …

ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal
9 months ago

ESPN will remain the home of the College Football Playoff through 2031 under $7.8 billion deal

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026. “It’s a significant day for the CFP and …

College Football Playoff finalizes agreement giving ESPN exclusive rights through 2031-32
9 months ago

College Football Playoff finalizes agreement giving ESPN exclusive rights through 2031-32

New York Times  

ESPN and the College Football Playoff on Tuesday announced a finalized agreement granting the network exclusive rights through the 2031-32 season. Two seasons remain on ESPN’s original 12-year deal for the New Year’s Six bowls and national championship game. ESPN, which to this point has aired all CFP games on its flagship cable network, said it will move the national …

As CFP meetings resume with ESPN TV deal on table, the battle for control of the future rages
10 months ago

As CFP meetings resume with ESPN TV deal on table, the battle for control of the future rages

New York Times  

— Reporting by Andrew Marchand, Nicole Auerbach, Stewart Mandel and Chris Vannini College football’s future could receive some needed clarity this week. Then there’s the question of governance: Would the Big Ten and SEC, having newly formed a joint advisory group to “take a leadership role in developing solutions for a sustainable future of college sports,” push for more autonomy …

Big Ten is ready for maximum exposure with games on NBC, CBS and Fox
1 year, 3 months ago

Big Ten is ready for maximum exposure with games on NBC, CBS and Fox

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Big Ten’s seven-year deal with Fox, CBS and NBC begins this week, marking the first time a college conference sold its rights to three broadcast networks. NBC’s “Big Ten Saturday Night” also gives the conference its first weekly prime-time package on a broadcast network. Fox …

B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts
2 years, 4 months ago

B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays. The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share …

Big Ten’s new media-rights deal: Better start times, more national exposure for UCLA, USC
2 years, 4 months ago

Big Ten’s new media-rights deal: Better start times, more national exposure for UCLA, USC

LA Times  

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talks to reporters as part of the conference’s media days July 26 in Indianapolis. “I think this media deal will give more attention to the West Coast schools,” Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren told The Times. “We’ll be starting at 9 in the morning Pacific time, and because of the quality of the games, with …

Big Ten announces TV rights deals totaling over $8 billion with Fox, CBS and NBC
2 years, 4 months ago

Big Ten announces TV rights deals totaling over $8 billion with Fox, CBS and NBC

New York Times  

The Big Ten announced new media rights agreements on Thursday morning that stand to make it the top-earning conference in college sports. CBS will carry seven Big Ten football games as well as regular season and postseason men’s basketball as well as, for the first time, the women’s basketball tournament final. Starting in 2024, CBS will broadcast up to 15 …

AP sources: ESPN out of Big Ten TV rights negotiations
2 years, 4 months ago

AP sources: ESPN out of Big Ten TV rights negotiations

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Big Ten was looking for a seven-year deal worth $380 million per year to broadcast its football and basketball games from ESPN, and the network declined. The deal would not have given …

ESPN out of Big Ten negotiations as Fox, CBS, NBC near deals: Sources
2 years, 4 months ago

ESPN out of Big Ten negotiations as Fox, CBS, NBC near deals: Sources

New York Times  

The Big Ten is in the process of finalizing its media rights deals, with sources telling The Athletic the league hopes to make an official announcement by early next week. ESPN officially pulled out of Big Ten negotiations after saying no to the conference’s final offer of a seven-year deal worth $380 million per year, a source told The Athletic …

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