‘This is really positive.’ Big East Conference announces new 6-year media rights agreement

The Big East Conference announced a new six-year media rights agreement on Thursday that will ensure the league remains one of the most televised conferences in college athletics.

Fox Sports, the Big East’s television partner for the last 11 years, will continue to be the lead network provider for the conference while NBC Sports and TNT Sports will provide additional comprehensive Big East basketball coverage for the first time, according to a press release.

“Everyone at FOX Sports is thrilled to continue our long-standing relationship with the BIG EAST, one of the nation’s top basketball conferences and a pillar of our college hoops lineup,” Fox Sports CEO & Executive Producer Eric Shanks said in a statement. “It’s a privilege to showcase these spectacular student-athletes and institutions alongside our new partners, NBC Sports and TNT Sports, while also fortifying our role as a leader in college sports.”

“This is really positive for the Big East and Xavier basketball,” Xavier Director of Athletics Greg Christopher said of the Big East’s new TV deal.

The new agreement will begin during the 2025-26 season and run through 2030-2031. It includes coverage on Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, FS2), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock) and TNT Sports (TNT, TBS, truTV and Max). The Big East’s current deal with Fox Sports will expire after the 2024-25 academic year.

“This is really positive for the Big East and Xavier basketball, insuring we maintain the best TV platform in college basketball,” Xavier Director of Athletics and Vice President for Institutional Strategy Greg Christopher told The Enquirer. “It also shows relationships matter. We have a strong partnership with Fox and our on-court performances speaks for itself.”

There is a new direct-to-consumer streaming element in the new deal in addition to major national and cable broadcasts of Big East men’s and women’s basketball games and Olympic contests. Fox Sports will feature at least 80 Big East men’s and women’s basketball games…

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Publish date : 2024-06-27 15:47:09

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