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Big East, ESPN Reunite with 6-Year Media Rights Deal
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The six-year deal includes over 300 live events annually across ESPN's platforms, boosting coverage of men's and women's basketball plus Olympic sports, ESPN said.
- On July 8, ESPN and the BIG EAST Conference announced a six-year digital media rights deal starting in 2025–26, adding over 300 live events annually.
- Driven by ESPN’s upcoming direct-to-consumer launch and the shift of Olympic sports from FloSports to ESPN+, the deal aims to centralize digital coverage of Big East events.
- ESPN+ will stream over 300 Big East events annually, including at least 75 women’s basketball games and 25 nonconference men’s basketball contests.
- As a result, 3,800 student-athletes across 200 teams gain increased visibility, with over 300 events streamed annually on ESPN+ and options to bundle with Disney+ and Hulu.
- Looking ahead, the six-year deal through 2030-31 positions ESPN to expand digital coverage and influence conference rights negotiations, amid potential NCAA tournament expansions.
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Big East, ESPN reunite with 6-year media rights deal
The Big East Conference and ESPN have announced a six-year digital media rights deal. Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman said in a statement on Tuesday that the agreement gives “all 22 of our sports — especially women’s basketball and Olympic sports — the visibility they’ve earned and the access our
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