Getting exclusive rights to the expanded Cfp would be a huge win for ESPN as it prepares to launch a new streaming platform.
ESPN isn’t done bolstering its inventory of college sports. A week after inking a new deal with the NCAA that will see 40 men’s and women’s championship events air on ESPN every year for eight years, reports have emerged that indicate the channel is nearing an agreement that will see it retain exclusive broadcast rights to the College Football Playoff (Cfp), which is set to expand from four teams to 12 in 2024.
The new proposal would see ESPN extend its exclusivity with the Cfp for six years past its current deal, which ends in 2025. The proposal would allow ESPN to sublicense games to Fox or other broadcasters. Apple, Amazon, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have all reportedly expressed some level of interest in Cfp rights in the past six months.
ESPN isn’t done bolstering its inventory of college sports. A week after inking a new deal with the NCAA that will see 40 men’s and women’s championship events air on ESPN every year for eight years, reports have emerged that indicate the channel is nearing an agreement that will see it retain exclusive broadcast rights to the College Football Playoff (Cfp), which is set to expand from four teams to 12 in 2024.
The new proposal would see ESPN extend its exclusivity with the Cfp for six years past its current deal, which ends in 2025. The proposal would allow ESPN to sublicense games to Fox or other broadcasters. Apple, Amazon, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have all reportedly expressed some level of interest in Cfp rights in the past six months.
- 1/10/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
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