The most notable absence in this set of deals is ESPN, which had a 40-year relationship with the Big Ten, but couldn’t come to terms with the conference during the most recent negotiations. The conference in its previous media rights deals with Fox and ESPN was making $440 million per year, meaning the new deals will provide the Big Ten with nearly a three-times increase starting with the 2023-24 season and going through the 2029-30 fiscal year.įox has the premier package with 30-plus football games, while CBS and NBC will have 15-16 games each. The three deals combined will pay the conference over $1.1 billion per year and put the Big Ten’s schools well ahead of their peers in revenue. The Big Ten has finalized media rights contracts with CBS, Fox and NBC that will total more than $8 billion over seven years, making it the most lucrative conference rights deal in the history of college athletics. The new deals will provide the Big Ten with nearly a three-times increase starting with the 2023-24 season through FY 2029-30 Getty Images

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