Posted Aug 9, 2022
ESPN has pulled out of Big Ten media rights negotiations, ending one of the longest sports media relationships in the business. That move clears the way for CBS and NBC to join Fox Sports as Big Ten broadcasters starting with the 2023-24 school year. ESPN execs believed that they would have had to pay upwards of $380M per year to keep the package. (Sports Business Journal)
ESPN has pulled out of Big Ten media rights negotiations, ending one of the longest sports media relationships in the business. That move clears the way for CBS and NBC to join Fox Sports as Big Ten broadcasters starting with the 2023-24 school year. ESPN execs believed that they would have had to pay upwards of $380M per year to keep the package. (Sports Business Journal)
