Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Pac 12 announces a new TV deal with ESPN & Fox and the creation of the Pac 12 Network

The expanded Pac 12 conference today announced new TV contracts with ESPN/ABC and the Fox family of channels that will see a significant increase in the number of televised football & basketball games as well as the creation of the Pac 12 Network.

According to a press release from the Pac 12, 44 regular season football games will be televised across the ESPN & Fox family of networks, including 10 games that will be shown in primetime on either ABC or the Fox broadcast channels with the remaining games appearing on the new Pac 12 Network. Sixty-eight regular season men's basketball games will be televised on the ESPN & Fox family of networks with the remaining games being televised on the Pac 12 Network.

This is a huge deal for the Pac 12 that not only will increase their coverage of football & men's basketball, but women's basketball and other "Olympic sports" will have significant coverage on the Pac 12 Network.

For more information, please visit this site: http://www.pac-10.org/News/tabid/863/Article/225167/Pac-12-Announces-Landmark-Media-Rights-Deal-With-ESPN,-Fox-Sports-Media-Group.aspx?bg=%2FPortals%2F7%2FDigArticle%2F225167%2FIMG_6684-web.jpg

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