The Pac-12 reached a five-year agreement with The CW to air football and men's and women's basketball beginning with the new conference launch next summer. The CW will televise 13 football games per season; combined with an earlier CBS deal, the conference will have at least 17 over-the-air football telecasts annually, including the championship. The deal is described as an "extension" of a two-year partnership that included Washington State and Oregon State. Starting July 1, 2026, nine members will comprise the conference: the two holdovers plus Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State and Gonzaga. Pac-12 Enterprises will produce WSU and OSU games during transition and handle production for 66 annual events. The CW must air 35 men's basketball games, 15 women's games and the women's tournament semifinals and finals. All nine members participated in the decision.
The rebuilt Pac-12 secured its second major media partner Wednesday, announcing a five-year agreement with The CW to broadcast football and men's and women's basketball games beginning with the launch of the new conference next summer. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deal features 13 football games on The CW per season. When combined with the CBS agreement announced in June, the Pac-12 will have at least 17 football games on over-the-air TV annually, including the conference championship game.
Pac-12 Enterprises, the conference's media arm, is producing WSU and OSU football games for The CW during this transition phase and will handle production for 66 annual events on The CW in the new deal. The agreement requires The CW to air 35 men's basketball games, 15 women's games and the semifinals and finals of the women's tournament, in addition to the 13 football games.
"Our partnership with The CW has been one of mutual growth and transformation, from the development of our Pac-12 Enterprises' broadcast production business to the significant added value and positive impact to our current and future members via true national reach across 100 percent of U.S. television households,"
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