Pac-12 media rights: Two months after striking CBS deal, the conference lands another major network partner
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The Pac-12 reached a five-year broadcast agreement with The CW to air 13 football games per season plus significant men's and women's basketball coverage beginning with the new conference launch next summer. Combined with an existing CBS agreement, the conference will have at least 17 over-the-air football telecasts annually, including the conference championship game. The deal extends a current partnership that involved Washington State and Oregon State and will include nine members starting July 1, 2026. Pac-12 Enterprises will produce transition-phase games and handle production for 66 annual events on The CW under the new agreement.
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.
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.
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.
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