Sports fans will be able to catch their favorite NCAA teams on ESPN for the foreseeable future. ESPN, the sports network owned by the Walt Disney Company, and the NCAA have agreed on a new 8-year media deal.
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ESPN and the NCAA have just made a big deal to keep showing college sports events on ESPN channels and online platforms. This partnership has been going strong since ESPN started in 1979, and it’s only getting better! Fans will see their favorite NCAA championships, like women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and more, mainly on ABC and ESPN.
Every year, you can catch more than 2,300 hours of exciting college sports, including 800 hours on channels like ESPN and ABC. With ESPN+, fans can exclusively watch select rounds of championships and enjoy over 24,000 college games from different conferences. Since launching in April 2018, ESPN+ has quickly become a favorite with over 25 million subscribers enjoying live games, shows, and articles.
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The 40 NCAA events included in ESPN’s new eight-year agreement include:
- Men’s Championships – soccer, football (FCS, DII & DIII), cross country, water polo, indoor track & field, swimming & diving, wrestling, ice hockey, gymnastics, fencing, volleyball, lacrosse, outdoor track & field, tennis, baseball and basketball (including DII semifinals & DIII semifinals and championship).
- Women’s Championships – soccer, field hockey, volleyball (including DII & DIII), cross country, indoor track & field, swimming & diving, basketball (including DII & DIII), ice hockey, bowling, gymnastics, fencing, beach volleyball, lacrosse, outdoor track & field, tennis, softball, and water polo.
- Also: men’s National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT); NCAA Div I Men’s Basketball Championship (international rights).
This deal is not just about showing games. It’s about making sure fans get the best experience with more shows about who’s playing in the championships and more rights for ESPN to use the game footage. In short, if you love college sports, this partnership means you’ll have lots of games to look forward to on ESPN!
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