Pac-2 finalizes 2025 media deal with The CW, ESPN, CBS
The Pac-2 has signed a media deal for 2025 ahead of a 2026 expansion and hopes of a more long-term agreement for the resurrected Pac-12.
The Pac-2 has signed a media deal for 2025 ahead of a 2026 expansion and hopes of a more long-term agreement for the resurrected Pac-12.
Fox and TNT are said to be in play for a smaller package of games.
The conference's next deal will also have a streaming component.
It's unclear what each network's level of interest is.
"We have a blank slate"
Could the Pac-12 be heading to Apple on a fully streaming media rights deal?
"Sources indicate that there is very little linear aspect to the deal that will be presented tomorrow."
"I would not want to be part of the Pac-12 anymore because I think their future is bleak."
A Dennis Dodd report that "it appears ESPN is out as a Pac-12 primary rightsholder" was contradicted by reports from Nicole Auerbach and Ross Dellenger.
John Ourand reported that there were Pac-12 talks with The CW, but "those talks never got serious."
"This whole streaming thing? That's overplayed."
A new Los Angeles Times report throws out some notable figures on just what the exits of the Bruins and Trojans may have meant to the Pac-12.
Some changes could be ahead at the Pac-12.