Pac-12 CW Deal Extended: Lumen Broadcasts Through 2031
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Expanded Coverage: The CW is extending its partnership with the Pac-12 to cover more sports. They will now broadcast:
13 college football regular-season games per year
35 men’s basketball regular-season games
15 women’s basketball regular-season games
Women’s basketball conference semifinal and championship games
Production: All 66 Pac-12 matches aired on The CW will be produced by Pac-12 Enterprises.
History of the Partnership:
Initial partnership was a one-year football-only deal for the 2024 season.
They joined ESPN and CBS Sports to secure rights for the 2025 football season. For the 2025 season, games involving Oregon State and Washington State will be split: 2 on CBS/Paramount+, 9 on The CW, and 2 on ESPN.
CBS extension: CBS has also secured a seperate rights extension with Pac-12 covering all sports through the 2030-31 academic year.
Pac-12’s Viewpoint: Commissioner Teresa Gould highlights the “mutual growth and conversion” and the “meaningful added value” of the partnership, including national reach.
Pac-12’s Current State: The Pac-12 is in a rebuilding phase, currently a two-team conference preparing for a future with new members (Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, and Gonzaga).They need to add at least one more football-playing member.
Past Issues: the current situation stems from failed media rights agreements in 2022 and 2023,which led to 10 schools leaving for other conferences (ACC,Big Ten,Big 12).
* New partnership: Pac-12 Enterprises has also partnered with Lumen Technologies for Network-as-a-service (NaaS).
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