The Southeastern Conference is leaving its longtime broadcast home at CBS Sports in 2024 for ESPN and ABC. (TVNewser)
ESPN and the SEC announced Thursday that they have reached a 10-year deal beginning in 2024 that will make the network the exclusive rights holder of SEC football and men’s basketball. (ESPN)
Under the package, ESPN and ABC have rights to broadcast the league’s 15 best football matchups as well as eight marquee basketball games. ABC now has rights to the SEC football championship game, and starting next year, the network can broadcast one nonconference football matchup on ESPN+ with each team. (Sports Illustrated)
The deal is valued at around $300 million a year, according to people familiar with the matter, and ends CBS’ more than two-decade association with the college conference. (Variety)