Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) – The Pac-12 Conference has announced plans for its own television network to go along with new blockbuster contracts with networks ESPN and Fox Sports.
Pac-12 Media Enterprises will own the Pac-12 Network, the Pac-12 Digital Network and Pac-12 Properties. It will control and distribute all Pac-12 games not licensed to ESPN and Fox Sports.
Commissioner Larry Scott would not divulge financial terms of the new 12-year agreements with ESPN and Fox Sports, calling it only a “landmark deal” that will enable each of the conference’s institutions to share equally in revenue.
“We are especially delighted to be strengthening and expanding our relationship with ESPN and FOX Sports to deliver an unprecedented level of innovative sports programming to large national audiences across the country,” Scott said in a statement. “With this agreement, we will deliver our events over two broadcast networks and at least five premiere national cable platforms. In addition, we will have our own Pac-12 National Cable TV platform and Pac-12 Digital Network platform.”
All football games not televised by the two networks will be broadcast on the Pac-12 network. Men’s basketball and women’s basketball games will also be featured prominently, along with other Olympic sports.
The Pac-12 football championship game will be broadcast by Fox Sports for the next two years and will then alternate years with ESPN. It will also be held on a Friday night in prime time.
This summer, Utah and Colorado will officially join the conference to expand it from 10 schools to 12.
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