CBS and NBC have reportedly emerged as frontrunners to join Fox as Big Ten TV partners, replacing ESPN.
Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand
ESPN is still negotiating with the Big Ten while Amazon has also made a bid to stream games, per Ourand’s report. Negotiations are nearing an end, however, as Ourand reports the Big Ten’s new TV deal could be announced by the end of the week or next week. Deals with CBS and NBC have not yet been finalized, but it is expected that those two networks will split secondary TV rights, with CBS broadcasting games at 3:30 p.m. and NBC broadcasting games in primetime. Per Ourand’s report, NBC’s deal would also include a package of games to be streamed on Peacock.
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