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ESPN Renews College Football Playoff Rights Through 2032, Inks $7.8 Billion Extension Deal
ESPN has locked up rights to the College Football Playoff through the 2031-32 season.
In addition, the Disney-owned sports giant clinched a new, six-year agreement — worth $7.8 billion, or $1.3 billion per year, according to ESPN — for the entire CFP, which includes exclusive rights to all rounds of the expanded playoff (first round, quarterfinal, semifinal and national championship), as well as continued exclusive rights to all ancillary programming connected to the playoff, such as the CFP Selection Show, weekly Top 25 Rankings Shows and more. Under the expanded rights deal, which commences with the 2026-27 season, the College Football Playoff National Championship game will be broadcast on ABC in addition to ESPN’s megacast cable network presentation. In both the amended two-year agreement and new six-year extension, the CFP provides ESPN with the right to sublicense a select number of games.
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