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UAC ESPN Media Deal - AGGIE2039 - 08-26-2026 01:44 AM
This does not appear to be good media deal, I heard they were on conversation with Flo but chose to go with ESPN+.
I know for FY24 the WAC received $600K from ESPN for media rights.
https://uacsports.com/news/2026/8/25/general-unisun-sports-announce-landmark-multi-conference-media-rights-agreement-with-espn.aspx
Beginning with the 2026 academic year, ESPN will serve as the exclusive home for both the ASUN and the UAC. A comprehensive slate of ASUN and UAC regular-season and championship events will be featured across ESPN+, with meaningful exposure on ESPN's linear networks.
The agreement includes:
-Linear coverage of the UAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship games.
-Linear coverage of regular season men’s basketball.
-Inclusion of a select linear event – any sport – for each conference each year. This year’s selected game features Tarleton State Football hosting Prairie View A&M in Week 0.
-Annual collaboration of additional regular season and championship opportunities across ESPN networks.
-Over 1,200 digital productions on ESPN+.
-Comprehensive live coverage of regular-season competition across multiple sports.
-Exclusive streaming of conference championship events.
-Ability to produce 188 local linear games.
RE: UAC ESPN Media Deal - solohawks - 08-26-2026 07:51 AM
On the surface it looks like a standard ESPN mid major TV deal
Primarily ESPN+ with a small sprinkling of content on the main ESPN channels and the ability to put a certain number of games on a local TV simulcast