TNT Sports Reaches 5-Year Deal With ESPN To Exclusively Air Select College Football Playoff Games
deadline.comESPN and TNT Sports have reached a 5-year sublicensing deal that will see the Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiary carry select College Football Playoff games from ESPN.
Starting later this year and continuing in 2025, TNT will present two first-round playoff games and then add two quarterfinal games each year beginning in 2026 through the end of the agreement.
ESPN will present all other College Football Playoff games on its networks including the annual CFP National Championship Game.
ESPN will also continue to manage the sponsorship program for the presentation of the CFP. The playoff, which began a decade ago as a replacement for the longtime system of polls and disputed championships, has been a ratings magnet and moneymaker for universities and conferences.
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