Warner Bros Discovery's TNT network has signed a five-year deal with Walt Disney-owned ESPN to broadcast select College Football Playoff games, starting from the upcoming college football season.
Walt Disney said on Wednesday TNT will present two-round games for two years and include two quarter-final through 2028 season. TNT will broadcast the sub-licensed College Football Playoff games among additional TNT Sports distribution platforms, Disney said.
Here’s a summary of the recent deal between Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT and ESPN regarding the College Football Playoff:
Deal Details: Warner Bros. Discovery has signed a five-year sublicensing deal with Disney’s ESPN.
Broadcast Rights: TNT will carry two first-round games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, and will add two additional quarterfinal games starting in 2026. Warner Bros. Discovery will pay ESPN an average of “hundreds of millions” per year for the games over the course of five years.
Format Change: The new 12-team College Football Playoff slate debuts in December, replacing the previous four-team tournament format.
This move aims to strengthen Warner Bros. Discovery’s sports offerings, while ESPN retains exclusivity on the championship game throughout the contract term1.
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