ESPN agrees to 6-year extension for CFP rights.

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Here's some good info:

The full financial terms of the agreement between TNT and ESPN are not yet known, but during its negotiations with the CFP, Disney-owned ESPN had put a $25 million average value on each first-round game.

The TNT games will be produced by ESPN and use ESPN broadcasters, but be branded TNT Sports, according to a source with direct knowledge of their plans. TNT could produce ancillary programming around the games, which could include a new show like, “Inside the College Football Playoff.” ESPN will get to choose the first two first-round games before TNT gets to make its selection.

ESPN, WBD Sports and Fox are teaming up for a stand-alone streaming product, named Venu, which will be available to consumers this fall and, according to executives briefed on the plans, will be priced in the $45-$50 per month range.

By working with Warner Bros. Discovery, ESPN is able to keep the entire playoff under the Venu umbrella.

TNT Sports adds College Football Playoff games in 5-year sub-licensing deal with ESPN

While TNT’s partnership with the NBA is in doubt, the move for CFP games is unrelated to those current tenuous negotiations, per sources.

www.nytimes.com

I'm curious to see what the ratings will be this first season, especially going up against a couple of NFL games on that Saturday of the first round. Especially involving Mahomes and Lamar. My guess is those are the games TNT will likely get. Will they get over 10 million? I'm not sure they will going head to head with the NFL.