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The Big 12 media contract extension begins in the 2025/2026 season which is this year. Bottom line is that starting this year, the ACC and Big 12 conference payouts will be similar, but the ACCN revenues gives the ACC a slight edge in total payout.The new contract is in 2026. So the argument is basically the ACC is 2-years ahead of the Big XII’s timeline, before we get to whatever additional money comes from expanding the carriage coverage of the ACCN. Again, the ACC will remain ahead of the Big XII for the foreseeable future in payouts, until the ACC breaks apart. Then it becomes how big the departures are.
Also the Big 12 will be on multiple networks. Beginning in 2025, the Big 12 will have three linear television options for its football inventory (ESPN, FOX, TNT) and four networks for basketball (ESPN, FOX, TNT, and CBS). Beginning in 2025, TNT will broadcast 13 football games and 15 basketball games that previously would have been on ESPN+.