UConn Men's 2025-2026 Basketball Schedule TV/Times Announced

[Storrs South]

The previous contract was back loaded. So schools made less in the beginning and more in the end. But in total it was still a 12 year $500 million deal vs a 6 year $480 million deal.

There are also other revenue streams like tournament credits but those are the apples to apples numbers.

That's right and I will caveat that pretty much all conference / TV agreements (P4, G6, etc.) are backloaded so for the time being there is marginal increase but over the course of the deal it will materialize.

 

[huskymedic]

-> If you’re a UConn men’s or women’s basketball fan, you’re going to need to have your remote– and possibly your credit card info– handy this season.

In order to watch all of the games, you’re going to need access to no less than eight different TV channels or streaming platforms, and likely three different subscriptions.

To catch all the action, you will need an ESPN+ subscription, a cable or streaming service package that includes FOX, ESPN, NBC, TNT, truTV, and FS1. Oh, and you’re going to need Peacock’s premium service, which costs $10.99 per month.</

 

[jibsey]

-> If you’re a UConn men’s or women’s basketball fan, you’re going to need to have your remote– and possibly your credit card info– handy this season.

In order to watch all of the games, you’re going to need access to no less than eight different TV channels or streaming platforms, and likely three different subscriptions.

To catch all the action, you will need an ESPN+ subscription, a cable or streaming service package that includes FOX, ESPN, NBC, TNT, truTV, and FS1. Oh, and you’re going to need Peacock’s premium service, which costs $10.99 per month.</

Are you crazy? ESPN+? There’s one game against NewHaven so we all should rush out and buy a subscription?
YouTube tv and Peacock for 6 months covers it right?

 

[YukonDolt6]

Thanks in advance for all those who quickly and consistently post the game videos. From those of us living in time zones that aren't compatible with watching live games.

 

[Chief00]

I tried to warn people on the football board without success “next steps” were coming with an incoherent TV hodgepodge approach. Now you see what I was warning about. The Big East ( former WNBA Commissioner, who failed at just about everything in that role) is trying to take in every last dollar but fails to see the big picture of brand awareness and aligning appropriately with customers. Streaming today is part of the footprint, I have had Peacock for 2-3 years. However, her incoherent assortment of TV is hard to follow and the conference loses its identity that it had with Fox Sports being the base.

 

[Chief00]

Chief00 is going to have a hard time with this!

Some of you guys will never get me. I warned of next steps and here we are. I have had Peacock for about 3 years. My job includes AI content projects. So I can personally handle the technology but at home at nights I prefer to relax without any challenges even simple ones. This is not a coherent media delivery of games. It is a hodgepath of deals stitch together by a Commissioner who was a total failure in the WNBA. We now have no TV conference identity or probably studio show on game days that helps built brand awareness nationally.
What do you tell a recruit’s family regarding how they can watch his games?

 

[CL82]

It went from $42 to 80 million a year. That’s nearly double.

What's the annual per school distribution?

 

[Chief00]

NBCU paid a bunch of money to get some of the Big East inventory to drive subscriptions to Peacock.

They get second pick.

If you were trying to get people to sign up, would you use DePaul-Xavier or UConn-St. John’s?

Another point from a business perspective is they did not pay enought of money! Val Ackerman is a disaster and has been her whole career. If you are going to ignore your Brand, customers and long term - at least get the short term big dollar. And she failed at that too.

 

[CL82]

-> If you’re a UConn men’s or women’s basketball fan, you’re going to need to have your remote– and possibly your credit card info– handy this season.

In order to watch all of the games, you’re going to need access to no less than eight different TV channels or streaming platforms, and likely three different subscriptions.

To catch all the action, you will need an ESPN+ subscription, a cable or streaming service package that includes FOX, ESPN, NBC, TNT, truTV, and FS1. Oh, and you’re going to need Peacock’s premium service, which costs $10.99 per month.</

Why the premium peacock service? Won't the regular one work?