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Every source cited in this section (57). Each figure on the section's pages links straight to one of these. IDs: SP = sponsors/advertisers research, MD = media research, M-S = money-track source reused here.
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| ID | Outlet | Title | Date | Type | What it supports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-S54 | CBS Sports (Shehan Jeyarajah) | College Football Playoff finalizes new TV rights contract through 2031 season | 2024-03-19 | see money track | CFP-ESPN from 2026 ~$1.3B/yr; SEC/B1G 29% (~$22M/school), ACC 17%, Big 12 ~15%, G5 9%, independents 1% (ND ~$12M) |
| M-S56 | Business of College Sports | Current College Sports Television Contracts | updated 2024-03-19 | see money track | CFP original 12-yr $5.64B; extension 6-yr $7.8B; Big Ten $8.05B/7 yrs; Big 12 $2.28B 2025-31; ACC $4.8B thru 2036; SEC ~$710M/yr (SBJ) |
| M-S57 | Sportico | ESPN Signs $3 Billion Deal for SEC Football as CBS Era Nears End | 2020-12-10 | see money track | ESPN $300M/yr from 2024 vs CBS $55M/yr |
| MD1 | ESPN Fan Support (primary) | ESPN Select or Unlimited Plans and Prices | 2026-08-25 | see outlet | ESPN Select $13.99/mo or $139.99/yr; ESPN Unlimited $31.99/mo or $319.99/yr; pre-Aug 20 subscribers keep old price until first bill after Sept 17, 2026 |
| MD2 | ESPN (primary) | ESPN, FOX One Bundle | 2026 | see outlet | Bundle $39.99/mo (vs separate); Fox One includes FOX News, FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, FOX network and local FOX stations; bundle only with ESPN Unlimited |
| MD3 | TV Tech | ESPN to Bump Up Streaming Subscription Prices | 2026-08-24 | see outlet | Select $12.99 to $13.99 (+7.7%); Unlimited $29.99 to $31.99 (+6.67%) Sept 17, 2026; first Unlimited increase since Aug 21, 2025 launch |
| MD4 | FOX (primary) | FOX One (home page) | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Plans from $19.99/mo; 3-day free trial; annual first-year offer $99/yr (regular $199.99); ESPN bundle $39.99 shown vs $51.98 |
| MD5 | Peacock Help (primary) | Peacock Price Increase | 2026-08-18 | see outlet | Premium $12.99/mo (from $10.99), Premium Plus $19.99, Select $8.99; annual Premium $129.99; existing subs on next bill after Sept 17, 2026 |
| MD6 | Paramount+ (primary) | College Football on CBS (Paramount+ show page) | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Stream College Football on CBS live with the Premium plan |
| MD7 | CableTV.com | Paramount Plus Live TV: Accessing Local Channels | 2026 | secondary | Essential $8.99/mo (no local CBS); Premium $13.99/mo (local CBS, live sports) |
| MD8 | HBO Max Help (primary) | HBO Max plans and prices | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Basic with Ads $10.99/mo; Standard $18.49; Premium $22.99; Live Sports only on Standard and Premium |
| MD9 | HBO Max (primary) | Watch College Football on HBO Max | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Select college football games stream live; live sports on select plans; blackouts may apply; student discount link |
| MD10 | YouTube Blog (primary) | Choose the YouTube TV plan that fits your interests | 2026 | see outlet | Sports Plan $64.99/mo ($54.99 first year new users) incl. major broadcasters, FS1, all ESPN networks, ESPN Unlimited coming this fall; main plan $82.99 |
| MD11 | YouTube TV (primary) | Watch live sports with YouTube TV (Sports Plan page) | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Sports Plan $64.99/mo; 21 days for $0 trial offer |
| MD12 | Deadline | YouTube TV Sports Skinny Bundle Price & Details Revealed | 2026-02 | see outlet | Sports Plan lineup: ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, ESPN, ESPNews, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network, SEC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, FS2, CBS Sports Network, TBS, TNT, truTV...; main plan +28% since 2023 |
| MD13 | YouTube TV Help (primary) | Sign up for YouTube TV | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Main plan $82.99 + tax/month |
| MD14 | Hulu (primary) | Hulu + Live TV | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Hulu (With Ads) + Live TV $99.99/mo ($49.99 first month promo ends 10/26/26); Premium $109.99; includes Disney+, ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited access; college football on ESPN, ABC, BTN, FOX, FS1, CBS, ACCN, SECN; no free trial |
| MD15 | Sling (primary) | How to Stream College Football With Sling TV | 2026 | see outlet | Orange $45.99, Blue $45.99, Orange+Blue $60.99; Sports Extra +$11 (+$15 for O&B); Orange SE: SECN, SECN+, ACCN, ESPNU, ESPNEWS; Blue SE: BTN, FS2; CBS not on Sling; FOX/NBC select markets |
| MD16 | USA Today (shopping) | Watch college football all season long with Sling, prepay to save 20% | 2026-09-03 | secondary (affiliate) | 1-Day Pass $4.99, 3-Day $9.99, 7-Day $14.99 (Sling Orange); add-ons +$1/+$2/+$3; prepay season 20% off |
| MD17 | CableTV.com | DIRECTV MySports Channel Lineup | 2026 | secondary; CONFLICT with $64.99 in search snippet of directv.com (page not fetchable) | MySports $69.99/mo incl. ESPN Unlimited; lineup ABC/CBS/FOX/NBC (local), ACCN, BTN, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, FS1, FS2, SECN, TBS, TNT, truTV, USA |
| MD18 | CableTV.com | New NBC Deal Is Raising Fubo Prices By $15/mo | 2026-07 | see outlet | Fubo Sports (Sports + News) $55.99 to $64.99; Pro $73.99 to $88.99; Elite $98.99; RSN fee up to $15.99 |
| MD19 | Yahoo Sports (affiliate) | NBC returns to Fubo: How to watch the 2026 college football season | 2026-08 | see outlet | Fubo Sports and News 27 channels $64.99 ($54.99 first month) incl. ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, FS1, ABC, ACCN, SECN, ESPNU, FS2, CBSSN, BTN; no TNT/TBS/truTV; all plans include ESPN Unlimited; season Aug 27, 2026-Jan 25, 2027 |
| MD20 | Sports Video Group | Networks Unveil 2026 College Football Broadcast Schedules | 2026-05-27 | see outlet | ESPN 1,000+ games, every game on ESPN App; ABC carries ACC/Big 12/SEC title games; Black Friday ABC tripleheader; FOX 137 games incl. 89 Big Ten; Big Noon; all FOX/FS1/FS2/BTN simulcast on FOX One; CBS 14 Big Ten 3:30 windows, Nebraska-Iowa Black Friday; NBC/Peacock Big Ten Saturday Night, 3 Peacock-exclusive games Sept 19, Notre Dame 36th season; CW 140 hours, all CW games stream on ESPN App with ESPN Unlimited; Big Ten Championship FOX Dec 5 8pm ET; Big 12 title ABC Dec 4; ACC record 15 Friday games |
| MD21 | Business Insider | ESPN Is Hiking Prices on Select and Unlimited Plans | 2026-08-24 | see outlet | Disney+/Hulu/ESPN Select bundle $19.99 to $21.99 (no ads $32.99); Disney+ bundles with ESPN Unlimited and Fox One bundle unchanged; ESPN Unlimited needed for full network live streams |
| MD22 | Sports Video Group | CFP, ESPN, and TNT Sports Announce 2026-27 College Football Playoff Broadcast Schedule | 2026-06-03 | see outlet | First round Dec 18 ESPN, Dec 19 ABC/ESPN + 2 TNT; QFs Dec 30 TNT, Jan 1 TNT/ABC-ESPN/ESPN; semis Jan 14 TNT (Orange), Jan 15 ABC/ESPN (Sugar); title Jan 25, 2027 ABC/ESPN; TNT first-round games stream on HBO Max; 2025-26 CFP avg 16.3M; title 30.1M |
| MD23 | The Futon Critic (WBD release) | TNT Sports College Football Coverage... Big 12, Five-Game CFP | 2026-08-31 | see outlet | Big 12 games on TNT, truTV & HBO Max; CFP expands to 5 games incl. Fiesta QF and Orange semifinal |
| MD24 | FBSchedules | College football bowl schedule for 2026-27 season released | 2026-06-03 | see outlet | 46 postseason games; ESPN family 38; CBS 1; TNT 5 CFP; CW Arizona Bowl; Holiday Bowl network TBD; Fiesta QF TNT/truTV with HBO Max; Orange semi TNT/truTV/HBO Max |
| MD25 | ESPN.com | ESPN.com 2026 team schedules (68 teams; site API JSON saved) | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Game-by-game 2026 schedules with TV assignments where announced (816 team-games; 394 TBD as of Oct 1) |
| MD26 | Arizona State (Sun Devil Athletics, primary) | 2026 Football Schedule | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | ASU: Baylor Oct 3 7:30 MST ESPN; Hawaii Oct 10 FS1; Oct 17-Nov 28 times/TV TBA; Kansas at Wembley Sept 19 9am MST |
| MD27 | Austin American-Statesman | Longhorn Network returns in new streaming form as Texas moves to SEC | 2024-07-01 | see outlet | LHN linear channel ended as Texas joined SEC; relaunched as free streaming service |
| MD28 | Texas Athletics (primary) | Reimagined LHN streaming service to launch July 1 | 2024-06-24 | see outlet | LHN relaunch as streaming service July 1, 2024 |
| MD29 | Extra Points (Matt Brown) | Fox now owns even more of BTN | 2022-04-22 | see outlet | Fox 2021 annual report: ownership of BTN increased to ~61%; Big Ten exercised put clause |
| MD30 | Awful Announcing | FBS AD says Fox and ESPN are quietly driving realignment by relaying valuations | 2022-07-02 | see outlet | Anonymous FBS AD: networks relay school TV values; Fox owns 61% of BTN; DeFilippo 2011 "ESPN is the one who told us what to do"; Skipper on LHN keeping Texas in Big 12 |
| MD31 | Seattle Times (Jon Wilner) | USC vs. Oregon reveals flaw in Big Ten TV deal | 2025-11-19 | see outlet | Big Noon window means 9 a.m. Pacific starts; USC-Oregon went to CBS 12:30 |
| MD32 | AP | Disney and YouTube TV strike deal to restore ABC and ESPN channels | 2025-11-15 | see outlet | Two-week blackout of ESPN/ABC on YouTube TV ended Nov 14, 2025; college football games affected |
| MD33 | Fox Corporation (primary) | Venu Sports Will Be Discontinued | 2025-01-10 | see outlet | ESPN, Fox and WBD discontinue Venu Sports joint venture |
| MD34 | PR Newswire (WBD, primary) | Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery Announce Anticipated Closing Date of Paramount Merger | 2026-09-30 | see outlet | Merger (agreement Feb 27, 2026) expected to close Oct 6, 2026; WBD holders get $31.00 cash + ticking fee |
| MD35 | Ars Technica | Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable | 2026-08 | see outlet | Fourth Peacock price increase in four years; July 2025 Premium $8 to $11 |
| MD36 | Fox Corporation (primary) | ESPN, FOX One Bundle Now Available for $39.99/Month | 2025-10-02 | see outlet | Bundle of ESPN DTC Unlimited and FOX One (wholly-owned Fox DTC) at $39.99; not combinable with Disney+/Hulu |
| MD37 | Hulu (primary) | Disney+, Hulu Student Bundle | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Student pricing for Hulu / Disney+ bundle (see page) |
| MD38 | HBO Max (primary) | HBO Max Student Discount | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Student discount on Basic with Ads (no live sports) |
| MD39 | CableTV.com | The Best Streaming Service Student Discounts (2026) | 2026 | secondary | Student prices across services |
| MD42 | Sling (primary) | Sling Orange plan page | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | Orange $45.99/mo; 24-hour access $4.99; local channels not included with Orange; 1 stream |
| MD43 | Disney+ (primary) | Disney+ Hulu ESPN Unlimited Bundle (FAQ) | accessed 2026-10-01 | see outlet | ESPN Unlimited includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS + ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, SEC Network+, ACC Network Extra; Disney+/Hulu/ESPN Unlimited bundle $35.99 (Premium $44.99); Select bundle $21.99 ($32.99); ESPN Select excludes linear networks; ESPN content streams in Disney+ for linked plans |
| SP1 | Business of College Sports | Current College Sports Television Contracts | updated 2024-03-19 | secondary | Big 12 $2.28B 2025-26..2030-31 ESPN/Fox; Big Ten $8.05B/7 yrs Fox/CBS/NBC thru 2029-30; SEC ESPN thru 2033-34 ($300M/yr Tier-1 from 2024; SBJ $7.1B/$710M/yr); ACC ESPN $4.8B/20 yrs thru 2036, CW sublicense; CFP $5.64B/12 yrs then $7.8B/6 yrs; Big Ten title game rotation Fox/CBS/NBC; Peacock exclusives |
| SP2 | NBC Sports Pressbox (primary) | Notre Dame and NBC Sports continue historic football partnership ... through the 2029 season | 2023-11-18 | primary | ND-NBC through 2029 season; global rights to all ND home games; Peacock exclusive game; >$100M undergraduate aid generated since 1991; terms not disclosed |
| SP3 | Front Office Sports | Notre Dame and NBC Extend Media Rights Agreement To 2029 | 2023-11-18 | secondary | Sources: ND payout ~doubles; previously low-$20M range per tax returns; implies ~$50M/yr; ~$11M from ACC media for other sports |
| SP4 | AP | Notre Dame and NBC agree to new deal ... through 2029 | 2023-11-18 | secondary | Previous NBC deal ~$22M/yr; new terms not disclosed |
| SP5 | CNBC | Warner Bros. Discovery, ESPN strike College Football Playoff deal | 2024-05-22 | secondary | WBD/TNT 5-yr CFP sublicense from ESPN; average "hundreds of millions" per year, less in years 1-2 (2 first-round games) |
| SP6 | Sports Business Journal | TNT officially adds more CFP games in 2026 as part of ESPN sublicense | 2025-12-16 | secondary | 2026 CFP: TNT carries 2 first-round, 2 quarterfinals and a semifinal under ESPN sublicense |
| SP7 | Yahoo Sports (Awful Announcing, citing Sportico/Anthony Crupi) | TNT Sports granted control of ad sales for sublicensed CFP games | 2026-04-29 | secondary | TNT to sell ads on its CFP inventory (previously ESPN kept ad revenue); CFP semifinal 30-sec spot ~$700K-$750K; ~$60M total ad sales for a semifinal |
| SP8 | Atlantic Coast Conference (primary) | The CW Network and ESPN reach sublicense ... ACC football and basketball through 2030-31 | 2026-05-13 | primary | CW-ESPN ACC sublicense extended through 2030-31 season |
| SP9 | Yahoo Sports | Big 12 football on TNT? New deal will feature 13 football games on WBD channels after settlement | 2024 (c. Sept) | secondary | Big 12-WBD sublicense (13 football games/season on TNT platforms); Big 12 only power league with both ESPN and Fox |
| SP10 | Sports Business Journal | Big 12, TNT Sports pleased with start to new football relationship | 2025-10-24 | secondary | TNT Big 12 package began 2025 season |
| SP84 | Sports Business Journal (Austin Karp) | Advertisers continue flooding into ESPN college football | 2025-09-08 | secondary | College sports = 40% of total TV sports ad revenue (ESPN figure); ESPN networks 70% share of CFB; ~90% sold regular season, 85% CFP; ~34 new advertisers; prior season record revenue; crypto/toy stores categories |
| SP89 | MediaPost (Wayne Friedman; EDO Ad EnGage data) | College Football Viewing, Ad Sales Also Growing | 2025-11-21 | secondary | Sept 1-Nov 18, 2025 national TV CFB ad revenue top 7 networks $859.9M (+3% from $836.0M): Fox $215.4M, ABC $192M, CBS $153.13M, ESPN $148.4M, NBC $74.3M, FS1 $25.4M, ESPN2 $5.12M |
| SP113 | Sportico | Big Ten tax return reveals ex-commish Warren's media rights bonus | 2025-05-06 | secondary | Petitti $2.6M incl. $500K bonus; Kevin Warren $5.75M reward for "$7 billion" media deal; Jim Delany deferred comp |