1 minute read Jan. 4, 2024: ESPN and the NCAA reach an eight-year agreement beginning Sept. 1, 2024, for NCAA championships media rights. The deal includes domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships — 21 women’s and 19 men’s events — and international rights to those same NCAA championships plus the Division I men’s basketball tournament. January 4, 2024 0 86
1 minute read April 12, 2016: The NCAA announces an eight-year, $8.8 billion extension of its multimedia rights agreement with CBS Sports and Turner, a division of Time Warner, for the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. The new contract extends the agreement through 2032. April 12, 2016 0 91
1 minute read 2010: The reach and visibility of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship expands with the announcement of a new 14-year, $10.8 billion television, Internet and wireless rights agreement with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting System. April 22, 2010 0 87
1 minute read Nov. 18, 1999: The NCAA and CBS agree to a $6 billion, 11-year agreement for rights to the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and other championships, including marketing opportunities. November 18, 1999 0 82
1 minute read Nov. 22, 1989: The NCAA and CBS sign a $1 billion television agreement for 1991 through 1997. Executive Director Richard Schultz moves to examine equitable distribution of revenue. November 22, 1989 0 83
1 minute read June 27, 1984: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a ruling that the NCAA Football Television Plan violates the Sherman Antitrust Act. June 27, 1984 0 80
1 minute read March 4, 1981: CBS is awarded rights to the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship for three years beginning in 1982. March 4, 1981 0 85
1 minute read March 1979: The first two-year agreement with ESPN is signed to televise selected championships. Programming begins Sept. 7. March 30, 1970 0 86
