ESPN, MWC announce secondary rights/Boise State partnership

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Although CBS-Sports Network remains the primary rights holder to MW football and men’s basketball games, ESPN will carry a secondary package of games under an agreement announced Wednesday.

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Between CBS-Sports Network and ESPN, up to 44 football and 56 men’s basketball games will be televised annually on their various platforms.

CBS-Sports Network will have the first choice of games other than Boise State home football games, with the two networks alternating picks for additional games.

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The conference is in the process of negotiating a separate TV deal for the inaugural conference championship game in football that will begin next fall.

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ESPN, Inc. has reached an agreement in principle with the Mountain West for rights to televise select conference football and basketball games from 2013-14 through the 2019-20 season. ESPN will acquire exclusive worldwide rights to televise up to 16 Mountain West football games, plus every Boise State home game, as well as up to 31 conference-controlled men's basketball games annually. ESPN will have the right to make every game available to video subscribers via WatchESPN.

As part of the deal, ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC will televise a minimum of three Boise State football home games nationally. The Broncos' remaining home contests will either be made available on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN3 or ABC. Up to 16 conference-controlled football games per season will be available on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ABC or ESPN3.

For men's basketball, up to 31 conference-controlled games will air on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS or ESPN3.

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