ESPN and the Ohio Valley Conference have announced a new six-year media rights agreement, extending the long-standing collaboration.

The new agreement delivers unprecedented visibility for OVC student-athletes, coaches, and programs—anchored by a robust slate of events annually across ESPN platforms, including ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer offering , which is inclusive of ESPN+ and launched in August.

A minimum of 725 events per year will be available digitally on ESPN+. Linear exposure includes regular season basketball telecasts on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, the semifinals of the Men’s Basketball Tournament on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPNEWS and the Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship game on either ESPN or ESPN2.

Additionally, the agreement allows the OVC to retain the

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