Conference USA signs deal with Fox Media

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(January 6, 2011) Fox Sports Media Group announced a new multi-year agreement today with ConferenceUSA for national television rights to a variety of marquee football, basketball and Olympic-sport events.

The agreement, which begins with the 2011 football season, calls for Fox Sports Networks (FSN) to show a minimum of 20 regular-season football games per season, a minimum of 10 regular-season men’s basketball games, five women’s basketball games and a variety of Olympic sports events.

The C-USA football championship game will be carried on FSN, FOX Sports or FX.

The conference’s current contract with ESPN expires at the end of the school year.

Read more at Albany Times Union where this story was originally published.

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