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Mountain West Strikes New TV and Streaming Deals With CBS, Fox, The CW and Kiswe Starting in 2026

Unreleased financial terms leave open questions about legacy payouts as Pac-12 litigation continues.

Overview

  • New agreements begin in 2026-27, with six-year deals through 2031-32 for CBS Sports, Fox Sports and Kiswe, and a five-year pact with The CW through 2030-31.
  • Football coverage will include 15 regular-season games on CBS platforms with at least one on the CBS Television Network, 12 on Fox/FS1/FS2 with Fox retaining the championship game, and 13 on The CW.
  • Basketball distribution makes CBS the lead partner, with 18 regular-season men’s games and the men’s championship on CBS; Fox adds 20 men’s games; The CW carries 20 men’s and 15 women’s games; CBSSN will air two women’s regular-season games plus the women’s title game.
  • Kiswe will power a new direct-to-consumer Mountain West app launching in July 2026 to stream all events not on national linear TV across 21 sports, with more than 1,000 events expected annually and a paid subscription model.
  • The package arrives as the league reconfigures membership in 2026, with five schools moving to the Pac-12 and additions including UTEP, UC Davis (transitioning), Hawaii as a full member and Northern Illinois for football, while officials did not disclose financial terms and reported legacy payout guarantees remain unclear in funding source.