With the 2019-20 season opener right around the corner for the Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball team, broadcast partners for the Blue Raiders' regular season games were announced Wednesday morning.
Out of 27 games leading up to Conference USA Bonus Play and the postseason, C-USA's broadcast partners or the partners of Middle Tennessee's road opponents have picked up 21 games to be televised or streamed on their networks.
Four of the Blue Raiders' games away from Murphy Center are set to be nationally televised on the ESPN family of Networks, with all three games of the Myrtle Beach Invitational (Nov. 21-24) being aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPNews. MT's road contest at Ole Miss (Dec. 14) has also been selected by ESPN's SEC Network.
Conference USA's top rivalry game is also set to air on a national broadcast this season, as the Blue Raiders and WKU Hilltoppers will battle Jan. 11 inside Murphy Center live on CBS Sports Network.
Non-conference road contests against Lipscomb (Nov. 9), Coastal Carolina (Nov. 18) and Murray State (Dec. 7) will be streamed live on ESPN+. Also selected by ESPN+ are league play match-ups with Old Dominion (Jan. 2), Charlotte (Jan. 4), Marshall (Jan. 9), Florida Atlantic (Jan. 16), FIU (Jan. 18), LA Tech (Jan. 23), Southern Miss (Jan. 25), UTEP (Jan. 30), UTSA (Feb. 1), North Texas (Feb. 6) and UAB (Feb. 12 and Feb. 15).
Middle Tennessee will conclude the regular season with four C-USA Bonus Play match-ups that could potentially add to their TV schedule, with CBS Sports Network, Stadium and ESPN all having the option to pick up games during the final portion of Conference USA's regular season.
ESPN+ will also broadcast the first round of the Conference USA Championship while Stadium will show all four Conference USA Championship Quarterfinal games on Mar. 12. CBS Sports Network has the rights to the C-USA Semifinals (Mar. 13) and Finals (Mar. 14).
The balance of Middle Tennessee's home games that are not selected by a broadcast partner will be live streamed on the subscription based C-USA TV platform.
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About Stadium
Stadium is the original, cord cutter's 24/7 sports network; a multi-platform network featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, original programming, and daily live studio programming. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including Silver Chalice, Sinclair Broadcast Group, BAMTech, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Meredith Corp. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/.
About ESPN+
ESPN+ is the multi-sport, direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company's Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN. It reached two million subscribers in less than a year and offers fans thousands of live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks, along with premium editorial content.
Programming on ESPN+ includes hundreds of MLB and NHL games, exclusive UFC and Top Rank boxing events, top domestic and international soccer, thousands of college sports events (including football, basketball and other sports), Grand Slam tennis, international and domestic rugby and cricket, new and exclusive series, acclaimed studio shows and the full library of ESPN's award-winning 30 for 30 films. Fans sign up for ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and can cancel at any time.
ESPN+ is available as an integrated part of the ESPN App (on mobile and connected devices) and ESPN.com — the industry-leading digital sports platform.
