BIG EAST Media Day Features Remarks from Commissioner Val Ackerman and Sessions with Each Team; Men's Media Day Begins at 9:30 a.m. ET, Women's Media Day Starts at 12:30 p.m. ET
 
Peacock Will Exclusively Stream 25 Regular-Season and Five BIG EAST Tournament Men's Games this Season
 
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 22, 2024 – Peacock – the home to 30 exclusively streaming BIG EAST men's basketball games this season – will stream the BIG EAST media day live tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 23, beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET from Madison Square Garden.
 
The men's and women's media day will feature opening remarks from Commissioner Val Ackerman as well as individual sessions from each team, including NCAA Championship-winning head coaches UConn's Dan Hurley and Geno Auriemma, and St. John's' Rick Pitino. Hosts and reporters on-site at MSG include John Fanta, Vin Parise, Tarik Turner, and Kim Adams for men's media day coverage, and Meghan Caffrey, Isis Young, and Adams for women's coverage.
 
NBC Sports' BIG EAST men's basketball schedule, with every school appearing multiple times this season, including four games featuring the two-time defending national champion UConn Huskies, is part of a new six-year BIG EAST media rights agreement which was announced earlier this year. Coverage tips off Friday, Nov. 8, at 9 p.m. ET as the Marquette Golden Eagles host the George Mason Patriots. NBC Sports begins coverage of BIG EAST women's basketball next season.
 
Peacock's coverage of BIG EAST men's basketball this season features 25 regular-season games and five early round and quarterfinal conference tournament games. 
 
Beginning with the 2025-26 season, Peacock and NBC Sports will present more than 60 men's and women's regular-season and BIG EAST Tournament games.
 
The new BIG EAST agreement, which will span from 2025-26 through 2030-31, encompasses coverage on FOX Sports, NBC Sports, and TNT Sports. The agreement will provide major national broadcast, cable and direct-to-consumer streaming coverage of BIG EAST men's and women's basketball games and Olympic sport championship contests. The agreement was unanimously approved by the Presidents of the BIG EAST's 11 member institutions.
  
Peacock's expansive programming features live coverage including Big Ten Football and Basketball, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, golf, NBA and WNBA coming in 2025-26, and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.