11:46 AM EDT, 09/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Gray Television ( GTN ) and Missouri Valley Conference or MVC said Thursday they have entered into a multiyear agreement for the production and distribution of basketball content starting with the 2024-25 academic year.

They said in a joint statement that Gray-owned Tupelo Honey will produce and distribute the content as part of their deal.

They said the linear over-the-air station package covers MVC men's and women's basketball regular-season games and opening-round/quarterfinal State Farm MVC men's basketball tournament contests.

The package will be distributed in 22 Gray Media markets in six states and through third-party broadcast partners in markets outside of Gray's footprint, according to the statement.

The statement said that as part of MVC's multiyear contract with Walt Disney's ( DIS ) ESPN ( DIS ), the package will also be simulcast live nationwide on ESPN+ and available via ESPN's ( DIS ) app with no digital blackouts.

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