The World Series of Poker and ESPN announced today that they will be extending their association into 2018. ESPN has been airing the WSOP since 2003. The previous agreement was set to expire after the 2010 WSOP.
The 9 year agreement will see ESPN airing at least 32 hours of WSOP coverage each year. included will be the "November Nine" WSOP Main Event final table. WSOP content will appear on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN2, ESPN2 HD, ESPN Classic, ESPN.com, ESPN360.com, ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN International.
Gratuitous quotes from WSOP and ESPN:
Jeffrey Pollack, President of Harrah's Interactive Entertainment and the World Series of Poker:
"The WSOP is proud to call ESPN home for another nine years. This long-term agreement ensures that our content will continue to reach sports fans around the world through a wide variety of platforms."
Doug White, senior director of programming and acquisitions, ESPN:
“We are very excited to continue our relationship with Harrah’s to deliver the largest, richest, and most prestigious gaming event in the world to fans across a variety of our platforms. Poker continues to be a solid ratings performer for us and allows us to continue offering diverse programming to our viewers."
Tonight, August 18th at 8pm et ESPN's coverage of the 40th World Series of Poker continues with the first installment covering the WSOP Main Event. Coverage of the WSOP Main Event will continue every Tuesday until November 10th. Every WSOP table's felt had the
Everest Poker logo displayed in the middle of the table. It will be interesting to see what kind of boost Everest gets off their sponsorship investment.
Similar Threads 
Linear Mode
