Trump to Sign Executive Order Giving Army-Navy Football Game a TV Window
The Hollywood Reporter • • sports
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order granting the annual Army-Navy football game an exclusive four-hour broadcast window, aiming to protect the tradition from being overshadowed by the expanding College Football Playoff schedule.
- The order would prioritize the Army-Navy game, traditionally aired on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, over other postseason games typically broadcast by ESPN and TNT, potentially disrupting existing broadcast rights agreements.
- ESPN holds exclusive rights to the College Football Playoffs through 2031-2032, sublicensing some games to TNT, while CBS has aired the Army-Navy game since 1996 and holds rights through 2038.
- The legal enforceability of the executive order is unclear, but it may involve the Federal
