ignment , ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁had ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁ESP N ▁and ▁ABC ▁that ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season , ▁and ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Fox ▁that ▁would ▁start ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁run ▁through ▁ 2 0 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁then ▁negoti ated ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁ESP N / ABC ▁deal ▁that ▁brought ▁its ▁ending ▁date ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 5 ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁Fox ▁deal . ▁Com b ined , ▁the ▁two ▁de als ▁will ▁reported ly ▁give ▁the ▁conference ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 2 . 6 ▁billion , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁for ▁each ▁school ▁if ▁the ▁conference ▁remains ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁members . ▁More ▁significantly ▁for ▁the ▁stability ▁of ▁the ▁conference , ▁the ▁deal ▁also ▁includes ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁grant ▁of ▁rights ▁from ▁six ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁years , ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁contract . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁school ▁leaves ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁during ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁extended ▁contract , ▁the ▁league ▁will ▁keep ▁all ▁of ▁that ▁school ' s ▁broadcast ▁reven ues ▁for ▁the ▁duration . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁may ▁try ▁to ▁expand ▁further , ▁although ▁few ▁candidates ▁were ▁available ▁that ▁would ▁add ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁TV ▁deal . ▁Big ▁East ▁member ▁Louis ville ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Big