The World Poker Tour has agreed to a multi-year deal with cable TV's CBS Sports Network that will make the digital and satellite network the exclusive home for recent and upcoming WPT premiere-episode action.
CBS Sports Network has been the home ofnthe WSOP since its move from ESPN and now adds the World Poker Tour to its wide range of sports content.
The deal, which launches for viewers on November 14, will ultimately bring premiere episodes to air from the WPT's XXI, XXII, and XXIII seasons. The first episodes to air will feature the 2023 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship, where Wisconsin's Josh Reichard added his name to the roster of WPT championship winners.
WPT content heading to 'top-tier' network
The agreement marks the first time that content from the iconic WPT, past or present, has appeared within the CBS-branded family of networks and broadcast services. The WPT launched in 2002 and achieved meteoric success with its initial five-year run on the Travel Channel, and since then WPT content has appeared in numerous forms in both satellite and online packages.
