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The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. The Big Ten Network reaches a national audience through distribution arrangements with approximately 230 cable and satellite companies.
Agreement: 20-Year joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. Headquarters: Chicago, Ill. Launch date/time: August 30, 2007, 8 p.m. ET Sports televised: Football, men's basketball, women's basketball and other NCAA-sponsored sports Programming: Approximately 400 live events, original programming, historic footage and classic games; coaches' shows; up to 60 hours per year of original programming from each institution Distribution: The Big Ten Network has signed national agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox - Cleveland, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and 230 cable operators and is available to 70 million households nationwide. Select content is distributed through alternative media platforms including Video On Demand, Internet, iPods, cell phones and other emerging technologies. Programming: Each year, the Big Ten Network televises approximately 400 live events, plus hundreds of hours of original programming, classic games, coaches' shows and campus programming. Virtually all of the network's live event programming is available in high definition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why was the Big Ten Network created?
The conference wanted to be able to continue playing its football games on Saturdays versus moving some games to Thursday nights, control more fully the advertising environment in which its events were aired (the network accepts no alcohol or gambling advertising) and greatly increase exposure for women's sports and other NCAA sports that had not previously been widely televised. The network launched on August 30, 2007, and is on the air 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Last fall, the Big Ten Network became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million subscribers within its first 30 days. The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. Fox has a proven track record of successfully launching other networks.
Who can get the Big Ten Network?
Inside the eight Big Ten states, the network is available on the expanded basic level of service with the exception of the Philadelphia area, where it is available on a digital level of service. Outside the eight states, cable operators can make the network available on any level of service, and following are some cities where the local cable company is now offering the network. If you do not see your city or state listed here, check with your local system office to determine whether it plans to make the network available in your area. Albuquerque & Santa Fe, NM; Atlanta; Austin, TX; Bakersfield, CA; Baltimore; Birmingham & Tuscaloosa, AL; Boston; Charlotte, NC; Corpus Christi, TX; Denver; Greensboro, NC; Hartford & New Haven, CT; Hawaii; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City; Memphis; Miami-Fort Lauderdale; Nashville; New York City (except Manhattan); Orange, TX; Orlando, FL; Palm Desert, CA; Pittsburgh; Portland, OR; Raleigh, NC; Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA; Salt Lake City; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; Seattle-Tacoma; South Carolina; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, FL; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
Reports say that Comcast can move the Big Ten Network from expanded basic to a digital level of service at the end of the basketball season. Will I still be able to get the network?
What about your agreements with other cable providers such as Time Warner, Charter and Mediacom? Can they also move the network after the basketball season?
I live in a Big Ten state. Does my cable company offer overflow channels?
I live in a Big Ten state. Does my cable company offer overflow channels?
Albuquerque & Santa Fe, NM; Atlanta; Austin, TX; Bakersfield, CA; Baltimore; Birmingham & Tuscaloosa, AL; Boston; Charlotte, NC; Corpus Christi, TX; Denver; Greensboro, NC; Hartford & New Haven, CT; Hawaii; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City; Memphis; Miami-Fort Lauderdale; Nashville; New York City; Orange, TX; Orlando, FL; Palm Desert, CA; Pittsburgh; Portland, OR; Raleigh, NC; Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA; Salt Lake City; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; Seattle-Tacoma; South Carolina; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, FL; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
Why isn't my cable company carrying the Big Ten Network?
How many men's and women's basketball games will the Big Ten Network air this season?
Does the Big Ten Network stream events via the Internet?
Why is the network streaming basketball games and not televising every game?
Does the Big Ten Network make DVDs available of any of the network's programming?
Why does the network air its football games at either noon ET or in prime time?
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