The Big Ten Network brings unprecedented coverage to women’s athletics across the conference. The Chicago-based network is also bringing increased national exposure
to Nebraska student-athletes across all sports.
Big Ten Network
Headquartered in Chicago, the Big Ten Network is the first internationally
distributed television network dedicated to covering one of America’s premier
collegiate conferences.
With more than 400 live sports events, and
virtually all of them in high definition, the Big
Ten Network is the ultimate destination for Big
Ten fans and alumni across the country. The
network is on the air 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year.
The network is available to an estimated 80 million households, through
agreements with more than 300 cable/satellite affiliates. In 2011 and 2012, every
Big Ten home football game was nationally televised. Including road and neutral
games, 99 percent (95 of 96) of Big Ten games were televised nationally in 2012,
while the other road game appeared on ESPN3.com.
“The Big Ten gives our gymnasts
amazing opportunities to strive for
excellence both in competition and in
the classroom. We are well aware of
the caliber of gymnastics in the Big Ten
because we have regularly competed
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against Big Ten schools over the years.
• The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS, ABC/ESPN, Fox and BTN provide the
conference with its greatest television exposure ever.
• In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television
network devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference.
The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new
network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its
first 30 days.
We are excited about the potential in
such a tradition-rich conference.”
Nebraska Coach Dan Kendig
• Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football
and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has
received more coverage than any other conference.
• The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of nearly
1,000 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300
events in the final year of the previous agreements.
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