- Agreement: 20-Year Partnership between Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks
- Headquarters: Chicago, Ill.
- Ownership: Big Ten Conference majority owner; Fox Cable Networks minority owner
- Launch date: August 2007
- Sports televised: Football; men's basketball; women's basketball; Olympic sports
- Other programming: Historic footage and games; coaches' shows; up to 60 hours per year of original programming from each institution
- Distribution: Available nationwide to all cable and satellite distributors on basic tiers; DIRECTV has signed on as first affiliate and will deliver the Network at launch to subscribers of its Total Choice package; Select content will be distributed through alternative media platforms including the Internet, iPods, cell phones and other
emerging technologies
Big Ten Network Programming
- Greater exposure to Big Ten sports
- Big Ten championships events
- 660 hours per year of institutional programming
- Coverage from the conference's vast library of historic sporting events, including bowl games
Football
- 35+ football games per season
- Each school will have at least two games aired (at least one of which will be a conference game)
Men's basketball
- At least 105 regular-season games
- Three Big Ten Tournament games
Women's basketball
- At least 55 regular-season games
- Nine Big Ten Tournament games
170 Olympic sporting events
