June 21, 2006
Big Ten Conference ABC/ESPN Agreement Fact Sheet
ABC/ESPN Agreement:
Programming
- Greater national exposure for Big Ten football and men's basketball
- Increased exposure for women's basketball and volleyball
Football
- Up to 41 games per season (up to 17 on ABC, up to 25 on ESPN/ESPN2 )
- All regional afternoon games on ABC will be aired by ESPN/ESPN2 in outer-markets, making these games nationally available
Men's Basketball
- Approximately 60 games per season
- One game every Tuesday and Thursday of nine-week conference schedule
- Six to eight Saturday conference games per season on ESPN/ESPN2
Women's Basketball and Volleyball
- A total of 100 women's basketball and volleyball events on an ESPN network, including the championship games of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, over the course of the agreement
