Big Ten and CollegeSports.com Launch New BigTen.org - BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site

Big Ten and CollegeSports.com Launch New BigTen.org

Site will feature enhanced video and audio offerings, new conference events calendar, streamlined navigation, and more.

CollegeSports.com is a business unit of CSTV: College Sports Television (www.collegesports.com), the home of college sports.

Aug. 3, 2004

PARK RIDGE, IL, August 3, 2004 - The Big Ten Conference and CollegeSports.com have launched BigTen.org (www.BigTen.org), the official site of the Big Ten, today. The new site will feature a larger collection of live and on-demand video and audio offerings, a new conference events calendar, and streamlined navigation throughout the site enabling Big Ten fans to access their favorite information more quickly. CollegeSports.com is a business unit of CSTV: College Sports Television (www.collegesports.com), the home of college sports.

"The launch of the new BigTen.org site, heading into the coming fall sports season, will give our national alumni and fan base greater access to their favorite teams and student-athletes," said Big Ten commissioner James E. Delany. "We are taking advantage of emerging technologies to create features and applications that will enable fans to remain informed and connected regarding Big Ten athletics."

BigTen.org Highlights

Expanded live and on-demand video and audio offerings of press conferences, game highlights, interviews and more
A new Conference events calendar that lists television and radio coverage and also contains easy links to sport-specific sections within the site
A constantly updated box on the home page listing upcoming Big Ten events on television
An expanded section containing feature stories, profiles and "Q&A's" promoting Big Ten student-athletes from all men's and women's sports, showcasing their accomplishments on and off the playing field
Streamlined navigation making it easier for fans to locate and go to their favorite BigTen.org sections and features
Ability for fans to sign up to receive the Big Ten electronic newsletter, keeping them abreast of the latest news from the Conference, its schools, sports and student-athletes
Access to wireless scores and updates from throughout the Big Ten

College Sports TV, the fastest-growing independent cable network, is available to more than 20 million homes nationally on cable and satellite. The network is available on Comcast, Time Warner and, Adelphia cable systems, among others, and is also available on DirecTV (channel 610). For information on CSTV availability in particular markets, consumers can log on to www.collegesports.com/getcstv or call their cable or satellite operator.