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.
Through the creation of the Big Ten Network, every home Big Ten football game is produced Each team is guaranteed to make a minimum of two appearances on the network per year, with one a conference game The network televises approximately 35-40 football games each fall and nearly all of them are available in high definition
Through the creation of the Big Ten Network, every home Big Ten basketball game is produced Each Big Ten men's basketball team makes approximately 15-20 appearances a season on the Big Ten Network The network televises approximately 60-65 in-conference match-ups, plus selected Big Ten Tournament contests, and virtually all of those games are produced in high definition The network has a set on site at at the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, with anchors providing coverage and analysis of all the action
Each Big Ten women's basketball team makes approximately 8-10 appearances on the Big Ten Network In all, the network televises approximately 50-60 regular season games plus approximately nine Big Ten Basketball Tournament games; in 2007-08, all of these games were produced in high definition The network has a set on site at the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, with anchors providing coverage and analysis of all the action
The Big Ten Network televises more than 170 NCAA-sponsored events in both men's and women's sports such as hockey, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, swimming and diving, etc.
The Big Ten Network televises 17 Big Ten Championships and Tournaments in the sports of basketball, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball and wrestling
NFL Network
Here are just some of the programs NFL Network offers:
* 8 regular season prime time NFL games on Thursday & Saturday Nights
* 54 NFL preseason games
* NFL game replays – five best games each week throughout the season
* NFL Classic Games in their original broadcast form
* Past Super Bowls in their entirety
* Live week-long Super Bowl coverage from the host city
* Week-long Pro Bowl coverage
* Live NFL Draft coverage, plus the most extensive access leading up to the Draft.
* Live Hall of Fame induction coverage
* Exclusive live NFL Scouting Combine coverage, the annual job interview process for incoming NFL hopefuls
* Inside access to all NFL events
In addition to broadcasting professional football games and events, NFL Network has comprehensive college coverage as well. College Football Now keeps you in the know all season long, and exclusive telecasts of the Insight Bowl, the Texas Bowl and the Senior Bowl can all be seen on NFL Network.
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