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“This is not just the Big Ten Network – This is the Buckeye Network”

Since this is the Buckeye Network, it deserves the broadest possible distribution on cable and satellite television in the state of Ohio. You want to catch all of the Buckeye action and the Big Ten Network will make that a reality. To get the Big Ten Network, Ohio State fans should visit http://www.bigtennetwork.com/ and enter your zip code, which will then provide a link to the cable providers in your area, DirecTV and Dish Network, to make a request for them to carry the Big Ten Network.

The Big Ten Network is dedicated to showcasing the nation’s premier athletic and academic conference in stunning high definition. Big Ten fans follow their teams with a passion unparalleled in college sports. You can expect to see marquee events in football and men’s basketball, hundreds of women’s and Olympic-sports events, classic games, and original campus programming showcasing Big Ten universities. The network will also produce a nightly Big Ten studio show that will offer an in-depth look at the day’s sporting events from each campus.

Press Releases On OhioStateBuckeyes.com
 06/19/2008 – Comcast, Big Ten Network Reach Broad Multimedia Agreement For Big Ten Network Content
 05/03/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 04/11/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 04/06/2008 – Video: Buckeyes on Big Ten Network
 04/05/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 03/30/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 03/26/2008 – Vote Buckeyes in Big Ten Network Pet Contest
 03/14/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 02/29/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 02/25/2008 – Open Line Featuring President Gee To Air On Big Ten Network
 02/23/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 02/16/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 02/13/2008 – Big Ten Network to Air Seven Winter Championships
 02/09/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 01/31/2008 – Big Ten Network Presents Big Ten Career Expo in Indianapolis
 01/31/2008 – Massillon Cable TV To Launch Big Ten Network
 01/17/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 01/14/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 01/04/2008 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 12/29/2007 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 12/22/2007 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 12/14/2007 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 11/30/2007 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 11/27/2007 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 11/15/2007 – Ohio State on the Big Ten Network
 11/08/2007 – Big Ten Network Announces Women’s Basketball Analysts
 11/07/2007 – Network To Televise 36 Classic Big Ten Basketball Contests
 11/01/2007 – Big Ten Network News
 11/01/2007 – Four Out Of Five Cable/Satellite Companies Agree: The Buckeyes Are Important
 10/24/2007 – Big Ten Network To Air At Least 21 Buckeye Basketball Games
 10/24/2007 – Big Ten Network Introduces Basketball Studio Team
 10/17/2007 – Big Ten Network Scores Ratings Victory
 10/03/2007 – Big Ten Network To Televise 55 Regular Season Women’s Basketball Games
 09/28/2007 – WideOpenWest Launches Big Ten Network
 09/07/2007 – Dish Network, The Leader In College Sports, Adds Big Ten Network
 09/05/2007 – This Week On The Big Ten Network
 08/30/2007 – Big Ten Network Set to Launch Tonight at 8 p.m. ET
 08/30/2007 – Insight Communications Delivers Big Ten Network to College Sports Fans
 08/22/2007 – It’s Not Just The Big Ten Network. It’s The Buckeye Network
 08/14/2007 – Network Opens ’07-08 Big Ten Play With Top Matchups
 08/14/2007 – Big Ten Network Coming to Columbus Campus Channel Line-up
 08/09/2007 – Big Ten Network Reps Visit Ohio State
 08/07/2007 – Big Ten Network Completes On-Air Football Lineup
 07/31/2007 – Kirk Barton Featured in Big Ten Television Advertisement
 07/25/2007 – Network To Televise 24 Classic Big Ten Football Contests
 07/25/2007 – Launch Date Draws Near For Big Ten Network
 07/18/2007 – Big Ten Network Lands Fox Sports’ BCS Announce Team to Lead Game Coverage
 07/02/2007 – Big Ten Network To Officially Launch August 30th
 06/22/2007 – Big Ten Announces Commitment To Event Equality For Men and Women On Big Ten Network
 06/14/2007 – Weiberg To Join Network’s Executive Team
 05/30/2007 – Revsine Named Lead Studio Host
 05/24/2007 – Big Ten Network President Mark Silverman Holds Live Chat
 07/24/2007 – Mark Silverman press conference video (President, The Big Ten Network)
 05/18/2007 – Letter From Mark Silverman, President of the Big Ten Network
 05/15/2007 – Buckeye To Launch With Big Ten Network
 05/14/2007 – Big Ten Network Visits Ohio State Campus
 05/09/2007 – Big Ten Network To Produce More High-Definition Programming Than Any New Network In History

DIRECTV Announces Overflow Channels For This Saturday (Sept. 1)
DIRECTV subscribers to the Choice programming package and above will receive all six football games televised by Big Ten Network this coming Saturday. Channel assignments are as follows:

12:00 p.m. EDT
Appalachian State at Michigan (Ch. 220 – Primary Game)
Youngstown State at Ohio State (Ch. 218 – Overflow Game)
Northeastern at Northwestern (Ch. 219 – Overflow Game)
Florida International at Penn State (Ch. 221 – Overflow Game)

8:00 p.m. EDT
Bowling Green at Minnesota (Ch. 220 – Primary Game)
Indiana State at Indiana (Ch. 218 – Overflow Game)

 Weekly Programming Grid
 Big Ten Network Show Descriptions

Ohio State Coaches Comment of the Big Ten Network

Frequently Asked Questions About the Big Ten Network
Q: Why was the Big Ten Network created?
A: The Big Ten Network was created to provide the conference with more national exposure for Big Ten sports while enhancing its existing television agreements with ABC/ESPN and CBS.

The conference wanted to be able to continue playing its football games on Saturdays versus moving some games to Thursday nights, control more fully the advertising environment in which its events were aired (the network accepts no alcohol or gambling advertising) and greatly increase exposure for women’s sports and other NCAA sports that had not previously been widely televised.

The network launched on August 30, 2007, and is on the air 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Last fall, the Big Ten Network became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million subscribers within its first 30 days.

The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. Fox has a proven track record of successfully launching other networks.

Q: Who can get the Big Ten Network?
A: The Big Ten Network has distribution agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox (Cleveland), DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight Communications, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, RCN, Service Electric, Verizon FIOS and more than 250 cable operators across the country.

Inside the eight Big Ten states, the network is available on the expanded basic level of service with the exception of the Philadelphia area, where it is available on a digital level of service.

Outside the eight states, cable operators can make the network available on any level of service, and following are some cities where the local cable company is now offering the network. If you do not see your city or state listed here, check with your local system office to determine whether it plans to make the network available in your area.

* Except Manhattan

Q. Reports say that Comcast can move the Big Ten Network from expanded basic to a digital level of service at the end of the basketball season. Will I still be able to get the network?
A. Beginning Spring 2009, Comcast may move the channel to a digital level of service in certain systems only if the vast majority of its customers already subscribe to that level of service. Comcast cannot carry the network on its Sports Entertainment Package inside the eight states. Outside Big Ten states, Comcast may carry the network on any level of service, including its Sports Entertainment Package. You should check with your local Comcast office to find out if you can get the Big Ten Network.

Q. What about your agreements with other cable providers such as Time Warner, Charter and Mediacom? Can they also move the network after the basketball season?
A. Just as with Comcast, the network may be moved only if the vast majority of customers will not have to upgrade to a different level of service to receive the network. Your local provider likely will communicate its plans closer to the end of the basketball season.

Q. I live in a Big Ten state. Does my cable company offer overflow channels?
A. That decision is made by each cable company’s local office. If you are unsure, you should call your local cable company office, or use the Gamefinder feature on BigTenNetwork.com. (http://www.bigtennetwork.com/gamefinder/). Enter your zip code to find your game on your local cable system. Overflow channels are only available to the network on football Saturdays.

Q: How can fans outside of the eight-state region see the Big Ten Network?
A: Customers of DIRECTV and DISH Network have access to the network regardless of where they live. Verizon FiOS and AT&T’s U-Verse are rolling out the network across the country. Cable companies in the cities and states below are now offering the network. If you do not see your city listed here, contact your local system office to see if there are plans to add the network.

Q. Why isn’t my cable company carrying the Big Ten Network?
A, At this time, the Network has deals with over 250 cable operators across the country, both inside and outside of the Big Ten states. Each of these deals has been structured under very similar guidelines. Therefore, if a provider is unwilling to agree to these terms, negotiations become difficult as the completed deals with many other providers, both big and small, show the terms are fair and reasonable for both sides. You may want to consider communicating with your cable company to let them know that there is a desire for Big Ten Network programming in your area.

Q. How many men’s and women’s basketball games will the Big Ten Network air this season?
A. The Big Ten Network will once again televise 105 men’s basketball games and more than 55 regular season women’s basketball games and nine tournament games. Nearly every one of these games will be available in high definition. In addition, the network will air the Big Ten Tip-Off Show before men’s double-headers on Wednesdays and Saturdays and the Big Ten Women’s Show before Monday’s women’s games.

Q: Does the Big Ten Network stream events via the Internet?
A: Yes. During basketball season, the network will stream more than 100 events, including 37 men’s basketball games and 56 women’s games. Additional events that could be streamed include wrestling, softball and baseball. Next year, the network plans to significantly upgrade the quality of its streamed games through enhanced technology while offering more events online that previously would not have been televised.

Q. Why is the network streaming basketball games and not televising every game?
A. The Big Ten Network will once again televise more than 100 men’s basketball games and more than 55 women’s basketball games this year during the regular season and nearly every one of the games will be available in high definition. With overflow channels only available during the football season, the Big Ten Network made the decision to stream all men’s basketball exhibition games (which, in many cases, had not been televised in recent years anyway) and also stream some non-conference games where there are conflicts with other men’s basketball games and exclusive ESPN windows. Streaming of exhibition and non-conference games has become common among all major conferences, and every Big Ten team will have streamed games. The games that are being streamed also have been offered to cable operators to produce and televise in local markets, although most have chosen not to do so. The majority of games are being streamed with the assistance of the Big Ten universities through their in-arena video boards and accessing their local radio calls. This streaming initiative allows us to nearly double the amount of exposure for women’s basketball.

Q. Does the Big Ten Network make DVDs available of any of the network’s programming?
A. The network is currently in the process of developing a system to offer DVDs of its programming to fans. When the service is available, the network will let fans know.

Q. Why does the network air its football games at either noon ET or in prime time?
A. ABC currently has exclusive rights to the 3:30 ET time frame for the Big Ten Conference, and so no other network can broadcast games at that time, leaving most of the games on the Big Ten Network to take place at noon ET or in primetime at 7 or 8 PM ET. If ABC has a game on at noon ET, it also has exclusivity during that time as well and so the network must schedule its games around that window.

The Big Ten Network, Myth-Fact
October 24, 2007

MYTH: Most people won’t watch the Big Ten Network.
FACT: People with the Big Ten Network are watching it. Already Big Ten Network games have ranked among the 12 most popular programs on advertising-supported cable (and satellite) television within respective cities nine times, while 12 games rank in the top 50. According to Nielsen Media Research, well over 3,000 programs were televised on expanded basic cable channels last month. While the games have proven popular, so has the other programming on the network. For the month of September, according to Nielsen, Big Ten Network’s average coverage area rating was 24 percent higher in Columbus and 15 percent higher in Cleveland than the average coverage area cable rating. These ratings represent the entire month, 24/7.

MYTH: Comcast and other large cable operators are trying to “protect” consumers by refusing to put Big Ten Network on expanded basic.
FACT: Comcast and Time Warner want to put Big Ten Network on a sports tier because of the significant additional revenue a sports tier would generate for them. Comcast, for example, would receive an estimated $280 per year from each customer who is not already a digital subscriber and an estimated $138 per year if they already pay for digital service, which is required to get a sports tier. DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, WOW and RCN, and about 150 other cable companies already added the network to their expanded basic level of service without a simultaneous price increase to consumers.

MYTH: The Big Ten Network wants to charge Comcast and Time Warner Cable $1.10 per subscriber per month.
FACT: Neither Comcast nor Time Warner have ever been presented with a proposal to pay that rate; Big Ten Network’s latest proposals to them suggest a rate under $1 for subscribers inside the eight states and about a dime everywhere else in the country, for a proposed average cost nationally of about 30 cents. Additionally, Big Ten Network is offering cable companies three revenue streams to offset their costs: local advertising time, HD packages and video-on-demand. We have been flexible enough with regard to price to be able to reach agreement with 150 other cable operators.

MYTH: Big Ten Network is the second most expensive network behind ESPN.
FACT: The license fee the Big Ten is charging cable operators ranks 30th out of 39 regional sports networks tracked by Kagan Research, a well-respected industry source. Regional sports networks such as Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic and Chicago cost double the Big Ten Network’s fees in the region. Outside the Big Ten’s eight-state footprint, Kagan ranks the network’s cost of about a dime at 84th out of 159 national networks. Kagan estimates that the average monthly license fee per subscriber for larger operators such as Comcast, Time Warner and Charter – which have subscribers both inside and outside the eight states – is 27 cents.

MYTH: Big Ten Network is demanding cable companies charge consumers to receive the network.
FACT: Cable companies determine the cost of your bill, not programmers like the Big Ten Network. While cable companies like to blame programming costs, those costs account for less than one-third the revenue they receive from subscribers. Comcast customers in Chicago, for example, are experiencing increases of between $30 and $138 per year, depending on their package, despite not receiving any new channels and in fact having channels removed.

MYTH: The Big Ten Network is taking away games that used to be free.
FACT: Last year, eight Big Ten football games and 85 men’s basketball games were not televised at all. During the last two years, 57 football games that viewers would have seen through syndication packages on ESPN-Plus appeared on ESPNU and ESPN360, which are not widely available. The trend away from local syndication would have continued with or without the Big Ten Network. With the Big Ten Network, every home Big Ten football and men’s basketball game will now be produced for a national audience. We believe that fans within the Big Ten’s eight-state footprint should be able to see these games at no additional charge on their existing expanded basic cable package.

MYTH: The Big Ten Network has leftover games.
FACT: Big Ten Network has the games Big Ten fans want to see, and more conference games than any other network. Remember Michigan-Appalachian State? Penn State at Illinois? Northwestern’s overtime wins against Michigan State and Minnesota? The Michigan-Appalachian State game on Sept. 1 drew 11.3 percent of the viewers in Detroit who had access to the network. A huge 36.6 percent of Columbus residents with the network watched the Ohio State-Akron game on Sept.8 – and that was the third highest-rated program in September of the more than 3,000 programs on basic cable. During men’s basketball season, the Big Ten Network will televise 140 games, including 64 of the 99 in-conference match-ups and up to 23 games per university. There will be dozens of great basketball games on the Big Ten Network this season, and is the destination for more Big Ten coverage than any other network.

MYTH: If I don’t like sports I shouldn’t have to pay for the network.
FACT: Everyone pays for channels they don’t watch. First, it is the cable operators’ decision whether to pass any fees they pay to the Big Ten Network on to their customers. Second, every month people pay their cable provider for channels they don’t watch. Elderly citizens pay for MTV and VH1. Single people pay for the Disney Channel and ABC Family. Men pay for Lifetime and Oxygen. Women pay for Spike TV. No channel on cable appeals to “most people.” However, in 2006, more than half of the top 100 highest-rated programs on cable television were sporting events. Sports programming generates audiences like no other single programming genre. Past history shows that Big Ten football and basketball games are among the highest rated programs on cable TV. For example, the highest-rated cable programs are typically viewed by 5% percent of the population, and the average program is viewed by significantly less than 1%. The Big Ten Network telecast of the Michigan-Appalachian State game on September 1, however, was viewed by 11.3% of people in Detroit who receive the Big Ten Network.

For more information, visit http://www.bigtennetwork.com/.

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