• A Big Ten team has competed in the Final Four in five of the last eight years. • Five times in the last 12 years a Big Ten program has advanced to the national championship game, the last coming with Michigan State in 2009. Eight different Big Ten teams have played for the national title. • The Big Ten has recorded the second-most victories in the NCAA Tournament with 331. • The Big Ten averaged 12,868 fans per game in 2011-12, more than 1,300 per game more than the next closest conference.
THE BIG TEN NETWORK
THE FIRST CONFERENCE NETWORK
Available to more than 90 million households in the United States and Canada, BTN is the first nationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. BTN is on the air 24 hours per day, 365 days a year with more than 900 live events, all in high definition, as well as original programming such as the Emmy nominated documentary The Journey. The network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams regardless of where they live. The Big Ten Network will NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTE more than 105 Big Ten men’s basketball games in 2012-13. In recent years, 97 percent of Big Ten games have been televised or streamed. The Network’s website, BTN.com, will live stream numerous non-conference men’s basketball games, plus all exhibition games. The Big Ten will receive television or internet coverage for every single home men’s basketball game for the fifth straight year. All intra-conference games on the network will be distributed on a NATIONAL basis. Men’s Big Ten Conference games will be shown on the Network every day of the week except Monday and Friday with a minimum of three games appearing on the weekends.
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Distributed to more than 90 million households nationwide and 19 of the top 20 markets in the nation. Available in over 90% of cable, satellite and telco homes in the Big Ten region. The network currently has agreements with more than 300 affiliates. Carries more than 105 regular season men’s basketball games. Features a nightly studio show with segments from each campus. BTN launched the Big Ten Digital Network in 2011, streaming hundreds of live events that are not televised on BTN.
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