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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States Canada Puerto Rico Caribbean Spain |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) Downconverted to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feed |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Sports Media Group (Fox Corporation) (61%)[1] Big Ten Conference (39%)[2] |
| Sister channels | Fox Sports 1 Fox Sports 2 Fox Soccer Plus Fox Deportes |
| History | |
| Launched | August 30, 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | btn |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Fox Sports app (requires login from eligible pay television provider to access content) | Watch live |
| B1G+ (requires separate paid-subscription to access content) | Watch live |
| FOX.com, fuboTV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV | |
Big Ten Network (BTN) is an American sports network based in Chicago, Illinois. The channel is dedicated to coverage of collegiate sports sanctioned by the Big Ten Conference, including live and recorded event telecasts, news, analysis programs, and other content focusing on the conference's member schools. It is a joint venture between Fox Sports and the Big Ten, with Fox Corporation as 61% stakeholder and operating partner, and the Big Ten Conference owning a 39% stake. It is headquartered in the former Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog House building at 600 West Chicago Avenue in Chicago.[3]
Big Ten Network is carried by most major television providers and as of 2022, had an estimated 50 million U.S. subscribers.[4] By June 2023, this number has dropped to 48.7 million households.[5]
Big Ten Network was the second U.S. sports network to be devoted to a single college sports conference, having been preceded by the MountainWest Sports Network one year prior to its launch. BTN was later followed by rival cable channels by the Pac-12, SEC and ACC with a similar array of programming.
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- ^ "MediaPost Publications Fox Moves to Majority Position in Big Ten Network 08/30/2011". Mediapost.com. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "Chicago Business News, Analysis & Articles | Former Ward's building to house Big Ten Network | Crain's". Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
- ^ "Adding USC and UCLA could give Big Ten Network a huge revenue boost". July 2022.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (June 4, 2023). "How many homes the sports networks are available in".