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 51% stakeholder and operating partner, and the Big Ten Conference owning a 49% stake. It is headquartered in the former Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog House building at 600 West Chicago Avenue in Chicago.[1]
In the 2013–14 season, Big Ten Network expanded its coverage of college ice hockey due to the Big Ten Conference beginning to officially sponsor the sport, broadcasting 27 games as well as the Big Ten tournament, and adding associated studio programs.[2] The Big Ten Network televises more than 170 NCAA-sponsored Olympic events in both men's and women's sports such as hockey, soccer, volleyball, track and field, swimming and diving.
Hockey On-Air Staff[]
- Ben Clymer - ice hockey analyst
- Paul Caponigri - ice hockey analyst
- Billy Jaffe - ice hockey analyst
- Fred Pletsch - ice hockey analyst
- Aaron Ward - ice hockey analyst
- ↑ Chicago Business News, Analysis & Articles | Former Ward's building to house Big Ten Network | Crain's
- ↑ Borzi, Pat. "Big Ten Network Makes Investment in College Hockey", The New York Times, October 1, 2013.