ESPN 3.26
FSN 1.92
TNT 0.91
Disney 0.83
NFL Network 0.80
CNN 0.46
A&E 0.23
Weather 0.10

The issues include what programming tier they are on and how many live games they can show.

I’ve also heard that the network would also show things like graduations and such.

The Big 10 Network was the first of the BCS conferences to jump out and create a network, and it is up and running, but like the NFL Network The BTN is having trouble getting cable operators (Comcast and Time Warner especially) to clear their product.

The Big 10 Network wants to charge cable operators in their dominant markets (8 states with Big 10 Universities) $1.10 per cable subscriber. They charge out of market operators only .10 cents per subscriber. But they want the cable operators to put the BTN on the basic expanded cable tier, while the cable companies want to pass the price along to customers who specifically want the network by placing it on their premium sports tier package. As a comparision, the NFL Network charges .75 cents per subscriber, and they too are having trouble getting on Time Warner, because they want to be on the expanded basic cable tier.

I could see Texas maybe offering their network for something more reasonable, say 15-25 cents per subscriber. Obviously it would be attractive throughout the state, and maybe in other parts of the Big 12. I suppose they could offer it for .10 per subscriber out of market, but the committment on the part of the Athletic Department is there, and I have to believe they have done their due diligence in terms of cost vs. return.

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