August 31, 2011 (Hays, Kansas)- Eagle Communications and the Big Ten Network announced today that they have reached an agreement for Eagle to carry Big Ten Network programming starting September 2. Under the terms of the agreement, Eagle will launch the network as part of its Digital basic level of service.
Eagle Communications and Big Ten Network will use both traditional and emerging media to bring more Big Ten programming to fans than was ever available to them before.
“We are very pleased with the agreement we have reached with the Big Ten Network to carry hundreds of live Big Ten events,” said Travis Kohlrus, Eagle Communications Broadband Director of Community Relations and Product Development. “We will be providing our customers with Big Ten programming on channel 688.”
Big Ten Network already produces more high-definition television content than any new sports network in television history.
About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 800 events, all in HD, the 24/7 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. Events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Championship events; studio shows; coaches’ shows; and classic games. The network televises and streams more Olympic sporting events and women’s sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is available to more than 80 million homes across the United States and Canada, and currently has agreements with more than 300 affiliates, including AT&T U-Verse, Atlantic Broadband, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Rogers Cable (Canada), Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct (Canada), Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS. For updated information, go to www.BTN.com
Eagle Communications, Inc. is a Kansas based Broadband Services and Media Company with over 250 employee-owners. The company operates 25 radio stations in Kansas , Nebraska , and Missouri as well as cable TV systems in Kansas and Colorado . The company also offers e-business solutions, web hosting, high-speed Internet, telephone services, and wireless Internet. For more information log on to http://www.myeaglecom.net
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