Big Ten, Pac-12 to reportedly cancel 2020 college football season Tuesday; SEC intends to move forward
The SEC is hoping to get the ACC and Big 12 to partner up for an exclusive TV deal.
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Former BTN hockey analyst and Wisconsin hockey star Rob Andringa passes away at 51
Andringa helped UW win a hockey title in 1990 as a player and then called another one in 2006 as an analyst.
Christy Winters Scott will become first female analyst on BTN men’s basketball games, calling three men’s games in addition to women’s games
Winters-Scott has been BTN's lead women's basketball analyst since 2016. She's also been the Washington Mystics' primary analyst for the last 10 years, and has called some Washington Wizards' games for NBC Sports Washington.
Fox unleashes pre-planned commercial blitz blaming Dish for carriage dispute, which isn’t a good sign
Fox aired multiple scripted commercials featuring actors regarding the carriage dispute with Dish, so this is clearly something they've been prepared for.
Dish Network drops FOX, FS1/FS2, BTN as part of carriage dispute
The outage also applies to Dish-owned Sling TV.
Urban Meyer adds Big Ten Network role to Fox Sports analyst duties
The former Ohio State coach will serve as a studio analyst at Fox Sports and the Big Ten Network.
BTN2Go streaming is shifting to within the Fox Sports app, while the current BTN2Go app will be rebranded as BTN+
Cable-authenticated BTN streaming is shifting to the Fox Sports app, while the current BTN2Go app will rebrand to emphasize the BTN+ service (a separate over-the-top subscription service for non-televised games).
Matt Millen will return to Big Ten Network booth this season after successful heart transplant
Millen's recovery is "ahead of schedule."
The Big Ten Conference made $759 million in revenue in 2018, almost 50 percent more than their previous record
The Big Ten's fiscal 2018 revenue is nearly 50 percent up from their previous high number, $512.9 million in 2017.
Part of Jim Delany’s Big Ten legacy will be huge TV deals and the Big Ten Network
Delany leaves a huge shadow over the league which has expanded and became the first conference to have a successful league-run channel
Matt Millen reportedly undergoes successful heart transplant surgery
Longtime NFL and current Big Ten Network analyst Matt Millen reportedly underwent a successful heart transplant surgery this...
Fox Sports names Francois McGillicuddy as new president of Big Ten Network
McGillicuddy has been working for Fox networks since 2006.
Is Urban Meyer likely to return to TV, and if so, where?
Both ESPN and Fox would likely be interested in Meyer if he did want to return to TV.
Matt Millen steps away from Big Ten Network broadcast booth for the rest of 2018 to focus on his health
Millen has been undergoing treatment for amyloidosis and needs a heart transplant.
