[Husker] btn concern

[Mike Jaixen]

This is an issue that is still being resolved.  All of Nebraska's games will be 
televised, but there is an outside chance that BTN will not be televising the 
games originally.  It comes down to a contractual issue that probably is now 
resolved.  Time Warner Cable, Cox Cable, and Dish Network previously agreed to 
carry BTN on digital cable as an "out of market" area.  Now that Nebraska is a 
Big Ten market, BTN wants these cable companies to sign a revised agreement.  
BTN wants the games on basic cable, and the cable companies to pay a higher 
rights fee, like cable outlets in Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio do.

Until these cable companies agree to a revised agreement, the Big Ten was going 
to retain the rights to Nebraska games and only offer the broadcasts to cable 
and satellite providers that have agreed to the new BTN agreement.  The games 
would have been produced by BTN...just would be on another channel, and would be 
branded as "Big Ten Conference" instead of BTN.

This week, Time Warner Cable, Dish Network, Cox, and Charter One all came to 
terms with BTN.  I would expect that next week, we'll get the official word that 
the Chattanooga and Fresno State games will be televised by BTN. 


 Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com




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From: Ken Oliver <ksterling at mindspring.com>
To: huskers <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Fri, July 29, 2011 8:45:38 AM
Subject: [Husker] btn concern

Yesterday while watching Delaney on BTN during media days, a scroll of 
September's games on BTN rolled on the left side of the screen, at least the 
games for Sept 3, 10 and 17.  There was not one game for Nebraska listed.  I 
realize that it is the non-conference part of the season and on most Saturdays 
there will be 12 different B1G teams playing non-conference opponents but I was 
under the impression that all of the UNL games would be carried, including the 
non-conference.  Am I misunderstanding something or am I going to be 
tremendously disappointed?

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