what is btn network

The Big Ten Network (BTN) is an American sports network based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks. 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 more. The network is available across North America on satellite providers such as DIRECTV, DISH Network, and Shaw Direct (Canada), telco companies such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse, and on cable in 22 of Americas top 25 media markets. Cable subscribers inside the eight Big Ten states receive the network on either an expanded basic or digital basic level of service. Outside the eight states, excluding St. Louis, Omaha, and Louisville, cable operators who carry the network make it available on a variety of packages. The network has cable distribution agreements with Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox (Cleveland), Insight Communications, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, RCN, Service Electric, Shaw (Canada), and more than 250 additional cable operators across North America. Customers of DIRECTV and DISH Network have access to the network regardless of where they live. To watch live streaming of televised games airing on Big Ten Network, FOX, and other FOX Sports networks, viewers can use the Fox Sports app or website.