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Big Ten Network To Stream All Football, Basketball Games Forever, For Money
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For all of you abroad or just in need of Big Ten Network stream [UPDATE: service available outside US and Canada only], your dreams have been answered. The BigTen Network has announced the beginning of The Big Ten Ticket, a streaming video service of all BTN football and basketball games. From their press release:
Fans will be able to select from three service options: the "Single-Game Pass," the "School Pass," which covers every Big Ten Network football and men's basketball telecast for one school and the "Conference" pass, which covers every Big Ten Network football and men's basketball telecast for every Big Ten school during the 2009-10 season. Fans will be able to make their selections at www.BigTenTicket.com beginning in late August.
Pricing has yet to be announced, but I have to assume it will be comparable to CBSSports XXL, which is $15 a month and $120 per year. During the baseball season, the Atlantic Sun conference (ASun.tv) carried individual games for $6, monthly subscriptions for $10, and yearly subscriptions for $70. I imagine for a conference-wide package, you'll pay a little over this, as the Big Ten has a little more monetary value than the Atlantic Sun (that said, they show EVERY home game and not just the few that make it on BTN).
I have had it confirmed from the Network that the Big Ten Ticket will only cover those football and basketball games and nothing else. This means the women's basketball games streamed last year will most likely continue for free. The lack of other Olympic sports coverage is a big disappointment.
I assume this will work like an ESPN360, showing every game and allowing you to replay it later in a TIVO style. with the ability to skip most commercials. For those of you who watched any of the streamed games, the new system will also use the same computer detection software that became available at the end of last season:
The video player automatically detects the optimal settings that your computer will allow, and automatically adjusts for any change in capacity and connectivity. Simply use your computer as you need, and the player will do the rest.
The service will become available in the next few weeks on www.BigTenTicket.com, which currently takes you only BTN.com.
August 15th, 2009 at 5:13 PM | 
that's great. the wife is
that's great. the wife is
August 15th, 2009 at 1:40 PM |
Envious that this is
Envious that this is
Envious that this is launching a year too late for me. I was working in Mexico last fall and was unable to watch ANY of the football games. Thanks to this board I was able to get a few links to SOPcast which let me view 1/2 of the Notre Dame game. I would definitely have coughed up the money for this service...
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August 15th, 2009 at 1:54 PM |
Oh wow! Awesome. Five days
Oh wow! Awesome. Five days
Oh wow! Awesome. Five days after I bought a Slingbox! Hopefully I get deployed a lot to get a great return on this investment...
August 15th, 2009 at 2:08 PM |
Great news. I've had only
Great news. I've had only
Great news. I've had only average success with SOPcast. I hope the automatic detection software is good for those of us with faster connections.
Makes fans happy, makes the Big Ten money, seems like a win-win.
August 15th, 2009 at 2:20 PM |
This is good. Does this mean
This is good. Does this mean
This is good. Does this mean I don't have to go to a crappy bar to see Michigan play EMU?
August 15th, 2009 at 2:30 PM |
On the CiL's, the admins can
On the CiL's, the admins can
On the CiL's, the admins can now point to BTN.com for those asking about streams.
August 15th, 2009 at 2:51 PM |
Anyone try www.justin.tv or
Anyone try www.justin.tv or
Anyone try www.justin.tv or channelsurfing.net? I had great results with them last year. Watched every game while at work.
That being said, it is what it is.
August 15th, 2009 at 3:14 PM |
I love justin.tv. Im
I love justin.tv. Im
I love justin.tv. Im currently watching Tiger destroy people with it.
I routinely +1 myself in memory of em0, may he RIP
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August 15th, 2009 at 3:45 PM |
BTN is getting on top of
BTN is getting on top of
BTN is getting on top of justin.tv pretty hard. At the end of last basketball season, several feeds were terminated mid show. They won't catch everything, but I can't imagine there isn't some network drone monitoring popular sites like this looking for links to shut down on game days.
August 15th, 2009 at 5:13 PM |
You are right. It was tough
You are right. It was tough
You are right. It was tough to get games as the season went on. Channelsurfing.net was good but they don't have all of the games. I'm hoping the Big Ten Ticket makes the games easier to find on the internet for those of us in the US that can't get the Big 10 network.
In such a cynical, sarcastic society, oftentimes looking for the negative on anybody or anything, if you're fortunate enough to spend five minutes or 20 minutes around Tim Tebow, your life is better for it. -Thom Brennaman
August 15th, 2009 at 3:06 PM |
Wow, when you said Big Ten
Wow, when you said Big Ten
Wow, when you said Big Ten Ticket, I got chills down my spine...
That was the name of Bo's pre-game show with Don Shane on channel 7. Bo died on the set of the show...
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. - Ephesians 6:11
August 15th, 2009 at 3:24 PM |
what is brian's actual email
what is brian's actual email
what is brian's actual email address...the email-links on this page won't work for me.
I told people to go F*ck themselves, therefore I have been banned
August 15th, 2009 at 3:43 PM |
mgoblog (at) gmail.com
mgoblog (at) gmail.com
mgoblog (at) gmail.com
August 15th, 2009 at 3:50 PM |
The show still exists. Just
The show still exists. Just
The show still exists. Just sans Bo.
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
August 15th, 2009 at 5:15 PM |
Do any computer gurus out
Do any computer gurus out
Do any computer gurus out there know if there will be a way to get this service if you don't live outside the US and Canada?
In such a cynical, sarcastic society, oftentimes looking for the negative on anybody or anything, if you're fortunate enough to spend five minutes or 20 minutes around Tim Tebow, your life is better for it. -Thom Brennaman
August 15th, 2009 at 5:32 PM |
I'd like to know this too.
I'd like to know this too.
I'd like to know this too. Is there a way to reliably mask your IP so it looks to be foreign? I'm not a TV watcher except for football, so I'm not shelling out for cable.
August 15th, 2009 at 5:26 PM |
Comcast in Portland only
Comcast in Portland only
Comcast in Portland only carries one of the BTN feeds and not in HD. So, I'm psyched if the rez if OK and it doesn't glitch/delay too much. Otherwise it's off to a bar.
There are no corners in space.
August 15th, 2009 at 6:01 PM |
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August 15th, 2009 at 6:04 PM |
Does this mean every michigan
Does this mean every michigan
Does this mean every michigan game will be streamlined? or is it only the games that are on the big ten network?
August 15th, 2009 at 6:51 PM |
Only on BTN
Only on BTN
Only on BTN
August 16th, 2009 at 4:46 AM |
In other words, this will be
In other words, this will be
In other words, this will be an awesome way to watch the Delaware State game. ND and OSU not so much.
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August 15th, 2009 at 6:22 PM |
Anyone know if they will make
Anyone know if they will make
Anyone know if they will make this avaliable on the college campuses just like ESPN 360 is?
Last year had a lab class during most of the basketball games and had to rely on justin.tv to watch most of them even though I got ESPN 360 and for home games was less than a mile away. And just as formerlyanonymous said the BTN cracked down hard on it.
August 15th, 2009 at 6:28 PM |
This would have been nice for
This would have been nice for
This would have been nice for me last year. Thanks for nothing, BTN.
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
August 15th, 2009 at 8:03 PM |
So, how do I get BTN games in
So, how do I get BTN games in
So, how do I get BTN games in Canada without this service? I am curious. It is not offered by any cable company I am near.
August 15th, 2009 at 9:14 PM |
Shaw Direct.
Shaw Direct.
Shaw Direct.
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
August 15th, 2009 at 11:37 PM |
I am currently living in
I am currently living in
I am currently living in Australia and, I too, just bought a slingbox and it is currently hooked up at my freinds house in Michigan. In my opinion, if you know someone that has the BTN as part of their cable package and would be willing to let you hook-up an additional cable box and slingbox to one of their spare cable/internet jacks in their house, that is the better option, as you are not limited to just the BTN. SlingboxProHD: $230, addition DVR/HD box at friends house: $10/mo.
August 15th, 2009 at 10:49 PM |
Goddammit no one in Texas is
Goddammit no one in Texas is
Goddammit no one in Texas is carrying this channel. I refuse to switch to satellite just to get one channel. I got excited that I could stream now but looks like formerlyanon's update killed that hope. I hate the BTN.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:36 PM |
It's on a sports tier on Time
It's on a sports tier on Time
It's on a sports tier on Time Warner in Austin...
August 17th, 2009 at 9:44 AM |
AT&T UVerse includes it in
AT&T UVerse includes it in
AT&T UVerse includes it in their standard package and, honestly, satellite is cheaper and you get a lot more channels, make the switch, you'll be happy with it :)
August 15th, 2009 at 10:58 PM |
Oh HAPPY HAPPY Deploying Paul
Oh HAPPY HAPPY Deploying Paul
Oh HAPPY HAPPY Deploying Paul :-) I was really not delighted w/ missing the entire football season.
I feel much better (now about that high speed internet connection...)
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August 16th, 2009 at 1:25 PM |
Checking in from Argentina
Checking in from Argentina
Checking in from Argentina for a second straight season, all I can say is far fucking out!
August 16th, 2009 at 8:35 PM |
Movin' to Argentina in
Movin' to Argentina in
Movin' to Argentina in January so this is Extremely Awesome News for me.
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that's great. the wife is trying to get me to move to texas and this will come in very handy.
edit: damn, texas isn't outside the us yet