BTN to Offer Comprehensive Coverage of the B1G in the Big Dance

CHICAGO, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans looking to follow Big Ten teams throughout the 2013 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball tournaments can turn to BTN for comprehensive coverage, including pre- and post-game press conferences and frequent episodes of Big Ten Basketball & Beyond: Tournament Edition hosted by Dave Revsine and Jim Jackson.

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"With the interest in Big Ten teams at record levels, basketball fans will want to tune in to BTN for in-depth analysis and coverage throughout the NCAA tournament," said BTN President Mark Silverman.

Tournament coverage on BTN and BTN2Go begins today, with pre-game press conferences for Michigan State and Michigan at 12:50 and 3:45 PM ET, respectively. BTN also will televise the majority of Big Ten opponents' press conferences, with Valparaiso and South Dakota State events set to air 1:20 PM ET and 4:15 PM ET, respectively. Michigan State takes on Valparaiso at 12:15 PM ET Thursday in Auburn Hills, Mich., while Michigan faces South Dakota State at 7:15 PM ET, also in Auburn Hills.

In addition, BTN will have reporters on site where Big Ten teams are playing: Auburn Hills, for Michigan and Michigan State; Dayton, for Ohio State and Indiana; Austin, for Minnesota and Illinois; and Kansas City for Wisconsin.

At 8 PM ET tonight, BTN will air the season finale of The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2013. The 60-minute show takes fans behind the scenes of the Big Ten Tournament from the opening tip through trophy presentation. The episode also includes features on Michigan's Trey Burke, Indiana's Victor Oladipo, Michigan State's Derrick Nix and Wisconsin's Mike Bruesewitz.

A schedule of currently scheduled press conference days and times is below. As Big Ten teams advance, the programming schedule will be updated to reflect press conference airings and can be found at BTN.com/Shows.

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Friday

*All post-game press conference times are approximate

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. BTN2Go is the 24/7 simulcast of BTN that delivers live and on-demand programming via the internet, smartphones and tablets to customers of participating video providers. Events include football, men's and women's basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio 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 90 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 additional information, go to www.BTN.com.

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