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September 9, 2008

Network to Air Commercial-Free Show at Halftime of Ohio State-USC Game

'Big Ten Tonight: Halftime Special' to provide analysis of weekend's top matchup

CHICAGO – The Big Ten Network will televise a special, commercial-free version of Big Ten Tonight during halftime of Saturday night's highly anticipated match-up between No. 1 USC and No. 5 Ohio State.

Big Ten Tonight's Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith will analyze the game's first half, show highlights from earlier Big Ten action and forecast the second half of game, all without commercial interruption. Big Ten Tonight also will air following the end of the game.

"This type of in-depth, as-it-happens coverage is what the Big Ten Network strives to be about," Big Ten Network President Mark Silverman said. "No other network covers the Big Ten like we do."

The Big Ten Network will televise at least six hours of live Big Ten football coverage this Saturday, including four games in high definition. The action begins at 11 AM ET with the Big Ten Football Saturday Pre-Game Show presented by Suzuki ATVs. Revsine, DiNardo and Griffith will preview all 10 of Saturday's games around the conference. Following the noon ET games, the crew returns for an hour-long post-game show.

About the Big Ten Network:
The Big Ten Network is the first national network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 400 live events, and nearly all of them in HD, the network is the destination for Big Ten fans across the country and allows fans to see their favorite team, regardless of where they live. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Big Ten Network showcases a wide array of classic-to-current sports and televises 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. Each year, the network offers approximately 35 football games, 105 regular season men's basketball games, 55 women's basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Championship events, a nightly studio show, coaches' shows and classic games. Available to all cable and satellite providers nationwide, the network currently has agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and 230 cable operators.

For updated information on the Big Ten Network, go to www.BigTenNetwork.com.

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