Editing Big Ten Conference (section)

=== Fall 2007–Spring 2017 ===
Commissioner Jim Delany began to explore the formation of a Big Ten-specific channel in 2004 after a failed attempt to seek a significantly larger rights fee from [[ESPN]] to renew its existing agreements. This came to fruition in 2006, when the conference announced the formation of a dedicated cable network, [[Big Ten Network]], in a 20-year partnership with [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]], which would officially launch in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bigten.org/about/general/about-big-ten-conference/|title=Big Ten &#124;|website=Big Ten Conference}}</ref> The network carries coverage of Big Ten athletics (including events not carried by the Big Ten's other media partners), studio shows, as well as other original programs and documentaries profiling the conference and its members.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 12, 2006 |title=Big Ten and Fox Announce Official Name and Unveil Logo for Big Ten Network |publisher=Big Ten Conference |url=http://www.bigten.org/genrel/101206aaa.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708221429/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/101206aaa.html |archive-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> The impact of Big Ten Network influenced the conference's expansion in the 2010s, with some of its newer members being located in proximity to major [[media market]]s such as [[Baltimore]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] (Maryland), and the [[New York metropolitan area]] (Rutgers).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koo |first=Ben |date=2022-08-30 |title=A look back at the Big Ten-ESPN meeting that changed sports media forever |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/consider-them-rolled-jim-delany-espn-big-ten-network.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 1, 2011 |title=ESPN's 'lowball' offer triggered Big Ten expansion |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/07/01/espns-lowball-offer-triggered-big-ten-expansion/}}</ref>

Accompanying the new network announcement was a new ten-year media rights agreement beginning with the 2007–08 season and ending with the 2016–17 season that would split Big Ten coverage among the ESPN networks, CBS Sports, and Big Ten Network, thus ending Comcast Chicago's regional coverage of the conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2006/6/21/The_Big_Ten_Conference_Announces_Media_Agreements_Increasing_National_Coverage_of_Big_Ten_Sports.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204021306/https://bigten.org/news/2006/6/21/The_Big_Ten_Conference_Announces_Media_Agreements_Increasing_National_Coverage_of_Big_Ten_Sports.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2023|title=The Big Ten Conference Announces Media Agreements Increasing National Coverage of Big Ten Sports|date=July 15, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/documents/2018/6/7/4168_genrel__tv-comparison-chart.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204020820/https://bigten.org/documents/2018/6/7/4168_genrel__tv-comparison-chart.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2023|title=Television Programming Comparison}}</ref>

*'''ABC Sports''':
** 17 [[College Football on ABC|football]] games per season
*'''ESPN/ESPN2''':
** 24 [[ESPN College Football|football]] games per season
**43 men's [[ESPN College Basketball|basketball]] games per season
*** Rights to the first three rounds of the [[Big Ten men's basketball tournament]], to be shared with Big Ten Network
**5 women's [[ESPN College Basketball|basketball]] games per season
*'''ESPN Other (U,360)''':
**13 men's basketball games per season
*'''CBS Sports''':
** 15 men's [[College Basketball on CBS Sports|basketball]] games per-season
*** Rights to the semi-finals and championship game of the [[Big Ten men's basketball tournament]]
** 2 women's [[College Basketball on CBS Sports|basketball]] games per-season
*'''Big Ten Network''':
** 35 football games per season
** 105 men's basketball games per season
*** Rights to the first three rounds of the [[Big Ten men's basketball tournament]], to be shared with ESPN/ESPN2
** 55 women's basketball games per season
** Coverage of Olympic sports events

In 2010, the Big Ten announced the creation of the Big Ten Football Championship game starting with the 2011 season and signed a broadcast deal with Fox to broadcast the game from 2011 through 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2010/11/17/big_ten_announces_media_agreement_with_fox_sports_to_televise_2011_16_big_ten_football_championship_games.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204023636/https://bigten.org/news/2010/11/17/big_ten_announces_media_agreement_with_fox_sports_to_televise_2011_16_big_ten_football_championship_games.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2023|title=Big Ten Announces Media Agreement with FOX Sports to Televise 2011–16 Big Ten Football Championship Games|date=January 2024 }}</ref>