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Thursday, June 22, 2006

Back in the world of women's college basketball, the Big 10 announced two new TV deals yesterday. As part of a deal with ABC/ESPN, a total of 100 women's basketball and volleyball events will air on an ESPN network.

More interesting is the creation of a Big 10 channel. It will be the first network launched by a major conference. The channel would have at least 55 women's basketball games. The agreement means at least $7 million in revenue for each school in the conference. The issue right now is will viewers be able to get the channel?