Yesterday Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott announced the creation of Pac-12 Networks, which will include a national network and six regional networks, in conjunction with four of the nation's largest cable operators: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks.
The arrangement, set to begin in August 2012, marks the first time a U.S. collegiate conference or any other programmer has launched a collection of networks across a variety of platforms rather than a sole network. And it includes "TV everywhere" rights, permitting the networks to be viewed outside customers' homes on any digital device, such as smartphones and tablet computers, creating a virtual "Pac-12 Everywhere."
Under the agreement, Pac-12 Networks eventually will telecast a total of 850 live events annually – 350 on the national feed and 500 on the regional feeds -- including every football game and every men's basketball game that isn't carried by national telecast partners. Additional events will include 40 women’s basketball games, as well as the Olympic sports that traditionally have gotten little or no television exposure.
Pac 12 Networks will also feature extensive educational, academic and lifestyle programming from the Pac-12 Institutions, Programming will extend beyond athletics to other subjects of interest to students, faculty, alumni and fans of the Pac-12 universities.
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