Don’t sleep on Big Ten Network as conference expands its broadcast empire

Dave Revsine (left, with analyst Joshua Perry) has been the lead host of Big Ten Network since its launch in 2007. (Big Ten Network)

The Big Ten’s new media-rights deal has garnered a lot of attention since it was announced last week. Anything with a reported price tag of more than $8 billion will do that. And the deal’s broadcast partners have reveled in its culmination.

Meanwhile, the conference’s namesake cable network has been waving a hand in the air and saying, “Hey, don’t forget about us.”