Where to find Mac Sports on TV

Note: This is just for the MAC, individual schools like Akron have an additional agreement with STO for more games than what is listed. I think Ball State and NIU have their own regional deals too.

MAC

Tier 1 – ESPN Family of networks

Current Contract: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3866876 (note ESPN broadcast 11 in 2009, 13 in 2010, 15 in 2011)
Broadcasts: At least 15 Football and at least 13 Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Conference Championships through year 2016/2017
Availability: ESPN/ESPN2 – 100 million households nationwide (for reference - 115 million for ABC/NBC/CBS)
ESPNU – 75 million households nationwide
ESPN3 – internet stream, most cable providers and dish provide access
ESPN app to view on iPhone and iPad - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/watchespn...09175?mt=8

Tier 2 – SportsTime (STO) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SportsTime_Ohio

Current Contract: http://ballstatesports.com/ViewArticle.d...=204972155
http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969...erage.aspx
http://www.theclevelandfan.com/misc/the-...l-schedule
Broadcasts: 5.8 Million Households via cable in MAC footprint; 6 football games, football preview show, 33 basketball games, conference semi-finals.
Availability: The network is currently seen on Time Warner Cable and a number of other cable outlets in the MAC footprint, as well as around the state. The network is also seen nationally on both the Dish Network and DirecTV satellite services, as well as outside of Ohio on AT&T U-verse. Channel listings, see below


Tier 3 – Ohio News Network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_News_Network

Broadcasts: various football and basketball
Availability: 1.8 million households statewide in Ohio. Channel listings, see below

MAC Digital Network (XOS Digital) – http://www.xosdigital.com/SportsNetwork.aspx

Contract: http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969...twork.aspx
Broadcast: all other MAC games not already broadcast on TV; broadcast live via SmartTV, iPhone, iPad, other smart phones.





CCHA / NCHC (Miami, BG, and WMU Hockey)

Tier 1 – CBSSports Network - http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/

Broadcasts: 18 conference games per year in HD and Conference Championship
Availability: 50+ million households ?? , see below for channel listings.

CCHA has many other games broadcast on Fox Sports Channels.

Tier 2 – Ohio News Network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_News_Network

Broadcasts: 13 Miami Hockey home games. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091...mes-ONN-TV
Availability: 1.8 million households statewide. Channel listings, see below

Tier 3 – All- Access internet stream


University exclusive content
Many Universities have CSTV "all-access" streaming platforms for university exclusive content and other games as well.

REFERENCE:


CBSSports Network

Satellite
DirecTV Channel 613 (SD & HD)
Dish Network Channel 152 (SD/HD)
Bell TV Channel 413 (SD), 1432 (HD)
Cable
Available on many cable systems Check local listings
Verizon FiOS 94 (SD)
IPTV
Sky Angel Channel 323
AT&T U-verse (U.S.) 643 (SD) 1643 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV (Canada) Channel 413 (SD)
Channel 1413 (HD)


ONN

Time Warner Cable
(statewide) Channel 362 (SD/HD)
AT&T U-verse
(Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo) Channel 233 (SD/HD)
WOW!
(Columbus) Channel 14 (SD)
Insight Communications
(Columbus) Channel 58 (SD)
Available on other Ohio cable systems Check local listings


SportsTime (STO)

Satellite
DirecTV: 662 (SD/HD)
Dish Network: 431 (SD) 5431 (HD)
Cable - Available throughout Ohio Check local listings
IPTV
U-verse 735 (SD)
1735 (HD)


MAC Digital Network

Live Broadcast via iPhone, iPad, or Android:

Website: http://www.mac-sports.com/Watch/LiveStreaming.aspx
iPad app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/official-...11919?mt=8
iPhone app: found in itunes
Android app: found at android marketplace

Live Broadcast via SmartTV coming soon:

Coming soon - http://www.xosdigital.com/Services/Devel...artTV.aspx

XOS Digital is partners with both the SEC and MAC. We appear to have the same set-up as the SEC, here is theirs - http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SmartTV.aspx

MAC Mobile - http://www.mac-sports.com/MAC/Mobile.aspx

MAC on demand - http://www.mac-sports.com/Watch/Videos.aspx


Other games can be found when playing out of conference opponents:

Big Ten Network
http://www.Btn2go.com – Big Ten Network streaming video on internet. Available to most major cable subscribers. There is also a smartphone app.
CBSSports Network
NBCSports Network
Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Regionals

How Many Households Do The Major Sports Networks Reach?

Read more: http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010...lf-channel


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