The Big Ten Network announces a multi-year extension with Compass Media Networks for the exclusive national audio rights to the TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament & Discover Big Ten Football Championship game. The agreement expands partnership to now include national audio rights to the Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, which Compass Media Networks shall broadcast beginning in 2027, marking the first time such contests will be broadcast on national radio & audio platforms.

RYE, NY, August 17, 2026 — The Big Ten Network announces a multi-year extension with Compass Media Networks for the exclusive national audio rights to the TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament and Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game along with the expansion of rights to now include the exclusive rights to broadcast the Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. 

“We are thrilled to renew this partnership and especially happy for our partners and fans who will continue to have full access to these broadcasts nationwide.  We are especially pleased to debut national audio cover of the Women’s Big Ten Tournament’s Championship Game this coming March.” — Mr. Michael Calderon, SVP, Programming & Digital Media, Big Ten Network

Compass Media Networks shall continue to produce, broadcast, and market all rounds of the TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament and the Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game across its terrestrial radio network of hundreds of leading sports radio stations, satellite radio, and digital platforms. Compass Media Networks has held these rights since 2010, which coincided with the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game. Additionally, Compass Media Networks now adds the exclusive rights to broadcast the Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, beginning with coverage of the 2027 Championship game scheduled for March 7, 2027. 

“We are honored to continue this special partnership and look forward to our upcoming coverage of the Discover Big Ten Football Championship game, the TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, and for the first time, the Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament.” — Robert Blum, General Manager, Sports Programming, Compass Media Networks 

 “The Big Ten Conference has been a tremendous partner for many years, and we so much appreciate the value this partnership delivers to our sponsors. We cannot wait for the upcoming season.” — Paul Gregrey, President of Sales & Marketing, Compass Media Networks

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 About Big Ten Network:

A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Corporation, Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 3,100 live events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The Fox Sports App is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Network events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events, studio shows and classic games. B1G+ is the network’s subscription streaming service, providing access to stream 2,700 more games, next-day on-demand archives, 18 school-specific channels programmed 24 hours a day and the Big Ten Network’s comprehensive library of classic games and original programming. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments from some of the nation’s finest universities, including the Emmy-nominated The Journey. The network is carried by all the major video distributors across the United States and Canada, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Xfinity, Optimum, Cox Contour TV, Mediacom, Astound Broadband and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. Big Ten Network is also available through streaming providers including DIRECTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. For additional information, please visit www.bigten.org/btn.

About Compass Media Networks:

Founded in 2009, Compass Media Networks is an audio entertainment company with a growing portfolio of well-branded content, broadcast on thousands of radio stations and emerging digital platforms, reaching millions of listeners daily. In the category of play-by-play sports, Compass Media Networks broadcasts regular season college basketball and college football via a long-standing rights agreement with Learfield Sports, the Big Ten Men’s Football Championship, Big Ten Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournament, and NFL Sunday afternoon doubleheaders in the 1pm/4pm broadcast windows, all Dallas Cowboys play-by-play nationally, and serves as the audio broadcast partner to the Las Vegas Raiders. Website: CompassMediaNetworks.com

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