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Big Ten Network, Time Warner talks lag

Buckeyes' first game is Aug. 30, so Northeast Ohioans may be left out

By George M. Thomas
Beacon Journal sports writer

COLUMBUS: The Beacon Journal learned Thursday that a deal between the Big Ten Network and Time Warner Cable remains far from a reality as the Ohio State Buckeyes prepare to begin what many expect to be another march toward the BCS National Championship Game.

The Buckeyes kick off the season Aug. 30 against the Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio Stadium.

''We're a little concerned that the pace of negotiations with Time Warner may not allow us to reach an agreement in time,'' Big Ten Network spokeswoman Elizabeth Conlisk said.

When BTN launched last season most of Northeast Ohio got left on the sidelines for several Buckeyes games, and that could be the case this season as well.

The Buckeyes home game against Troy University on Sept. 20 will be carried by BTN and, according to a source, the Minnesota-Ohio State game set for Sept. 27 in Columbus will also air on BTN.

That would put three of the first five games of the season on the still young network.

BTN is in only 40 percent of Ohio households currently, according to reports. A glimmer of hope appeared for Time Warner to sign a deal after the nation's top cable company, Comcast, reached an agreement earlier this year. But Conlisk said that the two parties remain far apart and there is a long way to go before they get to where they need to be.

Time Warner spokesman Bill Jasso said that both sides are still talking, but no deal has been reached yet.

''The serious talking doesn't start until the 11th hour,'' he said, ''and we're in the 11th hour.''

Jasso remained optimistic that a deal could get done.


George M. Thomas can be reached at sportswriterabj@sbcglobal.net. Read his blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/sportsblitz/.

COLUMBUS: The Beacon Journal learned Thursday that a deal between the Big Ten Network and Time Warner Cable remains far from a reality as the Ohio State Buckeyes prepare to begin what many expect to be another march toward the BCS National Championship Game.

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