CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When it launches in August, the Big Ten Network wants to be available in every cable- or satellite-wired home in eight states where its schools play.That’s the goal, anyway.So far, only satellite provider DirecTV and a handful of small local cable companies have signed on, Mark Silverman, the new sports network’s president, said last week during a news conference at the University of Illinois.
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