Perhaps Charter Communications will be next for the Big Ten Network.
BTN on Thursday announced that it had reached an agreement with EchoStar Communications to be carried on its DISH Network satellite TV service. DISH is the No. 2 satellite provider behind DirecTV.
The deal increases BTN’s reach from about 17 million households to about 28.5 million. In the eight Big Ten states, the number of households increases from about 3.5 million to about 6.2 million. EchoStar does not release numbers by local market.
BTN remains mired in stalemated negotiations with the nation’s top cable companies, including Madison area provider Charter and Milwaukee area provider Time Warner. BTN does have deals with more than 120 smaller cable companies.