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Hello, Columbus: Big Ten Network wins

The Big Ten Network has landed its biggest cable deal yet and reportedly on its terms.

Regional cable operator Insight Communications currently is the nation’s ninth-largest cable operator with 1.4 million households, but its deal with BTN covers just 640,000 households, with the most notable markets being Columbus, Ohio — home to Ohio State University — and Evansville, Ind., not far from Indiana University.