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Report: Big Ten Network reaches framework of deal with Comcast

There finally may be some light at the end of the tunnel for Charter Communications and the Big Ten Network. But if there is, it’s still dim, said Barry Orton, a UW-Madison professor of telecommunications who closely follows cable issues.

BTN appears poised to land a carriage deal with Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable company, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal reported Monday.

….Such a deal could provide a framework for a deal between BTN and Charter and Time Warner, Wisconsin’s two major cable providers, Orton said.