Big Ten Network

Verizon Wireless customers with V CAST video service on their wireless phones will be able to watch some games live from Big Ten Network wherever they go.

The games will stream in their entirety, and customers will also have access to highlights and updates.

While today's announcement states that select games will be made available, it is not known which games, or how many games at a time, will be available on V CAST.

College football season is nearly upon us, and Time Warner Cable Wisconsin is announcing today that they've added four alternate Big Ten Network feeds to their digital cable lineup prior to this Saturday's opener.

The alternate channels carry games not found on Big Ten's primary channel, and are located on channels 334, 335, 336 and 337.  The alternate channels are available to digital cable customers with digital boxes.

The lineup for this Saturday's opener include the following games:

• Akron at Penn St., 11 a.m., Big Ten Network (Channel 72) and Big Ten Network HD (Channel 713)
   
• Northern Illinois at Wisconsin, 6 p.m., Big Ten Network (Channel 72) and Big Ten Network HD (Channel 713).
   
• Montana St. at Michigan St., 11 a.m. BTN alternate 1 (Channel 334)
   
• Towson at Northwestern, 11 a.m., BTN alternate 2 (Channel 335)
   
• Northern Iowa at Iowa, BTN alternate 3 (Channel 336)
   
• Toledo at Purdue, BTN alternate 4 (Channel 337)

Placement of games on Big Ten alternate channels throughout the year are determined later by the network.

As we previously reported, Time Warner Cable will be dramatically reordering their digital cable lineup in Northeast Wisconsin on October 6th.  At that time, there will also be some changes coming to basic/standard customers' lineups as well.

This comes in Time Warner Cable's monthly legal programming notice, published in local newspapers and on their website.

Highlights of other announced programming changes include the following:

CHANNEL NUMBER CHANGES

• WPT WI moves to 975, WPT Create to 977, Retro TV to 991 and WBAY Weather to 992.
• WBAY HD moves to 1003, WFRV HD to 1006, WGBA HD to 1007, WPNE HD to 1008, WIWB HD to 1010, and WLUK HD to 1012.
• Big Ten Network moves down to channel 39
• Cartoon Network moves down to channel 62
• Oxygen moves up to channel 68
• Versus moves down to channel 38
• HGTV moves down to channel 26
• VH1 moves down to channel 20
• CSPAN moves to Basic channel 99 in Oshkosh, Neenah/Menasha and De Pere lineups
• WGN moves to channel 9
• Info channel moves to 66 in Appleton, Green Bay, Reedsville, De Pere, and Neenah/Menasha
• EWTN moves to Basic channel 11 in Oshkosh and 12 in Marinette
• TLC moves to Standard channel 42 in Marinette

CHANNEL PACKAGE CHANGES / CHANNEL ADDITIONS

• Shop NBC moves to Basic lineup on channel 96
• Jewelry TV moves to Digital Access
• Nick2 moves to the Digital Choice package
• IFC moves to the Movie Package
• Fit TV, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green, Speed, CSPAN 3, GSN, BET J, SOAPnet, Sprout, Outdoor and NBA TV move to the Digital Variety package
• RFD TV, Military History, C&I Network, and CNN International join the Digital Choice package
• Sundance, The Word, TBN, MTV Hits, TV One, and BTN Alternates join the Digital Variety package
• Hallmark will no longer be in the Family Choice package, but will remain in the standard lineup
• Marinette will have several additional changes to the standard lineup. For a listing of Marinette area changes, please see today’s issue of the Eagle Herald or complete local lineup, which will be mailed to all Time Warner Cable customers.

CHANNEL DELETIONS

• West coast feeds of Showtime, Sho2, Showcase and Sho Extreme will no longer be on the lineup