BTN Communications, January 8, 2015
CHICAGO - BTN?s Emmy-nominated signature series, The Journey, returns for its sixth basketball season to provide fans an unprecedented behind-the-scenes view of the conference?s brightest stars. The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2015 debuts at 10:30 PM ET Sunday, immediately following the Illinois at Nebraska men?s basketball game.
Over the past few seasons, The Journey team has shared a number of incredible stories, including the surprise surprise heartfelt reunion of former Illinois center Meyers Leonard with his brother Bailey, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, and Iowa?s tribute to the late Hawkeye great, Chris Street.
?The Big Ten is full of compelling and inspiring stories, and we look forward to another exciting season of Big Ten Basketball,? said Bill Friedman, coordinating producer of BTN Originals. ?We are extremely proud of the features we have aired through the years, and feel privileged to have the chance to tell the stories of the student-athletes and coaches that make Big Ten basketball special.?
On the season premiere, fans will find out how Wisconsin?s Frank Kaminsky has emerged into one of the nation?s elite. The show will also feature Nebraska?s Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields as the Huskers look to build on the success of last year, and will profile Maryland?s Melo Trimble, a standout freshman who elected to stay close to home and has spearheaded the Terrapins strong start.
The 10-episode series culminates with a one-hour special dedicated to the 2015 Big Ten Men?s Basketball Tournament in March. For more information on upcoming episodes, visit BTN.com/Journey. Fans can also follow The Journey: Big Ten Basketball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Following Sunday?s season premiere of The Journey is the debut of episode two in BTN Originals newest show, A Taste of Coaching with Seth Davis. The episode features Iowa?s Fran McCaffery, Notre Dame?s Mike Brey, Baylor?s Scott Drew and Oklahoma?s Lon Kruger.
About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Events include football, men?s and women?s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation?s finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to www.BTN.com.
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