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SNY Becomes TV Home of Big East College Conf.

As official home of Big East football, the network will televise a minimum of 16 games per season, including a Saturday afternoon Game of the Week

July 23, 2008

-By John Consoli


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SNY, the cable TV home of the New York Mets and New York Jets, has become the official home of the Big East college conference, and beginning this September, will feature more than 800 hours of Big East sports programming.

As official home of Big East football, the network will televise a minimum of 16 games per season, including a Saturday afternoon Game of the Week, which will also have a pregame, halftime and postgame show.

SNY will also be the official TV home of Rutgers football that will include televising of Rutgers games and a show with Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.

SNY will televise more than 100 Big East basketball games each season, both men’s and women’s, along with assorted coaches shows.

“We’re thrilled to have this landmark partnership with the Big East,” said Steve Raab, president of SNY. “The Big East is now a major programming pillar for SNY, and further solidifies providing New York sport fans with the most inclusive year-round sports coverage.”
On-air talent will be announced at a later date.


SNY Becomes TV Home of Big East College Conf.

As official home of Big East football, the network will televise a minimum of 16 games per season, including a Saturday afternoon Game of the Week

July 23, 2008

-By John Consoli


mw/photos/stylus/33534-GENERIC_football.jpg

SNY, the cable TV home of the New York Mets and New York Jets, has become the official home of the Big East college conference, and beginning this September, will feature more than 800 hours of Big East sports programming.

As official home of Big East football, the network will televise a minimum of 16 games per season, including a Saturday afternoon Game of the Week, which will also have a pregame, halftime and postgame show.

SNY will also be the official TV home of Rutgers football that will include televising of Rutgers games and a show with Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.

SNY will televise more than 100 Big East basketball games each season, both men’s and women’s, along with assorted coaches shows.

“We’re thrilled to have this landmark partnership with the Big East,” said Steve Raab, president of SNY. “The Big East is now a major programming pillar for SNY, and further solidifies providing New York sport fans with the most inclusive year-round sports coverage.”
On-air talent will be announced at a later date.
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