The Big Ten Network will produce more original HD than any other network in history. We plan to produce more than 400 events and our nightly live studio show in HD, which will total more than 1,000 hours of original HD content in our first year alone. If you do not have a high-definition television, you will still be able to receive all of our programming in standard definition.

Your phone calls, e-mails and petitions are clearly getting Comcast's attention. By now, you have undoubtedly seen or heard Comcast's plentiful and expensive anti-Big Ten Network advertising campaign. If you've called 1-800-COMCAST recently, you've heard the opening message, "if you're calling about the Big Ten Network, press 1." We encourage you to continue to tell Comcast that you want the Big Ten Network and that you don't want to pay extra for it.

Yes. The Kaleidescape System has been designed for the anticipated widespread availability of HD content. The massive disk capacity of the Server is ideal for storing HD movies. A few HD titles are already being distributed by Kaleidescape pre-loaded on every new Kaleidescape System, and more will be available in the future.

Few of our customers have high-definition TV sets today. By delivering our high-definition programming from the 119 degrees WL orbital slot, we reserve capacity at our main orbital location for programming most customers can receive today and we allow room for expansion there. DirecTV customers who continue to use their analog TVs will still have the widest variety of programming available to them.

A few years ago, Big Ten Conference executives met with ABC/ESPN executives to discuss extending the conference's football and basketball agreements that were expiring within a few years.

Through distribution agreements with DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-Verse, Insight Communications, WideOpenWest, RCN, Service Electric and more than 175 cable operators across the country, the Big Ten Network became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million subscribers within its first 30 days. However, we will not be satisfied until every potential subscriber in the Big Ten's eight-state region is receiving the network.

All fees and any other revenues from this venture will be shared equally among all 11 Big Ten institutions and the conference office. This increased financial support will help our schools to continue providing broad-based athletic programs, while enhancing the experience for all students on our campuses. For example, some schools are using the money to finance more scholarships, while others are building much-needed new facilities.

No. The first four days of competition all games will be broadcast in standard definition. Beginning Thursday, March 22, 2007 some games will be available in HD. Please go to our schedule on kpho.com for more information.

No. Analog televisions are not capable of displaying high-definition resolution, but the picture will generally be better with a converter. If you want to view high-definition TV, then you will need one of the newer sets rated for "high-definition" resolution. Applicants must meet the Census definition of a household as consisting of "all persons who currently occupy a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room that is occupied as separate living quarters and has a separate U.

The benefit of recording in high definition (HD) is that the picture resolution is around four times that of standard definition (SD) video. This results in more detail in the picture when viewed on a HD-capable screen and HD-DVD player. It is important to check the resolution of the claimed "HD-ready" screen you intend to purchase. Full HD resolution is 1920x1080 pixels, and to get the most benefit it is worthwhile looking for maximum resolution screens that approach these figures.

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HDTV stands for high-definition television, and it marks the biggest leap forward for television since color TV made its debut in the 1950s. HDTV images are more than twice as detailed as standard analog TV, delivering rich, realistic images, as well as multi channel, movie-theater-quality surround sound. HDTVs can display both regular and HDTV images, but they need HD sources to look their best.

High-definition television channels/programming, it is available from major satellite carrier (DirecTV and Dish Network). Most cable companies are also offering HD programming. If you don't want to pay for anything, you could check to see if your local television station is broadcasting in HD. More than 1,300 local television stations broadcast over-the-air high-definition signals, meaning that about 99 percent of U.S. households are in range of at least one HDTV station.

Forrester's in-house television studio at our Cambridge, Mass. headquarters offers broadcasters easy and instant access to Forrester analysts. Our studio offers both fiber-line and satellite connectivity. Forrester analysts have done hundreds of interviews with broadcast outlets in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. For more information about coordinating a live broadcast, please telephone Jon Symons, Director, Media Relations, at +1 617/613-6104. You may also email him at jsymons@forrester.com.

Cornerstones to the Community. The Big Ten Conference includes ten public institutions which act as cornerstones to their local communities and that are very important to the people who attended these schools or live nearby. We believe its important that these same local communities have complete access to these institutions and their programming. The network warrants widespread distribution.

The Big Ten Network is showing more Big Ten football games and more Big Ten basketball games than any other network. We televised 41 football games in 2007 (38 in HD) and will televise 140 men's basketball games this winter, including 64 conference match-ups and three Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament games. The Big Ten Conference also has long-term agreements with ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.

All television distributors have been offered the Big Ten Network as an enhancement to their line-ups. DIRECTV and DISH Network offer the Big Ten Network as well. The network has significantly reduced the cost to cable operators to carry the network outside the Big Ten area. Even though the level of service cable/satellite providers may offer for the network may vary, we want to work with them so that fans who would like to order it may be able to.

We are working hard to create and execute a broadband video strategy that will compliment the high-quality programming found on our Network. Several factors will play a role in determining the breadth and depth of our broadband streaming offering, including rights issues and negotiations with cable and satellite providers. Keep an eye on www.BigTenNetwork.com for the latest information.