Silverman to Head Big Ten Network

By Multi Channel News Staff -- Multichannel News, 12/5/2006 5:15:00 PM

Mark Silverman was named the first president of the Big Ten Network.

Silverman had been general manager and senior vice president of ABC Cable Networks Group.

Fox Cable Networks’ Big Ten Network, set to launch in August, is dedicated exclusively to the Big Ten Conference and will be headquartered in Chicago.

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