Big Ten Network Expands Super Slo-Mo Replay to More Sports with TVU Networks

Establishes Bonded IP as Critical Hot Backup and Early Access Network

Apr. 16, 2026 at 11:21am

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Big Ten Network (BTN) is using the TVU Remote Production System (RPS) platform to bring super slow-motion replay to a broader range of collegiate sports, including baseball, soccer, and volleyball. BTN has also expanded the role of TVU RPS Link encoders in its field production trucks, using them as a hot backup to fiber-based workflows and as an early access network that provides connectivity before venue fiber is even activated.

Why it matters

Fans increasingly expect the same caliber of super slo-mo replays from a wider range of collegiate sports, not just football and basketball. The TVU RPS platform gives BTN a new option to extend super slo-mo to more sports and more venues, complementing its existing production model. It also adds resilience and flexibility to BTN's fiber-based productions at major events.

The details

The TVU RPS units at each venue encode multiple super slo-mo camera feeds and transport them over standard internet, 5G, or Starlink connections to BTN's central production hub, where they arrive perfectly synchronized with zero drift. The hub's Evertz DreamCatcher replay servers then create the super slo-mo content viewers see on air. TVU's synchronization has proven stable over multi-day continuous operation, a level of precision that competing transport solutions have been unable to match.

  • Big Ten Network (BTN) is using the TVU Remote Production System (RPS) platform as of April 2026.

The players

TVU Networks

A company that provides video solutions for broadcasters, including the TVU Remote Production System (RPS) platform.

Big Ten Network (BTN)

A sports television network that covers collegiate athletics in the Big Ten Conference.

Nick Smith

The VP of Engineering at Big Ten Network.

Matt McEwen

The VP of Product Management at TVU Networks.

Evertz

A company that provides video equipment, including the DreamCatcher replay servers used by Big Ten Network.

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What they’re saying

“The primary hurdle for moving our super slo-mo workflows to a remote model has always been the synchronization drift over the open internet. TVU has allowed us to take super slo-mo replay where it wasn't previously possible.”

— Nick Smith, VP of Engineering, Big Ten Network

“Big Ten Network's implementation is a brilliant example of total network orchestration. They saw an opportunity to use TVU RPS to bring super slo-mo to more sports and more venues, while also adding resilience and flexibility to their existing fiber-based productions. It's a smart, layered approach, and we're proud to support their vision for expanding what's possible in collegiate sports production.”

— Matt McEwen, VP of Product Management, TVU Networks

What’s next

TVU Networks plans to continue working with Big Ten Network to further expand the use of the TVU RPS platform for super slo-mo replay in collegiate sports.

The takeaway

The partnership between Big Ten Network and TVU Networks demonstrates how innovative video technology can enable broadcasters to bring high-quality super slo-mo replay to a wider range of collegiate sports, while also enhancing the resilience and flexibility of their production workflows.