Feb. 6, 2009
The BIG EAST will invade the greater New York City metropolitan area next week when its 2008 Swimming & Diving and Indoor Track & Field Championships come to town. The swimming & diving events will run Feb. 20-23 from the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, NY, and the two-day indoor track & field championships will start Feb. 23.
For fans who would like to take in all the action but can’t make it to the Big Apple to see it in person, BIGEAST.tv has got you covered. The BIG EAST Conference’s online streaming platform will provide exclusive live video of all the events for subscribers who pay one low price.
The first session of the Swimming & Diving Championships will begin at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 20. On Feb. 21-23, preliminary and final sessions will begin at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively. Both days of the Indoor Track & Field Championship will begin at 8:00 a.m. ET.
Fans are able to gain an all-access pass to the content they want by subscribing to any of these three packages:
- Purchase an Indoor Track & Field or Swimming & Diving sport-specific package for a one-time price of $9.95.
- Gain access to all BIGEAST.tv content for 30 days with a recurring monthly subscription of $9.95/month.
- Get the best value by subscribing to an annual subscription, which gives fans access to all BIGEAST.tv content for the entire 2007-08 season for $79.95.
Fans can utilize BIGEAST.tv’s seamless registration process to sign up.
To get started:
- Sign-up for BIGEAST.tv by clicking here or by clicking “sign-up” under the video player at www.bigeast.tv or www.bigeast.org.
- Once an account is created, fans should visit the BIG EAST’s live events schedule, where the link to the live event will become available shortly before the event begins.
- Enter email address and password to log into the BIGEAST.tv media player.
- Click the “live” tab.
- Click the appropriate event.
If fans have any trouble accessing the stream, they can send feedback, where BIGEAST.tv customer service will answer any questions in a timely manner.
Fans are reminded to check out the BIG EAST’s new online photo store, where they will be able to purchase photos from the championships within 24 hours after the conclusion of a day’s events.
Finally, for a one-stop shop for all of the BIG EAST’s coverage of the upcoming Swimming & Diving and Track & Field Championships, fans should visit each sport’s 2008 Championship Central page. Championship central will contain live results, photo galleries, recaps and will house all video archives.
