BIG EAST Digital Network Now Live Streaming on Caffeine

NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) Presented by SoFi has teamed up with Caffeine, a new social broadcasting platform for live sports, gaming, and esports, to carry Olympic sports championships and events for the month of May. The BIG EAST will have a dedicated channel on Caffeine, where fans can find all BEDN content starting May 2.

The first event on the new channel, www.caffeine.tv/BEDN, will be the BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Championship Presented by Jeep. The semifinals, which take place on the campus of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., will air on Thursday, May 2, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET.

In addition to appearing on Caffeine, all May BEDN events will be co-streamed on Twitter Live via the conference's @BIGEAST handle.

FOX Sports, the BIG EAST's national media partner, is a major investor in Caffeine. Still in pre-release, Caffeine, features an expanding catalog of sports, gaming and esports content that is live streamed on the site. In addition to the website, Caffeine offers mobile apps that are available to download on App Store and Google Play.

Fans who follow the BIG EAST Digital Network on Caffeine can receive push notifications when the content goes live. Additionally, the BIG EAST social platforms will promote tune-ins on the main @BIGEAST handle.

BEDN, which launched in September 2014, is the home of 225 live regular season and championship events annually for the BIG EAST Conference, spanning women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, softball and baseball. Additionally, BEDN produces live championship coverage for indoor and outdoor track & field, men's and women's swimming and diving and, for the first time this year, men's and women's tennis. SoFi became the presenting sponsor of BEDN in 2017-18.

Spring 2019 events which will be housed on Caffeine's platform (All times Central):
·         Thursday, May 2 – Women's Lacrosse Championship Semifinals, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
·         Sunday, May 5 – St. John's at Butler, Softball, 11 a.m.
·         Sunday, May 5 – Seton Hall at Creighton, Softball, 11 a.m.
·         Sunday, May 5 – DePaul at Villanova, Softball, 11 a.m.
·         Friday, May 10 – Outdoor Track & Field Championships, all day
·         Saturday, May 11 – Outdoor Track & Field Championships, all day
·         Sunday, May 12 – St. John's at Creighton, Baseball, 12 p.m.
·         Friday, May 17 – Seton Hall at St. John's, Baseball, 1 p.m.
·         Saturday, May 18 – Villanova at Creighton, Baseball, 12 p.m.
·         Thursday, May 23 – Baseball Championship Games 1 and 2, 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
·         Friday, May 24 – Baseball Championship Games 3 and 4, 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
·         Saturday, May 25 – Baseball Championship Game 5, 1:30 p.m.

                All times listed above are Central.

Additionally, BEDN content is available for fans to live host their own streams on Caffeine. The platform easily allows anyone, from dedicated fans to experienced broadcasters, to create their own interactive live streams featuring television and digital content. Starting a broadcast is a simple process that requires no special software or experience, only a smartphone or browser and webcam. All live streams are discoverable on Caffeine and can be joined by anybody. Unlike other platforms, Caffeine streams prioritize conversations between friends, so the chat feels more personal.

About the BIG EAST
The BIG EAST Conference is an association of ten nationally prominent colleges and universities that foster healthy athletic competition, community service and the pursuit of excellence in academic environments. The athletic programs of BIG EAST institutions provide national-caliber participation opportunities for more than 3,727 student-athletes on over 180 men's and women's teams in 22 sports. Established in 1979 and headquartered in New York City, the BIG EAST's members are located in seven of the country's top 36 largest media markets and include Butler University, Creighton University, DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, St. John's University, Seton Hall University, Villanova University and Xavier University. For more information, visit www.bigeast.com.

About Caffeine
Caffeine is a new kind of broadcast company. Its mission is to build the leading product and community for social broadcasting. Caffeine is backed by $146M in three rounds of funding led by FOX, Andreessen Horowitz, and Greylock Partners. For more information, visit www.caffeine.tv.

BIG EAST Digital Network Now Live Streaming on Caffeine

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