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After several years of broadcasting games on the OVC Digital Network, the Ohio Valley Conference signed a multi-year partnership with ESPN to carry games on its new ESPN+ platform with a select number of games also broadcast on ESPN3 and the lineal platforms.

During the first year on the platform Eastern Illinois carried all home football, men's basketball and women's basketball games. 

As the platform grows and infrastructure is put into place at all 12 league schools, the league will have an annual showing of 600 or more games during each school year including championship coverage for most sports.

Fans can view ESPN+ by a monthly or yearly subscription and the membership provides access to all programs and games shown on ESPN+.

More information on ESPN+ can be found at this link - http://www.espn.com/watch/espnplus/