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New Pac-12 Networks offer viewer paradise

Fans who want to watch Pac-12 programming on their computer, tablet or smartphone will be able to do so as long as they subscribe to one of the distributors that carries the Pac-12 — Cox or Time Warner, for example. Their portal will be TV Everywhere, a free service offered by most cable and satellite providers that allows subscribers to watch live programming and video content on various devices. If you're like most pay-TV subscribers, you probably didn't even know you had the service, a recent study by research firm Parks Associates found.

From the article, "New Pac-12 Networks offer viewer paradise" by Paola Boivin.

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