The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) has launched the MIAC Sports Network, which will be powered by Hudl TV and BlueFrame Technology, and will become the official streaming home of all conference events and championships.

The streaming service is now available at the website along with streaming apps for television and mobile devices, including Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku (TV), iOS, Android (mobile) and Amazon Fire Tablet. The app can be found and installed free of charge by searching for the MIAC Sports Network.

There is no cost for the service, though individual institutions can do pay-per-view events at their own discretion, says MIAC Associate Commissioner BJ Pickard.

It’s the first time streaming of conference events for all 13 member institutions will be available in one central location.

All conference schools will have the ability to monetize their streams and improve connections to fans through an “easy-to-use” platform, says Ben Kant, head of streaming at Hudl.

“We’re looking forward to creating a more engaging livestream experience for the MIAC and fans across the conference,” he says.

Pickard says not all events will be streamed just yet, but the conference has a long-term goal of getting to a point where institutions have the resources and staff to cover each athletic event.

“The general expectation in year one is that at least all sports with a conference schedule (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, softball, volleyball) will have every game streamed,” he says.

Home teams will typically be responsible for the stream, though there may be times when both schools do. For example, he says, if St. John’s traveled radio to the game and wanted a stream for the audio, it could result in multiple streaming options. It’s the first time conference schools have collaborated on such an agreement.

“This is our first true ‘conference wide’ streaming partner,” Pickard says. “Previously schools have negotiated their own partnerships.”

In the last year, a majority of schools had expiring streaming contracts and membership voted to move to a conference-wide contract with Hudl.

“We’re excited to be on Hudl/BlueFrame now and see a lot of potential for improving our streaming experience for parents and fans with the tools they’re going to be able to provide,” Pickard says.