Report: NCAA tourney in Houston gets full TV coverage
NEW YORK
USA Today says CBS and Turner Sports, in the first year of a
joint 14-year, $10.8 billion deal to broadcast the tournament, will
announce Thursday that fans will get to see all games in their
entirety thanks to staggered tip-off times and expanded coverage in
the early rounds.
Games will be seen on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, allowing
organizers to spread out start times in contrast to the regional
coverage offered in years past. CBS executive vic e president Mike
Aresco told the paper the plan is to "create nonstop basketball
from noon (EST) to midnight."
The tournament is expanding from 65 to 68 teams this year.
