That could be a possibility. Currently The NCAA is shown on TBS, TNT, TruTV, and CBS. On the other hand, Turner might give The NCAA coverage from TruTV and just give to The CBS Sports Network, and that will make it all even; Giving both CBS and Turner 2 channels each, with 16 games per channel.
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The NCAA on The CBS Sports Network
- Thread starter TroyG
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Well, I did some breaking down, and I believe there are 32 2nd-Round Games, 16 3rd-round games, 8 regional semi-final round games, and 4 semi-final round games, all leading up to The Final Four in Atlanta, and The Championship Game, Which is known to basketball fans as March Madness. From this moment on forward, It's win... or go home.
The Elite 8, Final 4, and Championship games are on CBS - none are on the Turner networks. TBS/TNT/TruTV only carries games in the first 4 rounds, through the Sweet 16 next Thursday and Friday.
But if some games were switched to CBSSN, at least they'd be streamed to everyone. Turner is locking out streaming to anyone who doesn't have a cable or satellite account, except for a 4-hour free window. CBS is not doing this, so their games will be available to all.
But if some games were switched to CBSSN, at least they'd be streamed to everyone. Turner is locking out streaming to anyone who doesn't have a cable or satellite account, except for a 4-hour free window. CBS is not doing this, so their games will be available to all.
TruTV has a lot more widespread carriage than CBS Sports Network. I don't think they want to sacrifice potential viewers. They did air a couple of games per tournament pre-Turner (the 5PM EST game on the west coast).
Also, if CBS Sports Network did carry games, I bet they would be held to the same streaming restrictions as the Turner networks because it's on cable. That seems to be the case for any cable-related legal streams (re: Watch ESPN). Gotta protect those subscribers.
Also, if CBS Sports Network did carry games, I bet they would be held to the same streaming restrictions as the Turner networks because it's on cable. That seems to be the case for any cable-related legal streams (re: Watch ESPN). Gotta protect those subscribers.
liradioisbad said:
The decision to block the game from the unwashed masses was Time Warner's from what I understand, not the NCAA's. Never mind the fact that they were getting an extra $4 a pop last year, that they will not now get.
We'll see if this goes on next year when Turner may be carrying the Final Four (not a done deal yet).
KeithE4 said:
Not necessarily. CBSSN is not CBS, and vice versa. It's very possible that for any games CBSSN may televise live (if and when they ever do) you'll still have to deal with "authentication" issues. I'd say more likely than not. They have to keep the Cable Gods happy, after all.
Apparently CBS wanted to put games on CBSSN when they signed their shiny new alliance contract, but the NCAA nixed the idea because CBSSN wasn't in enough homes.
And, three years later, I'm not sure that CBS Sports Network is in any better position. The latest figure I find puts CBS Sports Network in 47 million homes, or about 40% of all TV homes...
PTBoardOp94 said:
Does that 47 million represent the actual number of subscribers? The reason I ask is because Verizon Fios carries CBSSN only in the Ultimate package, which is the highest and most expensive package. Since I don't have that package I can't get CBSSN, even though technically it is "available" in my home.
Troy Goodwin said:
"Just give?" Nobody "just gives" millions of dollars in revenue. It costs a lot of money to get the NCAA rights. A lot of those early games don't get the viewership of the Elite Eight. If sharing the rights gets CBS a discount, that's a good thing. The NCAA also likes spreading it's copyright around. That was it gets seen in more places. These days with rights fees for athletic events at an all time high, it's smart to share coverage with other partners.
ansky212 said:
That was going to be my question. I have to sign up for DirecTV's Ultimate package also to get CBSSN, and looking at the lineups, it's really not worth it.
liradioisbad said:
Even with its odd tier placement compared to TBS and TNT, TruTV is still available to over 90 million homes. Obviously, CBS wanted some games as encouragement for cablers to add CBS-SN.
(Thinking about it, I wonder what's the 'newest' start-up channel [excluding rebrands like TruTV and Spike, evolving from other niches] to get wide cable distribution? 103 million households have some form of subscription TV, so I'd count any channel that's available in at least 77 million homes, or three-fourths. Is it FX? )
That is 47 million subscribers for CBS Sporst Network. The number of households whose providers offer CBSSN is much higher
How old are Food Network, HGTV, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, CMT, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime Movie Network, Disney XD (going back to the Toon Disney days), WE, Speed, Oxygen, OWN (going back to the Discovery Health days), and NBCSN (going back to the OLN days)?w00t said:
ESPNU is pretty close to the 77 million mark, and I don't know where NFL Network is after the Time Warner and Cablevision capitulations.
Big Ten Network launched in 2006 and is in in up to 75 million households (some Big Ten member schools list 70 million) -- not bad, considering its essentially regional appeal.
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