March Madness Live goes bigger

Ahead of this year’s run for the2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, NCAA March Madness Live – the live streaming suite of products managed by Turner Sports in partnership with CBS and the NCAA – announced plans to carry more offerings than ever before, running across 17 platforms this year, including Android TV and Oculus Go for the first time. Additional highlights will include new BracketIQ tools – with Matchup Analysis and Bracket Persona offering deeper insights into each fan’s picks – and the extension of Fast Break presented by AT&T and Infiniti, live whip-around coverage when there are multiple games being played during the first weekend (March 21-24) and mobile web streaming of the NCAA Tournament. Fan favorite features will return including “excitement alerts” for big moments, live game scoring, real-time game alerts and direct access to live radio broadcasts, courtesy of Westwood One, for all 67 games. In addition, the platform will offer 21 select NCAA Tournament games in virtual reality, including the Final Four and the Championship Game.

Meanwhile, CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced talent for the 2019 NCAA Tournament, running across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV starting March 19. New commentator roles for this year’s coverage will include: Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson; Brian Anderson/Chris Webber/Allie LaForce; Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/Jamie Erdahl; Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner/Dana Jacobson; Brad Nessler/Steve Lavin/Jim Jackson/Evan Washburn; Spero Dedes/Len Elmore/Steve Smith/Ros Gold-Onwude; Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Lisa Byington’; and Carter Blackburn/Debbie Antonelli/John Schriffen.

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