CBS Sports’ coverage of CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND is highlighted by the NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION SHOW on Sunday, March 11 (6:00-7:00 PM, ET) with the exclusive, live, first-time announcement of the pairings for the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.…
3/8 – SiriusXM Offers Every Game of NCAA Basketball Championship
Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will broadcast every game of the 2012 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, offering subscribers nationwide uninterrupted access to play-by-play of every match-up from the First Four® on March 13 and 14 through the Final…
3/8 – Live Tour de France Coverage Moving to NBC Sports Network
NBC Sports Group, the exclusive rights holder of Tour de France coverage in the U.S., will move eight hours of live Tour de France coverage of two premier mountain stages to NBC from the NBC Sports Network during the weekend…
3/8 – NCAA Women’s Hoops Bracket Revealed on ESPN Selection Monday Specials
ESPN will unveil the 64-team NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship field exclusively during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Special Monday, March 12, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN3. Trey Wingo will host the bracket special with analysts…
3/8 – NFL Combine Sets Viewership Record
Seven hours of coverage of the 2012 NFL Combine earned 450,000 viewers on NFL Network Sunday afternoon, up 11% from last year (406K), up 62% from 2010 (277K), and the most-viewed NFL Combine telecast ever, reports Sports Media Watch.
3/8 – TNT NBA Ratings Remain Above Last Year
Through 27 telecasts, TNT has averaged a 1.8 U.S. rating and 2.729 million viewers for coverage of the 2011-12 NBA regular season, up 20% in ratings and 14% in viewership from last year’s season-to-date average (1.5, 2.389M, 42 games), and…