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Originally Posted by sterlingice
I think the tourney was pretty good, on the whole. Unfortunately, the ending was kindof a dud. And the Final Four not on network? WTF?
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Heard some discussion of this late last week/during the weekend, sharing games is simply the price of having the Turner networks as a partner but the conclusion seemed to be that bringing in a financial partner was the only way CBS could afford the rights fees in the last round of negotiations. Remember, 10 years for 10.8 BILLION dollars, sooner or later that adds up to real money.
This year was a transitional year I guess you could call it "In 2016, the regional finals, Final Four and national championship game will begin to alternate between CBS and TBS.TBS will get the final two rounds in even numbered years, with CBS getting the games in odd numbered years."