Monday, February 11, 2008

NCAA Tourney on Demand

UPDATE: Apparently the service is free. All you have to do is sign up and it's yours. Thanks for the update, Alex.

It's about time CBS moved away from their old-school broadcast system. I know there are regional considerations for the broadcast partners, but I really don't want to watch Duke beat VMI by 40 in the first round of The Dance. And I don't care that UNC beats Alcorn State by 40 either. I'd rather watch Davidson try to upset Louisville in a 11 vs. 6 match-up. And so finally CBS will do the right thing:
CBS Sports.com, in partnership with CBS Sports, CSTV and the NCAA, today announced that in 2008, for the first time, its NCAA March Madness on Demand (MMOD) service would give users the ability to view all 63 games* of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, from the first round of the tournament through the Men's Final Four® and Championship in San Antonio.
I may not buy the service myself, but I know sports bars all around the country will satisfy my basketball and basketblog jones-ing.