Approximately two hours before Villanova celebrated its second NCAA basketball championship in three years, its seemingly unstoppable starting lineup was introduced to a packed AlamoDome with an elaborate projection. Featuring coach voiceovers, a digitized bracket that appears to fall through the floor, highlights from both teams’ paths to the championship, and the Final Four’s featured […]
This past Monday night, Turner Sports experienced an all-time best in terms of digital viewership for a Men’s Basketball National Championship. NCAA March Madness Live generated 4.4 million live video streams as North Carolina defeated Gonzaga 71-65, according to data provided by Turner via data intelligence platform Conviva. The figure was an increase of 29 […]
This season Facebook worked with the NCAA and numerous tournament teams to bring fans live content. They also teamed up with Turner to stream tonight’s game live in virtual reality via Facebook’s Oculus Rift headset. Clearly Facebook is making a big push into live sports as it positions itself to become not just a content […]
The Villanova Wildcats have breezed through their first three games of the NCAA Tournament this year. But now, in the Elite 8, they will have their biggest challenge yet when they face the Tournament’s #1 overall seed in the Kansas Jayhawks. While the Wildcats are clearly full of talented players this March Madness, the coaching […]
The NCAA’s one-and-done tournament format allows little room for error. It’s not inconceivable for a lower seeded team to play out of its mind for 40 minutes and upset a more talented opponent. It’s also apparent that outside of the top few teams in each region, there’s not too much disparity between the rest of […]
