DIRECTV: All 'Mega March Madness' Games In HDTV

Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2008) — DIRECTV said today that its ‘Mega March Madness’ package will offer 37 NCAA college basketball tournament games in High-Definition.
The package, which will cost $69, will also feature several interactive enhancements including on-screen access to statistics, and scores of other games during the HD broadcast. (The high-def broadcasts will not cost extra.)
This year’s tournament, which will be produced again by CBS Sports, will start with round one on March 20.
DIRECTV’s package includes coverage of the first three rounds of the tournament. While there will be more than 37 games during the first three rounds, the pay package will only include ‘out-of-market’ games not broadcast on viewers’ local channels.
“ While other providers may be content to show highlights, DIRECTV is offering fans exclusive access to up to 37 live games from the first three rounds of the tournament, and this year, all of the games are in HD.," said DIRECTV executive vice president Eric Shanks.

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11 Responses to “DIRECTV: All 'Mega March Madness' Games In HDTV”

on 16 Mar 2008 at 2:40 pm Gib

Being a huge majority ourselves, organized we could make them good for the undertaker.
on 16 Mar 2008 at 3:30 pm Lorie

No, some of us are opposed to Socialism all the time.Bobby
on 16 Mar 2008 at 4:21 pm Kennedy

Can I get a sip of their unicorn blood while aboard one of those space yachts?
on 16 Mar 2008 at 5:12 pm Brigit

Yeah but if they didnt take the bad loan in the first place then you wouldnt have to pay to bail out the bank. it takes 2 to tango.
on 16 Mar 2008 at 6:02 pm Kenelm

All we need is for some with the vision and expertise to organise us.
on 16 Mar 2008 at 6:53 pm Belinda

Which is why they charge such huge interest rates on the loan, to absorb the risk.
on 16 Mar 2008 at 7:43 pm Ladonna

Yeah, there’s a couple concerns along this line. One is that the Fed, even with 400 billion invested in this, is only a drop in the bucket compared to the actual market. The hope, I guess, is that the Fed has a market calming effect. The other concern is that the extent of insolvency is greater than we think, because the extent of rotten mortgage securities is greater than we know. In which case both the Fed, the banks, and pretty much the country are screwed.
on 16 Mar 2008 at 8:34 pm Manley

Thanks for clearing that up.
on 16 Mar 2008 at 9:24 pm Emmeline

Ron Paulthe only candidate that does not support this bailout bs
on 16 Mar 2008 at 10:15 pm Lainey

Being a politician should be like being a juror. If you’re a citizen you’re eligible and it’s considered your civic duty. Random selection. Reasonably rigorous public exam, and if you qualify, like being able to read and write and speak English and do basic math and logic, you’re IT for the term.Especially if it’s the last thing you want to do.Of course, if you have lots of money, you can get out of it easier than the rest of us.At the end of your term, you go back to your regular life, just like jurors do after the trial. If you participated in some cool or horrendous shit during your term, maybe you can later parlay the experience into a book or movie offer and actually make some money off the damn thing.

on 16 Mar 2008 at 2:40 pm Gib

Being a huge majority ourselves, organized we could make them good for the undertaker.

on 16 Mar 2008 at 3:30 pm Lorie

No, some of us are opposed to Socialism all the time.Bobby

on 16 Mar 2008 at 4:21 pm Kennedy

Can I get a sip of their unicorn blood while aboard one of those space yachts?

on 16 Mar 2008 at 5:12 pm Brigit

Yeah but if they didnt take the bad loan in the first place then you wouldnt have to pay to bail out the bank. it takes 2 to tango.

on 16 Mar 2008 at 6:02 pm Kenelm

All we need is for some with the vision and expertise to organise us.

on 16 Mar 2008 at 6:53 pm Belinda

Which is why they charge such huge interest rates on the loan, to absorb the risk.

on 16 Mar 2008 at 7:43 pm Ladonna

Yeah, there’s a couple concerns along this line. One is that the Fed, even with 400 billion invested in this, is only a drop in the bucket compared to the actual market. The hope, I guess, is that the Fed has a market calming effect. The other concern is that the extent of insolvency is greater than we think, because the extent of rotten mortgage securities is greater than we know. In which case both the Fed, the banks, and pretty much the country are screwed.

on 16 Mar 2008 at 8:34 pm Manley

Thanks for clearing that up.

on 16 Mar 2008 at 9:24 pm Emmeline

Ron Paulthe only candidate that does not support this bailout bs

on 16 Mar 2008 at 10:15 pm Lainey

Being a politician should be like being a juror. If you’re a citizen you’re eligible and it’s considered your civic duty. Random selection. Reasonably rigorous public exam, and if you qualify, like being able to read and write and speak English and do basic math and logic, you’re IT for the term.Especially if it’s the last thing you want to do.Of course, if you have lots of money, you can get out of it easier than the rest of us.At the end of your term, you go back to your regular life, just like jurors do after the trial. If you participated in some cool or horrendous shit during your term, maybe you can later parlay the experience into a book or movie offer and actually make some money off the damn thing.

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