Changes to FF Semifinal Game Broadcasts
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:41 amInteresting developments in cbb being reported by John Ourand of S&S's Sports Business Journal:
"In an unprecedented move, Turner Sports and CBS will produce three different telecasts for each of the two national semifinal games, each with its own set of announcers. The traditional national telecast will run on TBS, while TNT and truTV will carry the same games at the same time with announcers and camera angles customized to each specific team....
We are planning to go after the person who best fits what that’s about — bringing passion to these telecasts,” he said. "People who know the most about certain schools are the people who live it and breathe it every day...
TNT and truTV also will produce different halftime shows that will be focused on the different teams in the Final Four. Pre- and postgame shows will be simulcast across all three channels...
CBS will carry the championship game exclusively on April 7, meaning school-specific telecasts will not be used during the final."
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/11/18/Colleges/Final-Four.aspx
Here's hoping Raf gets the call for one of those games!
"In an unprecedented move, Turner Sports and CBS will produce three different telecasts for each of the two national semifinal games, each with its own set of announcers. The traditional national telecast will run on TBS, while TNT and truTV will carry the same games at the same time with announcers and camera angles customized to each specific team....
We are planning to go after the person who best fits what that’s about — bringing passion to these telecasts,” he said. "People who know the most about certain schools are the people who live it and breathe it every day...
TNT and truTV also will produce different halftime shows that will be focused on the different teams in the Final Four. Pre- and postgame shows will be simulcast across all three channels...
CBS will carry the championship game exclusively on April 7, meaning school-specific telecasts will not be used during the final."
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/11/18/Colleges/Final-Four.aspx
Here's hoping Raf gets the call for one of those games!