Size, engagement and passion: The 2011 NCAA Men's D1 Basketball tournament cross-platform research study
Jay Leon and Tom DelaneyTurner Sports and CBS Television Network Sales
Origins of the Research Study
In 2010, the NCAA announced that its marquee sporting event, the Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament (colloquially known as "March Madness") would be airing for the next fourteen years in a joint venture between CBS Television and Turner Broadcasting.
In prior years the Tournament traditionally consisted of 64 teams competing in a single elimination competition over a two and a half week period. Due to the limitations...