Nick
02-15-06, 07:25 AM
DirecTV said it will introduce new features with its exclusive March Madness Package,
which supplements CBS Sports' coverage of the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Championship.
The tournament tips off March 16.
The new enhancements, including a Game Mix channel, on-screen stats and interactive
tournament bracket, employ the same advanced technology that powered the DirecTV
NFL Sunday Ticket SuperFan option last year, the company said.
Game Mix features up to three game broadcasts on one screen allowing viewers with
a DirecTV interactive receiver to view and move between the various games during the
tournament's first three rounds. The on demand scores/stats feature, which consists of
an L-wrap application on the TV screen, delivers real-time clocks and scores from live
games and additional scoring summaries from current round games.
There's also the "On Demand Bracket," an interactive on-screen overlay allowing viewers
to not only view the current state of the tournament bracket but also input their own
bracket predictions and track their progress as the tournament unfolds. The feature
provides a running total of games correctly or incorrectly predicted by the viewer.
The package, now in its seventh year with DirecTV and not available through any other
pay-TV service, is $59 for residential customers.
www.SkyRetailer.com - used with permission
which supplements CBS Sports' coverage of the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Championship.
The tournament tips off March 16.
The new enhancements, including a Game Mix channel, on-screen stats and interactive
tournament bracket, employ the same advanced technology that powered the DirecTV
NFL Sunday Ticket SuperFan option last year, the company said.
Game Mix features up to three game broadcasts on one screen allowing viewers with
a DirecTV interactive receiver to view and move between the various games during the
tournament's first three rounds. The on demand scores/stats feature, which consists of
an L-wrap application on the TV screen, delivers real-time clocks and scores from live
games and additional scoring summaries from current round games.
There's also the "On Demand Bracket," an interactive on-screen overlay allowing viewers
to not only view the current state of the tournament bracket but also input their own
bracket predictions and track their progress as the tournament unfolds. The feature
provides a running total of games correctly or incorrectly predicted by the viewer.
The package, now in its seventh year with DirecTV and not available through any other
pay-TV service, is $59 for residential customers.
www.SkyRetailer.com - used with permission