In 2014, Turner Sports unveiled a new viewing feature: the “teamcast,” which allows those watching the Final Four to receive specific commentary in regards to the team of their choosing.
Describing his happiness with how it worked last time around Turner Broadcasting President David Levy stated that it would be expanded in 2015.
“You'll see a different graphic treatment around it this year, more marketing around it, more use of social media and so forth," Levy said.
Once again, the NCAA® March Madness® Live app will be rolled out for Android, Windows, Amazon and iOS, albeit with some new upgrades.
Among the updated features, according to the official app description:
*Satisfy your team fan loyalties, learn about the Cinderellas, and research your bracket with the all-new team pages.
*Featured section allows fans to discover the tournament’s
best storylines and relive classic March Madness moments.
*It’s never been easier to make bracket picks on your phone.
Choose between list view for quick picking and bracket view for that timeless
look and feel.
Of interest to this year’s March Madness is the record amount of advertising dollars raised, particularly for digital platforms.
“With the ability to watch the games on their smartphones and tablets, people don’t have to sit in front of their desktops anymore, so they can watch from anywhere,” said Jon Diament, executive VP of Turner Sports ad sales.
Approximately $85 million has been raised, which is a 20 percent increase over 2014.
Snapchat may also be making an impact, how viewers or even game attendees will fully utilize this still seems undetermined, though.
“[It] is one of many social platforms with which Turner Sports is partnering to support our main digital offerings around the tournament which include March Madness Live, NCAA.com, Bleacher Report and CBSSports.com,” Jeff Mirman, vice president of marketing for Turner Sports, said.
The accuracy of enhanced entertainment metadata used by apps, as well as cable companies, telecoms and others is also important to the drama that unfolds during March Madness.
A series of unfortunate errors have already been spotted. It would be wise to ensure that your sports and basketball-related content doesn't end up like the following situations.
My @VerizonFiOS info guide says I'm watching the #Gonzaga Bulldogs vs the @Pepperdine "Toreros" on @espn. Oops! pic.twitter.com/Y1oHM9Fkd3
— Ray Lokar (@CoachLok) March 10, 2015
And this metadata supplier is under the impression that a player’s first name is ‘John’ (it’s actually Alec).
@comcast is struggling. Apparently @ValpoBasketball has a sophomore named John Peters who had 24 vs. Cleveland St. pic.twitter.com/5ejqAZqliX
— Fred Villarruel (@fredv21) February 28, 2015
A terrible typo by a metadata provider has ‘Old Dominion’
listed as ‘Old Domenion.’
Hey @CoxComm, way to represent our hometown university. #ODUMBB pic.twitter.com/De6Eto49dX
— Nate Skytta (@nateskytta) February 21, 2015
Perhaps the most egregious metadata mishap occurred over the
weekend. Someone thought that the University of Arizona was playing against
Kentucky…when it was actually Arkansas. Arizona isn’t even an SEC school. How
does this happen?
My #DISH network guide isn't quite accurate #SECTournament pic.twitter.com/kUHaV5OpaY
— Billy Morgan (@billymorgan88) March 15, 2015
Post by Mac Stoddard.
Luckily, AT&T U-Verse viewers, armed with top-notch
metadata provided by FYI Television, had no disastrous blunders or defects with
their entertainment content, as observed below.
"@JillieEasley: @rzrbckredfan @SharpTusk @dishnetwork its @espn #norespect pic.twitter.com/3yvG3ymEgT" Think it's Dish. pic.twitter.com/fjTkvPOXg5
— Sharp Williams (@SharpTusk) March 15, 2015
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