CBS Sports and Apple Offer 2006 NCAA Basketball on iTunes

come on CSI:

Get one iTunes!

Hmmm...that $19.99 pass may not be too bad. But what exactly will condensed versions of the games be? 2 minutes? 20 minutes?

Didn't they do something like this with the 2005 bowl games? Did anyone buy those?

Not a b-ball fan, but cool nonetheless. Keep it rolling aapl.

"We're thrilled to bring all of the 2006 NCAA Tournament action to college basketball fans on iTunes," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "With the new 'Season Pass' feature, fans can purchase and view highlights from every tournament game the day after it airs for just $1.99 per game or $19.99 for the whole tournament."

I'm sure others will dig this, but for me, blah.

I'm not really down with paying for highlight reels, but I'd gladly pay iTunes $1.99 to $5.99 for full-length games that were of particular interest to me. Besides the Buckeyes (I'm a fan), I'd also enjoy buying the full games of big upsets and down-to-the-wire contests.

Now if only they'd restore the great game films of the Lakers and Celtics from the 1980's - when they knew how to run a fast break in the NBA.

OK, who voted negative already? :rolleyes:

I'd like the full version of some of the games. Even if I had to pay more, but a condensed version is a no-go.

$19.99 is really good for 63 games i think

Think at $1.99 for 63 episodes thats about $126 so $19.99 is a bargin

Hmmm...that $19.99 pass may not be too bad. But what exactly will condensed versions of the games be? 2 minutes? 20 minutes?

Didn't they do something like this with the 2005 bowl games? Did anyone buy those?

Didnt buy the bowl games but they are around 15-20 mins apiece, which in my mind, isnt enough to cover the "big" bowl games. A 15-20 followup should be good for the early rounds while the full length games at the end will be really nice.

I would like to see the CBS / CSTV / Apple relationship blossom quickly to extend coverage of CSTV college football plan. Currently, for 6.95/mo I can watch all UCF sports coverage, however I would prefer to pay 1.99 per game televised by CSTV (last season had 7 games on CSTV). That way I can keep the videos and display on my tv should I prefer to do so.

This is awesome, for both the content and the implication. Will CBS revisit the possibility of offering its shows in the iTMS as a result? Seems like they have at least taken it into consideration.

The cool thing about the NCAA Tournament is that there is usually a crazy game that gets a lot of buzz and that people remember for years. Now, if I can only catch on to which games those are without actually knowing how the outcome played out...

Apple would have to pay ME to watch sports...no matter how condensed they claim it is, I say sports are boring to watch and frightful to play.