What are the odds CBS eventually shares the tv rights with another network?

• Glory Days

  

  after looking forward to a few games the last couple days, its dissappointing that they are only shown for a few minutes before they switch to another game. it would be nice if they shared with FOX or something so all 4 games yesterday and then today could have been shown. or atleast they could stagger the starting times better.
• ou1980

  Won't ever happen....This is CBS's gold mine every year.
  
  By far there largest advertising profit of the year (excluding the year they have the Super Bowl), and its not even close.
• wildcats20

  

  CBS's contract is up in 2 years, I think.
  
  Someone will outbid them. It's been talked about many times on here.
• Glory Days

  

  just found this online. sorta deals more with the possibility of a larger field, but it sounds like the NCAA is atleast considering other options.
  http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/64712
  

  The NCAA also says it is looking for a 14-year term on its next media deal, with a “no-penalty, early termination right in favor of the NCAA,” according to the RFP.
  
  The NCAA is considering whether to opt out of its 11-year, $6 billion contract with CBS after the Final Four in April. The deal has three years and $2.131 billion remaining.
  
  Greg Shaheen, the NCAA’s senior vice president for basketball and business strategies, is leading the RFP process.
  
  “There continues to be dialogue with a number of entities that are interested in submitting a proposal,” he said, but no time frame has been established. Shaheen has said that the NCAA is doing due diligence to explore alternative tournament formats, but it is not leaning in any direction.
  
  However, industry sources indicated that the NCAA has until Aug. 31 to exercise its right, though it hopes to conclude the process much earlier.
  
  The NCAA could keep its current deal; make a new deal with its longtime broadcast partner, CBS; make a new deal with a new partner; or create a split rights agreement. In the split-rights deal, two broadcasters would submit a joint proposal to share the media rights.

  from another article:
  

  Currently, CBS broadcasts the remaining 63 games of the NCAA tournament proper. Most areas see only eight of 32 first round games, seven second round games, and four regional semifinal games (out of the possible 56 games during these rounds).

• krambman

  

  www.ncaa.com/mmod
  
  Games are live, high quality, and often even a second or two ahead of the TV coverage. I haven't missed a game I wanted to see in years.
• Glory Days

  

  kinda confused why they arent switching back to the Northern Iowa/Michigan St. game right now.
• sportswizuhrd

  krambman wrote: www.ncaa.com/mmod
  
  Games are live, high quality, and often even a second or two ahead of the TV coverage. I haven't missed a game I wanted to see in years.

  +1.
  
  The thing that helps out ESPN and hurts CBS is its family of networks(ESPN/2/U/Classic/ABC). CBS has nothing other than CBS College Sports and thats not on alot of Cable providers. FOX could have games on FSN but that would be regional. NBC could definetly do it like they do with the Olympics but it wouldnt be on traditional sports channels.