The real competition is heating up off the court as
the NCAA tourney rights are up for grabs. CBS, which has lost the NBA, the
NFC (they won the AFC later), and lately NASCAR, i sgoing to be under a lot of
pressure to retain the rights. The competition will come from
Disney/ESPN/ABC and Fox, and also ISL, a Swiss company. Figures like 3-4
billion have been tossed out there. Let the games begin!
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