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JUST IN TIME FOR NCAA(R) MARCH MADNESS(R): TV.COM PRESENTS A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE MEN'S FINAL FOUR(R) FROM 1982-2008

Viewers can watch all available full-length semifinal and final games of the Men's Final Four from 1982-2008

  

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 - TV.com, the place where television lives online, today announced that all available semifinal and final games from the Men's Final Four between 1982-2008 are available for viewers to watch in either a full length format or a condensed two minute highlight package at TV.com/ncaabb/.

 

Beginning with Michael Jordan's game-winning shot to clinch the title for North Carolina in 1982, all the way through Mario Chalmers' 3-pointer to tie Memphis in 2008, a game Kansas would win in overtime for the title, fans of NCAA basketball can relive many great moments from Men's Final Four history at TV.com/ncaabb/.

 

Additionally, viewers can also watch NCAA highlight packages set to music, including classic footage from NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship's, featuring Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and many other great players from the past.

 

"TV.com is constantly looking to expand its library of incredible television content and on the eve of NCAA March Madness, nothing could be more appropriate or exciting than for our service to provide sports fans the opportunity to relive some of the greatest moments from Men's Final Four history," said Anthony Soohoo, Senior Vice President and GM of TV.com.

 

TV.com's content partners have their videos viewed by one of the most active and largest community of TV fans online.  People come to the site for its rich content and dedicated community, posting an average of 6 social contributions per second - things like forum posts and poll votes - for a total of more than 18 million social contributions per month on the site. In addition, as the site continues to layer more premium video content on top if its community and information features, TV.com posted a 184% increase in unique viewers, 844% increase in streams, and 3101% increase in minutes year-over-year (Nielsen VideoCensus February 2009). 

 

About TV.com

TV.com is one of the leading unbiased destinations for premium entertainment and community around TV.  The site features video content such as full episode streams, video-clips, live-event coverage and behind-the-scenes footage, plus expert editorial content like entertaining features and weekly podcasts. The site also provides in-depth show summaries, episode guides and downloads, bios, photos, news, and more on over 19,000 TV series. This content is greatly enriched by one of the largest and most vocal communities of TV fans who express themselves via show summaries, reviews, ratings, blogs, forums, polls, and videos.

About the NCAA

The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal and http://www.ncaa.com/ for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.   The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions - AT&T, Coca-Cola and Pontiac --and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners - Enterprise, Hershey's, The Hartford, Lowe's, Sheraton and State Farm.

 

NCAA, Final Four, and March Madness are trademarks owned or licensed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Alex Riethmiller - CBSSports.com                   954.489.4235             ariethmiller@cbs.com

Sarah Cain - CBS Interactive                           415.344.2218              sarah.cain@cbs.com

Gail Dent - NCAA                                           317.917.6117              gdent@ncaa.org