DirecTV Delivers March Maddness in HD

Even though DirecTV has been offering the NCAA basketball tournament package for a few years, this year will be the first time that all games will be broadcast in HD, DirecTV spokesman Robert Mercer says.

The $69 Mega March Madness package (no extra charge for HD games) includes all 64 tournament games, which begin next week.  DirecTV will also offer with the Mega March madness package several interactive features (which require DirecTV Plus receiver).  The Game Mix feature offers up to four broadcasts on a single channel, up-to-the-minute tournament scores and statistics available at the push of a button, and an on-screen tournament bracket that will allow fans to input and track their own game picks.

“This Mega March Madness service is great, because it allows fans to follow their favorite teams and catch the historic moments as they develop throughout the entire tournament regardless of which city fans reside in,” said UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland, whom DirecTV signed as the official spokesman for the Mega March Madness package.