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WISH-TV Teams Up With NCAA to Offer Streaming Video of Men's Final Four Practices

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Scott Hainey

WISH-TV

317/956-8530


Erik Christianson

NCAA

317/917-6117

INDIANAPOLIS --- WISH-TV will offer central Indiana basketball fans the opportunity to view live the NCAA® Men’s Final Four® open practices on demand at no charge. Practices are from noon until 4p.m. Friday, March 31st. WISH-TV will provide live uninterrupted and unedited coverage of the practice sessions. The NCAA® will use WISH-TV’s feed to provide it nationally through NCAAsports.com.

"We are very excited to be the first broadcaster to provide streaming video coverage of the Men’s Final Four practices on WISHTV.com,” said Jeff White, WISH-TV president and general manager. “We also look forward to providing this feed nationally for rabid NCAA fans throughout the country on NCAAsports.com. Basketball is big in Indiana and this is yet another example of WISH-TV giving central Indiana what it wants.”

NCAA® March Madness® bounces into central Indiana, and WISH-TV is your ticket to experience it all. From the first round tip-off to the final championship buzzer, WISH-TV has all the games, all the coverage and the behind the scenes exclusives. Whether it is on the court or out in the streets, WISH-TV’s 24-Hour News 8 is the source for all the excitement surrounding Indianapolis’ biggest weekend, including co-exclusive WISHTV.com and NCAAsports.com on demand coverage of the NCAA® Men’s Final Four® open-practice sessions. CBS Sports is the exclusive network broadcaster of the NCAA® Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

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