Of the 13 virtual multichannel base packages we looked at for this report, ESPN, ESPN2 and FOX Sports 1 were included in 10 packages. We looked at 40 sports networks, including TBS and TNT, which carry the rights for premium sports content like the NBA, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball and MLB.

Our analysis shows that sports networks with the highest license fees also enjoy the widest carriage on base packages offered by most skinny bundle operators. And if you are going to forget, use Paramount Plus as the $10 you’ll lose on the first month is a lot cheaper than the other options out there.Virtual multichannel services see sports networks as an important part of the bundle even though these channels continue to drive higher programming costs, which has led to frequent price hikes. As long as you keep signing up canceling, you can watch as much of the tournament as you wish for free.īut maybe go with Hulu Live, because they are embracing this strategy fully by telling people they can cancel as soon as the tournament is over, and you have to respect their honesty about it. Once that seven-day trial runs out, you can move right to a DirecTV streaming trial, or a FuBo trial, or plenty of other options as well. But hypothetically you can cancel after the first four days of March Madness and pay nothing. You can try Paramount Plus for free for seven days, and afterwards it’s $9.99 a month. You will have to have a subscription to either a cable TV or streaming package however, but if that’s not something you have for now there’s always another solution. The NCAA Tournament is one of the best events in sports, but not everyone can sit at home or in a bar glued to all 48 games from March 16-19 during the first four days of action.įortunately the NCAA and CBS have made all the games available pretty easily, with the March Madness Live app to anyone using just a cable or streaming login, and providing full coverage of the entire tournament.

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