March Madness app sets livestream record
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The NCAA said Tuesday fans watched a record 98 million livestreams of the mens college basketball tourney on the March Madness Live app. "I thought we would do well, but this even surpassed my expectations," said Mio Babic, founder of iStreamPlanet, the livestreaming arm for Turner Sports, one of tournaments broadcasters along with CBS. Also, there was a record 4.4 million streams during Monday nights championship game as the Tarheels beat Gonzaga 71-65 for Carolinas sixth national title in school history. Mondays livestream was a 29 percent increase compared to the 3.4 million streams during last years title game when Carolina lost on a buzzer-beater to Villanova. The big numbers also come as fans had already consumed a record 88 million livestreams of NCAA tourney games entering this past weekends Final Four matchups.