Convergent TV

Show Me the Moneyball: March Madness Generates $1 Billion in Ad Sales

Kantar Media study puts college hoops at the head of the class

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By Anthony Crupi

March 6, 2013

Arguably the most spellbinding three weeks in sports, the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship now stands as the most lucrative postseason advertising juggernaut.

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