▁Television ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁basketball ▁games ▁were ▁a ired ▁live ▁on ▁I BC ▁ 1 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁league ▁switched ▁the ▁TV ▁coverage ▁from ▁V int age ▁to ▁the ▁M CI ▁group ▁and ▁games ▁a ired ▁on ▁People ' s ▁Television ▁Network ▁but ▁which ▁a ired ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁game ▁of ▁each ▁playing ▁day ▁until ▁the ▁NCAA ▁games ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁Silver star ▁Sports ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁break through ▁occurred ▁when ▁the ▁league , ▁upon ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁host ▁school ▁San ▁B eda , ▁made ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁switched ▁the ▁television ▁coverage ▁of ▁NCAA ▁games ▁from ▁M CI ▁group ▁to ▁A BS - CB N ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Pre viously , ▁only ▁the ▁Final ▁Four ▁and ▁the ▁Championship ▁games ▁were ▁tele vised , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁five - year ▁contract ▁in ked ▁with ▁A BS - CB N , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁elim ination ▁round ▁basketball ▁games ▁were ▁also ▁a ired , ▁giving ▁the ▁league ▁bigger ▁expos ure ▁to ▁fans , ▁students ▁and ▁al umn i . ▁ ▁A BS - CB N ▁would ▁later ▁air ▁the ▁games ▁on ▁its ▁international ▁affili ate , ▁The ▁Filip ino ▁Channel , ▁making ▁the ▁games ▁view able ▁to ▁al umn i ▁and ▁fans ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Current ▁expansion ▁The ▁NCAA ▁has ▁set ▁its ▁plan ▁of ▁expansion .