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''Megacast'', formerly known as ''ESPN Full Circle'', is a multi-network simulcast of a single sporting event across multiple ESPN networks and serviceswith each feed providing a different version of the telecast making use of different features, functions or perspectives. Eleven networks and services have been involved with these specials, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPNU, ESPN Radio, ESPN Mobile, ESPN3/WatchESPN, ESPN.com ESPN International and ESPN Deportes. ''ESPN Full Circle'' debuted with ''ESPN Full Circle: North Carolina at Duke'' on March 4, 2006, on the one-year anniversary of ESPNU. The game was the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Duke Blue Devils in college basketball. A month later the second installment of ''ESPN Full Circle'' showed ''ESPN Full Circle:Bulls-Heat NBA Playoffs'' on April 22, 2006. The game featured the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls. The third edition of ''ESPN Full Circle'' showed ''ESPN Full Circle: Florida State vs. Miami'' on September 4, 2006. The game featured a college football game between Florida State Seminoles at the Miami Hurricanes. The fourth installment featured the Florida Gators vs. the Auburn Tigers on October 14, 2006 and was entitled ''ESPN Full Circle: Florida vs. Auburn''. The fifth Full Circle broadcast was on March 4, 2007, with the NASCAR Busch Series Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200.〔()〕 The sixth "Full Circle" event was the 2007 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Game on April 3, 2007. After a seven-year hiatus, full-circle broadcasts resumed under the ''Megacast'' branding in 2014. ==North Carolina at Duke== The first ''Full Circle'' telecast covered the college basketball game between the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Duke Blue Devils, to honor the 1 year anniversary of the launch of its collegiate sport focused service ESPNU. ESPN aired the game's traditional coverage (along with live "look-ins" to the other views, simulcast in 120 countries through ESPN International), ESPN 2 featured an "Above the Rim" camera, and ESPNU featured a split-screen with the "Cameron Crazy Cam". ESPN360 offered additional stats, hosted by ESPN Radio's Jeff Rickard, Mobile ESPN featured game alerts, live updates and in-game polling for a replay of a classic Duke-North Carolina game, and ESPN.com featured live chats, in-game polling and highlight The game was seen by an average of 3.78 million households on ESPN and ESPN2 making it the most-viewed men's college basketball game ever combining the networks. There were also two million page views on ESPN.com and one million video streams across ESPN.com and ESPN 360. ESPN's single network coverage garnered a 3.5 rating, the network's highest-rated men's college basketball game in more than four years (Maryland at Duke posted a 3.5 in January 2002). ESPN2's "Above the Rim" coverage generated a 0.7 rating, 40% higher than the network's per-game season average. Brad Nessler called the game along with Dick Vitale and Erin Andrews. This game is significant since it was the last time to date that Nessler called a Saturday Primetime game. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ESPN Full Circle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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