In its simplest form, know that all games will be shown in their entirety on either CBS, TBS, TNT or TruTV, the latter three Turner-owned networks. What has yet to be hammered out is how many viewers will be able to see the games assigned to TruTV in high-definition.

“All games are being produced in hi-def,” David Levy, president of sales, distribution and sports, said today during an NCAA Tournament press briefing. “Any cable, satellite or cell phone can get these games in hi-def. They just have to pick up TruTV in hi-def.:

Yet most major cable operators, including Time Warner, do not offer TruTV in hi-def. Neither does DirecTV, the nation’s largest satellite distributor with more than 19 million homes.

“ There’s a huge effort right now, as we speak, we’re talking to Comcast and all of our distributors to try to upgrade their systems to take TruTV in hi-def,” Levy said. “We’re talking to them as recently as last night. We’re trying to figure out a way to make it work.”

The tournament begins next Tuesday, and TruTV will have the “First Four” — doubleheaders Tuesday and Wednesday nights.