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Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
NBC SPORTS DIGITAL “BYTES”
April 1, 2014 – Vol. 17
Beware the “CupNappers”
NBC Sports Group and the NHL have collaborated to produce a new ad campaign for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a strong digital component. “CupNappers” stars comedian Nick Kroll (The League on FX, Kroll Show on Comedy Central) and a cast of characters who conspire to steal the Stanley Cup. The spot debuts today (April Fools Day) online and will air on TV across NBC, NBCSN, NHL Network and many NBCUniversal cable channels.
As part of the campaign, a 90-second trailer is now running online and in movie theaters across the country. It features NBCUniversal personalities David Gregory, Jim Cramer, Carl Quintanilla, Jeremy Roenick and Kayla Tausche as they report on the stolen Stanley Cup. The entire spot can be found on ProHockeyTalk here.
Premier League’s Manchester Derby Scores Digital Record
Last Tuesday’s Manchester Derby, in which Manchester City defeated its crosstown rival Manchester United, 3-0, was the best Tuesday Premier League game this season in key metrics, with 48,000 uniques, 53,000 visits and 113,000 live starts. It ranks in the top five Premier League games overall in uniques, visits, live starts and minutes (2.5 million).
Running Strong for the 2014 Boston Marathon
It’s more than just another run this year in Boston. The 2014 Boston Marathon will be held Monday, April 21, and CSNNE.com has launched “Running Strong,” a video blog featuring anchor/reporter Trenni Kusnierek. Kusnierek qualified to run last year but couldn’t due to an injury. Given the injury and last year’s bombing, Kusnierek is more determined than ever to run and is sharing her training stories and documenting her on-and-off course experiences here .
Rotoworld 2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide Available Now
With the baseball season now underway, the Rotoworld 2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide remains available for purchase.
From Single-A prospects to MLB Superstars, the print and online editions of Rotoworld’s 2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide features profiles, analysis, rankings and projections for more than 1,000 players. In addition, the guide features articles on prospects, offseason moves, sleeper picks, bust picks, position tiers, and team profiles.
The Rotoworld Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide Magazine is available for $7.99 in a store near you, or can be purchased online at biggameusa.com/shop/big-game-media/rotoworldbasball/. In addition to the hard copy, Rotoworld.com offers four different online editions to meet the specific needs of different fantasy baseball fans. The individual editions start at $19.99 and feature player profiles, rotation reports, e-mail update tools and mock draft resources. To purchase online editions of the 2014 Rotoworld Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide log on to rotoworld.com/premium/draftguide/baseball/main_page.aspx.
Around the Horn on NBCSports.com’s SportsTalks
NBCSports.com national columnist Joe Posnanski and CollegeBasketballTalk’s Rob Dauster team up for Final Four coverage this week. Coverage will focus on Kentucky coach John Calipari and UCONN star Shabazz Napier. Both writers will be on site in Dallas starting Thursday.
ProFootballTalk will feature on-on-one interviews this week with Falcons owner Arthur Blank, Vikings GM Rick Spielman, Bucs GM Jason Licht and Lions head coach Jim Caldwell.
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