Bleacher Report to Stream Show During NFL Draft

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Bleacher Report plans to live stream coverage of the NFL draft through its app that will allow viewers to comment, chat and share reactions as teams make picks.

Designed for consumption on mobile divides, the B/R Gridiron NFL Draft Show, presented by Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans, will stream April 23-25. In addition to the app, it will be available on Bleacher Report’s YouTube Channel.

Adam Lefkoe will host, joined by B/R NFL draft expert Matt Miller and Conner Rogers.

B/R will roll out editorial features about the draft, including Q&A’s led by NFL reporter Tyler Dunne and football writer Adam Kramer.

B/R will support the program with the launch of a special collection apparel line featuring 11 top picks from the draft including Joe Burrow, Chase Young, Tua Tagovailoa, and Justin Herbert.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.