2021 SHORTLIST

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TURNER SPORTS & BLEACHER REPORT X DRAFTKINGS & FANDUEL

Entrant Company: Turner Sports, Bleacher Report

FINALIST

Best Sports Betting Content

Turner Sports & Bleacher Report X DraftKings & FanDuel - Most Engaging Sports Betting Partnership

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

The ability to bring together all of the power of Turner Sports, Bleacher Report, FanDuel, and DraftKings to create unique and fresh betting integrations for sports fans on giant media platforms is nothing short of excellence in the betting space.

How does this represent “Excellence in Engagement”?

Turner Sports and Bleacher Report's partnership with both FanDuel and DraftKings represents excellence in engagement through creative IP, mass integration across linear, social, and O&O platforms; and through entertaining betting content that's reaching fans in the millions of engagements.

 

Objective: When Turner Sports and Bleacher Report struck partnerships with both DraftKings and FanDuel in 2020, the value proposition was to create engaging betting content for our audiences that would both entertain and funnel casual fans and seasoned bettors alike to each partners' sportsbooks.

In partnership with FanDuel and DraftKings, Turner Sports and Bleacher Report provide a comprehensive, cross-platform narrative journey with a focus on betting that reaches sports fans and betting consumers across our O&O, social, and linear platforms.

 

Strategy & Execution: At the top of partnership with both FanDuel and DraftKings, Turner Sports and Bleacher Report knew that there was value in marrying creative sports betting IP with top-performing and fan-adored content across our linear, O&O, and social channels.

In partnership with FanDuel, Turner Sports’ linear production of the NBA had series like Chuck vs. America, TNT Bets, and the NBA 3 x 2 prop bet series. Pair these with the NBA Group Chat on B/R Betting’s social channels for a holistic dive into betting on Turner Sports’ NBA content. These plug-ins to an already renowned NBA production gave fans accessible and entertaining ways to engage with sports betting.

On the DraftKings side of things, Turner Sports and Bleacher Report have developed creative IP for everything from the Super Bowl to the first inning of MLB baseball games. The first edition of DropZone: DraftKing's Big Game Prop Reveal revealed DK’s proprietary prop bets for the Super Bowl on B/R Betting’s socials, while the continued MLB NRFI (No Runs, First Inning) prop bet "series", the NFL Squad Ride, and betting integrations for The Match on TNT further gave fans premium betting content at the intersection of their favorite sports pass times.

Results:

Across both partnerships on Turner Sports' and Bleacher Report’s linear channel, social, and O&O channels, there have been over 71 million video views, 735 million impressions across integrations, and over 10,500 push alerts sent to mobile devices with partner odds attribution on the award-winning B/R App.

Not only have Turner Sports and Bleacher Report proven that there is an immense appetite for entertaining betting content in partnership with both FanDuel and DraftKings, but that it has the ability to engage fans at scale to great success.

PRODUCTION

Turner Sports
Bleacher Report

 

CREDITS

Director, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, WarnerMedia
 

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