April Fool’s. Count this one among the many April Fools’ pranks pulled today. In a story originally reported by MediaPost, NBC is launching a series of promos for its upcoming coverage of the NHL playoffs starting April 16 depicting the fictitious theft of The Stanley Cup. The ads, a nearly 5-minute version and several 90-second versions, […]
April Fool’s.
Count this one among the many April Fools’ pranks pulled today. In a story originally reported by MediaPost, NBC is launching a series of promos for its upcoming coverage of the NHL playoffs starting April 16 depicting the fictitious theft of The Stanley Cup.
The ads, a nearly 5-minute version and several 90-second versions, have been posted on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92StOv0iZIs
Showing that NBC knows a thing or two about cross-network promotion, the spots showcase NBC News anchor David Gregory; CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Carl Quintanilla, Kayla Tausche and NBCSN’s and NBC Sports Jeremy Roenick. There are also CNBC-like “breaking news” graphics appearing in the spots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kzZi1UORE
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