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CBSSPORTS.COM AND CBS SPORTS MOBILE APP TO OFFER EXTENSIVE SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE FOR THE 2013 DRAFT

           NEW YORK -- APRIL 24, 2013:CBSSports.com will offer an extensive second screen experience for the 2013 Draft with “Draft Show Live,” featuring live programming online and on the CBS Sports mobile app throughout all three days of the event. The live show will feature an integrated social and interactive experience for viewers along with extensive news and commentary from a team of college and pro football insiders.

Draft Show Live, sponsored by Cadillac, will offer viewers two different ways to engage with CBSSports.com’s Draft coverage. One lineup of analysts will offer insights, commentary and opinions about the Draft, including pick-by-pick announcements and trade updates, while a second team of experts will offer social insights and buzz from Twitter and Facebook, as well as direct interactions with fans, instant poll results and more.

For Draft fans on the go, the CBS Sports app foriPhone andAndroid, along with the CBSSports.com mobile website, will feature mock drafts, profiles of college prospects complete with their Combine stats, and an enhanced live Draft tracker with round-by-round picks. CBS Sports iPhone app users also will be able to watch streaming coverage of CBSSports.com Draft Show Live directly on their mobile phones.

Senior CBSSports.com NFL Columnist Pete Prisco and NFL Writer Will Brinson will helm much of the live coverage, offering pick-by-pick grades, discussing what’s trending in the social space around the Draft, and answering fan questions via Twitter and phone calls.

Simultaneously, Fantasy Football expert Nathan Zegura and Draft expert Rob Rang, along with host Kevin Corke, will discuss the latest news, offer predictions and analysis for all seven rounds of the Draft, and interview coaches and general managers.

CBSSports.com Draft Show Live will also feature frequent updates from CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the site of the 2013 Draft.

 

Schedule for Draft Show Live on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App

Thursday, April 25

  •  CBSSports.com Draft Show Live (8:00 PM, ET - completion of 1st round)

 

Friday, April 26

  •  CBSSports.com Draft Show Live (6:30 PM, ET - completion of 3rd round)

 

Saturday, April 27

  •  CBSSports.com Draft Show Live (12:00 PM, ET - completion of 7th round)

 

About CBSSports.com

CBSSports.com provides premium online and mobile content to the connected sports fan, including live and on-demand video, in-depth analysis, breaking news, and scores and statistics across all sports. CBSSports.com is part of CBS Interactive's portfolio of multiplatform brands, which includes premier Fantasy offerings, high school sports leader MaxPreps, and the CBSSports.com College Network producing more than 150 official collegiate athletic sites.

 

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Press Contacts:

Annie Rohrs             646-472-3961  annie.rohrs@cbsinteractive.com  

Matthew Hutchison   415-344-2368  matthew.hutchison@cbsinteractive.com