Netflix and SportBible form a real-time content cartel to push Narcos on transfer deadline day
SportBible is working with Netflix to help promote its original show Narcos, using scenes from the show re-edited by comedy writers.
Narcos Deadline Dealings
The footage, created to cash in the drama and traffic the publisher will receive as the football transfer window closes is called ‘Deadline Dealings’.
The content, which SportBible has assured has been created exclusively for social media, will look to tie the show into some of the major dealings on the day, with videos to be created in reaction to the latest news.
The content will run on the Sportbible’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels and the website.
Ian Richardson, managing director of Joyride, LADbible’s creative agency, said: “Transfer deadline day looks to be a nail-biter this year - with plenty of speculation and a sense of unfinished business across the top flight clubs - and whilst general media coverage of the day has become quite predictable and formulaic, we’re really excited to partner up on this unique campaign that eases the tension and brings some much-needed humour to the occasion.”
Three videos will form the Narcos takeover on the site, seeing the most topical sports stories of the day subtitled with lines written by a comedy writer.
The ITK rumours are already flying in Colombia @NarcosNetflix #ad pic.twitter.com/ndYzjXT3TE
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) August 31, 2017
Credits:
Creative Agency: Joyride, part of the LADbible Group
Managing Director: Ian Richardson
Creative leads: Oliver Williams and Joe Baiamonte
Account Manager: Lucy-Jane Walker
Project Manager: Lucy Uren
Media agency: MEC and Substance Global
Video Editors: Matthew Easy, Tyler Allicock and Jack Mizen
Footage: Netflix
Activation Executive: Drew Middleton
Senior Designer: Ashley Kitchin