Sports Media Digest- April 5, 2012

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NBC Sports Digital Properties Set Traffic Records- The NBC Sports Group reports that digital properties ProFootballTalk.com, Pro Football Talk Live and Rotoworld all set new March traffic records on NBCSports.com. According to Ominture, ProFootballTalk.com had 8.3 million unique visitors, 27.2 million visits, and 91.9 million page views for the month. Much of the traffic peaked during the week Peyton Manning signed with the Broncos and Tim Tebow was traded to the Jets. Pro Football Talk Live (PFT Live), an online video show hosted by Florio, also had its best month ever with more than 500,000 minutes watched and more than 36,000 viewers. Rotoworld saw 3.8 million unique visitors, up 85 percent over March 2011 and the second highest month of all time.

ESPN Sets NFL Draft Schedule- ESPN has laid out its plans to cover this year’s NFL Draft. Coverage begins Thursday, April 26th with round one beginning at 8:00p.m. ET. Rounds two and three will be telecast Friday, April 27th at 7:00p.m. The final four rounds will air Saturday beginning at Noon.

SiriusXM/MLB Strike Deal to Stream Games Online and on Mobile Devices- SiriusXM Radio and Major League Baseball Advanced Media have signed a multi-year deal that will allow the network exclusive rights to stream all MLB games online and through mobile apps. SiriusXM will stream every regular season game, the All-Star Game, and every post season match-up. SiriusXM will also continue to be the MLB provider on satellite radio.

Davis Cup Tennis This Weekend on Tennis Channel- The Tennis Channel will have live coverage of the United States and France in the quarterfinal round of the Davis Cup. The action begins tomorrow with the two first singles matches beginning at 6:00a.m. ET Saturday’s doubles match will begin at 8:00a.m. ET with the final two singles matches Sunday at 8:00a.m. ET.

NBC Has Three Key Pre-Derby Races This Saturday- NBC Sports will have live coverage of three key pre-races leading up the the Kentucky Derby. Tom Hammond, Gary Stevens, Randy Moss, Kenny Rice, Donna Brothers and Laffit Pincay, III will be at Santa Anita PArk for the Santa Anita Derby. Bob Neumeier will host coverage of the Wood Memorial from Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, N.Y., and Mike Battaglia will host coverage of the Ashland Stakes from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY. Coverage begins at 4:30p.m. ET.

Slopestyle Skiing’s Dumont Cup Next Tuesday on NBCSN- NBC Sports Network will be providing coverage of the next stop of the Red Bull series, the Dumont Cup. The action, from Sunday River Ski Resort in Maine, will air at 12:00a.m. ET/9:00p.m. PT Tuesday, April 10th. Sal Masekela will host.