Facebook Live Saddles Up for NBC’s Kentucky Derby Coverage

Facebook Live will be in the paddock at the Kentucky Derby—the Peacock Paddock, NBC’s pop-up social media hub.

Facebook Live will be in the paddock at the Kentucky Derby—the Peacock Paddock, NBC’s pop-up social media hub.

NBC said in an email to SocialTimes that the Peacock Paddock features a wall of live red roses (the race is referred to as the “Run for the Roses”), jockey silks representing each horse and a 55-inch interactive touch screen.

The network added that Facebook Live will be incorporated into its exclusive red-carpet show, and celebrities attending the race will walk down the “pink and red carpet,” share their picks, show off what they’re wearing via custom-made 360-degree stop-motion cameras and participate in interviews.

NBC will incorporate other social networks into its Derby coverage, providing behind-the-scenes access via Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

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