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Consumers Play Characters in HBO’s Immersive “Westworld” Experience
THE SETUP: More people tuned in to the “Westworld” series premiere than any other series in HBO’s history. But with a 16-month hiatus between seasons, HBO needed to reignite and excite the fan base in the lead up to season two. What better place to light a fire among its fandom than SXSW? HBO recreated...
Netflix Event Lets TV Fans Mourn Deceased Characters
When a character is lost on a favorite TV show, it’s a sad day for most of us. So why not acknowledge and honor them after they’ve passed? That was the thinking behind Netflix’s event at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which saw 40,000 people congregate during Dia De Los Muertos, a sacred Mexican holiday that honors...
Fox Turns Fans into Agents to Promote ’24: Legacy’
Fox’s debut of “24: Legacy” received a coveted spot, airing right after Super Bowl LI in 2017. To generate excitement among fans of the original show and capture new audiences alike, the brand created an activation that would help it stand out against all the activities in Houston’s Discovery Park fan zone leading up to...
Activision Engages Press with Scale and Cinematics
Destiny is a sci-fi video game with immersive environments and storylines. For the much anticipated and long awaited release of Destiny 2, publisher Activision wanted to create a press event as immersive as the title itself, while engaging 30 million-plus players in the process. In other words: this was no “exclusive” affair. More than 1,000...