AMC Scares New Yorkers in “Walking Dead” Viral Video Aimed At Dish Network Dan Koelsch, July 31, 2012 The AMC television network has been having a long battle with Dish Network, with Dish Network actually cutting the network, along with sibling channels like IFC, Sundance, and WeTV, at the beginning of July. The dispute is complicated, but as usual, involves money. AMC has now started a campaign to get Dish subscribers to change providers so they can keep watching their favorite shows, like The Walking Dead. Watch what they did after the break.Not a bad way to kill two birds with one stone. You can learn more about AMC’s efforts on PutZombiesBack.com, and The Walking Dead premieres October 14th. Viral Marketing Viral Videos AMCDish NetworkThe Walking DeadViral video
Paranormal Activity 2: Creepy Phone Call Leads To Katie’s Voicemail October 19, 2010Briefly: While the viral marketing for Paranormal Activity 2 is not really streamlined or narrative in nature, it’s still fascinating. Dread Central got a phone call last night (which you can hear on the site) from what appeared to be a frantic Katie (from the first film) trying to get… Read More
New District 9 Poster and Earlier Trailer Debut July 6, 2009July 6, 2009The film blogs are smitten with the new District 9 poster that Sony debuted today on Yahoo. It has what everyone wanted – bigger ship, smaller sign, and no purple sky. I don’t think it’s a big deal, personally, but I do agree it’s an upgrade. Some more good news… Read More
Alice in Wonderland Sends Out Book and Key To Bloggers January 7, 2010November 16, 2010Our friends at Firstshowing got a nice little present in the mail yesterday in the form of an Alice in Wonderland book full of surprises. In fact, there were books inside books (like those Russian dolls), and a USB drive shaped like a 19th century key. Pretty impressive set up,… Read More