Macy's, 'Gourmet' in 'Tudors' Ad Play

NEW YORK Showtime has spattered fake blood around a showcase home, pulled off fake magazine covers and made over a hotel to look like an English castle, all in the name of generating buzz for its shows. (The first two were for Dexter, its series about a crime-fighting serial killer; the third for The Tudors, a show based on the life and loves of Henry VIII.)
 
Now, with The Tudors entering its third season April 5, Showtime has enlisted the promotional prowess of Macy’s, marking the first time the network has used a major retailer to promote a new season of one of its shows.
 
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