How HBO Is Still Holding Experiential Events Despite the Pandemic

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ian zelaya and jacke gagne — HBO has experience with integrating online components into live events, which prepared it for our current virtual-only world. Adweek

June 18, 2020

To celebrate the debut of Issa Rae’s hit show Insecure in 2016, HBO threw a block party. That kickoff event grew into an entire festival, drawing 2,500 people for the premiere of the show’s third season.

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