BBC Three Uses Comedy to Explain Its Move to the 'Interwebs'
Campaign Sets Out to Explain Controversial Transition
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The BBC's decision to move its BBC Three channel online only has been somewhat controversial, but the corporation has enlisted some TV stars beloved by millennials to get across the message that it's not "closing" at all -- just "moving to the interwebs."
In the first ad of a major new campaign promoting the changeover set for Feb. 16, stars including Chabuddy G and Steves of "People Just Do Nothing," comedian Romesh Ranganathan, presenter Stacey Dooley and actor Tyger Drew-Honey attempt to explain the change to 16-24 year-olds from "the U.K.'s only dial-up internet cafe cabin." The ad addresses some simple questions head on -- how to access the channel, whether or not it will "still create new stuff" and so forth.
Niki Carr, head of marketing, BBC Three, said in a statement "We have listened to the questions our audiences were asking us about the move online and tried to answer these in a way which hopefully makes them laugh"
Creative agency Sunshine worked on the brief, and there are more films to come, including some that "glitch" the much talked-about (and mocked) new logo for BBC Three into live television programming.
Credits
- Date
- Jan 22, 2016
- Agency :
- Sunshine
- Brand :
- BBC Three
- Client :
- BBC Three
- Director :
- Max Weiland
- Production Company :
- Somesuch
- Director, Marketing and Audiences :
- Cary Wakefield
- Head of Marketing :
- Niki Carr
- Marketing Manager :
- Kerry McDonagh
- Executive Creative Director/Production :
- Hollie Newton
- Creative Director :
- Robin Temple
- Creative Director :
- Tom Woodlington
- Creative :
- Nathalie Gordon
- Creative :
- Robin Temple
- Creative :
- Tom Woodlington
- Creative :
- Selma Ahmed
- Creative :
- Wren Graham
- Design :
- Simon Holmes
- Design :
- Gen de Rohan Willner
- Agency Producer :
- Julia Methold @ Bridle Production
- Production Liaison :
- Jane Booth
- Business Director :
- Emma Simmons
- Account Director :
- Polly Keane
- Director, Strategy :
- Jenny Howard
- Strategist :
- Vinay Chaudhri
- Animator :
- Charlie Stewart
- Editorial :
- Trim
- Editor :
- Fouad Gaber
- Music Composer :
- People Just Do Nothing
- Music Composer :
- Azam Yusufzai
- Music Composer :
- Jordan Willocks
- Sound Studio :
- Grand Central
- Post Production :
- Time Based Arts
- Animator :
- Jess Gorick
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