Serena Williams is Wonder Woman in first campaign for DirecTV Stream

Sadly, tennis fans won’t be watching Serena Williams compete at the U.S. Open, but her star continues to shine as a brand ambassador—and as Wonder Woman. The pro athlete dons the Amazon hero’s red, blue and gold costume and engages in a fierce racket battle with tennis-ball-spewing robots in a blockbuster new spot for DirecTV. (Fellow tennis great John McEnroe also makes a cameo, in a less valorous role.) Created out of TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles, the ad is part of “Get Your TV Together,” the first campaign announcing DirecTV Stream. The service was formerly known as AT&TV and now falls under the DirecTV umbrella following AT&T’s spin off of its video properties earlier this month. The campaign aims to show that DirecTV Stream gives viewers a full entertainment experience comprising live viewing and on-demand, without sacrificing the quality of either offering. Williams as Wonder Woman is meant to embody that concept, though her withdrawal from the U.S. open dilutes the premise and makes for unfortunate timing for the campaign drop this week. The new spot was directed by Traktor and produced out of Stink. The campaign will run into early 2022 and includes broadcast spots, social, digital, an interactive game, comic book, OTT, connected TV, OOH and radio. “The TV campaign is a call to consumers to un-complicate their entertainment lives, and many of the other campaign elements are designed to connect with fans in a new and fun way to showcase the best of live and on-demand,” said Vince Torres, DirecTV CMO, in a statement.

Serena Williams is Wonder Woman in first campaign for DirecTV Stream

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