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Expedia keeps “See Yourself in Canada” going with character-led travel films
There is a specific kind of travel content that people actually finish: the kind that feels like you are tagging along with someone who is genuinely curious, not watching a glossy montage of landmarks. That is the lane Expedia is leaning into again with its “See Yourself in Canada” work, using a simple human hook…
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DoubleVerify finds AI slop is becoming a brand safety problem
DoubleVerify has put a sharper definition around a problem advertisers have mostly treated as an aesthetic nuisance: low-quality AI-generated content is becoming a media quality risk. Its latest Asia Pacific findings connect three issues that often sit in separate conversations. Brands can appear beside synthetic content that weakens perception, publish AI-assisted creative that audiences judge…
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Gretchen Moore: Hilton’s Stay strategy is really about memory
As travel brands increasingly compete on emotion rather than destination alone, Hilton’s latest campaign with Deepika Padukone, one of India’s most internationally recognized actors and a global brand ambassador, aims to remind travelers that the hotel stay itself can be the most memorable part of the journey. Launched as part of Hilton’s broader brand strategy…
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Netflix marks one year of KPop Demon Hunters with games, merch, and events
A year after KPop Demon Hunters turned fictional idol rivalries into real-world listening habits, the fandom energy is still doing what it always does best: rewatching, replaying, and collecting proof that they were there for the moment. Netflix is leaning into that behaviour for the film’s one-year anniversary, with global screenings (including some hosted on…
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Harry Potter’s “Back to Hogwarts” returns with global cinema week and live events
There are a few fandom rituals that feel like a yearly holiday, even if you are not in the fandom. For Harry Potter fans, 1 September is one of them: “Back to Hogwarts,” the day the story’s students head back to school, has turned into a real-world tradition people plan around. Warner Bros. Discovery is…
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Funko grows KPop Demon Hunters Pop! lineup with Demon Saja Boys and SDCC queue
Blind boxes are basically built for fandoms that love a little chaos. The thrill is not just owning the figure, it is opening the box on camera, trading duplicates, and chasing that one rare pull that turns into a group chat event. Funko is leaning into that collector energy with its KPop Demon Hunters expansion,…
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TikTok creators are getting a new spotlight inside Disney+
Disney fandom has always been participatory, from quoting lines to remixing scenes into memes and edits. What’s changed is where that fan creativity lives and how directly it can feed back into the viewing experience people already pay for. The Walt Disney Company is now formalising that loop with TikTok, creating a way for creator-made,…
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KPop Demon Hunters’ Derpy Tiger and Sussie Bird get a preorder LEGO set
If you watched KPop Demon Hunters, there’s a good chance the characters you remember most clearly are not the leads, but the tiny chaos agents who keep the story moving. Derpy Tiger (the goofy supernatural messenger) and Sussie Bird (his watchful sidekick) are the kind of fan-favourite duo that ends up as stickers, avatars, and…
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Coca-Cola’s “The World Will Wait” pushes an AFK-style pause for shared meals
If you have ever watched a group dinner get interrupted by a “quick” laptop check or a phone buzz that turns into 10 minutes of scrolling, you already understand the tension this campaign is playing with. The vibe is familiar: everyone is technically together, but attention is split, and the moment slips away. Coca-Cola is…
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Vans expands KPop Demon Hunters collab with a “Golden” Old Skool drop
KPop Demon Hunters is the kind of animated IP that lives way beyond the screen, the songs, the characters, and the “I need that on a T-shirt” energy travels fast in fandom spaces. That fandom behavior is exactly what makes collabs like this work. People do not just like the film. They collect it, wear…