HBO India: Selfie in Space

This case study explains how HBO India, the Indian branch of an overseas TV channel, successfully premiered its end of year blockbuster by sending one lucky contestant's selfie into space.

HBO India: Selfie in Space

Agency: DDB Mudra Group, IndiaClient: HBO India

The summary statement

When HBO India was premiering Gravity as its blockbuster of the year, our task was to get people excited about the movie with a modest budget. Keeping our limitations in mind, we launched Selfie in Space. A $ 12,000 digital campaign that got us over 52 million impressions and broke competition records (Star Movies with 30 million impressions) to become the most successful digital campaign in its segment in India.

Campaign strategy

Ratings make a premiere

In 2014, Gravity HBO's Blockbuster of...

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