AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Chris Hansen turns A24's film about him into a billboard for his own streaming network
Chris Hansen bought preshow ad space on every theater screen showing A24's Primetime, flipping a film he never agreed to watch into a marketing vehicle for his streaming platform, and his attorneys may not be far behind. The ad opens on a setting audiences will recognize: a nondescript suburban kitchen, the kind Hansen made famous […] The post Chris Hansen turns A24's film about him into a billboard for his own streaming network appeared first on American Almanac .
Chris Hansen bought preshow ad space on every theater screen showing A24's Primetime, flipping a film he never agreed to watch into a marketing vehicle for his streaming platform, and his attorneys may not be far behind. The ad opens on a setting audiences will recognize: a nondescript suburban kitchen, the kind Hansen made famous during years of televised sting operations on To Catch a Predator. Hansen appears on screen, delivers his signature line, and then pivots, not to NBC, not to Dateline, but to TruBlu, his own streaming network. A QR code fills the screen. The message is clear: if the movie brought you here, Hansen wants you watching his version of the story next. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the ad buy, noting Hansen…Open