Australia’s TV broadcasters respond to COVID-19
Posted on 30th March 2020 in Marketing during a crisis
From advice on how to tackle the marketing challenges presented by the coronavirus to messages of hope and solidarity, ThinkTV has collated the responses from Australia’s TV broadcasters as they speak to the crisis at hand.
TV brings Australians together during the coronavirus
Aussie stars are demonstrating TV’s power to unite people with broadcaster messages of solidarity being shared across the networks. Celebrities such as Richard Wilkins, Georgie Parker, Jonathan LaPaglia and The Gogglebox crew have joined fellow on-air faces to encourage Australians to slow the spread of the virus and band together in moments of crisis.
Seven #together | Nine #slowthespread | Network 10 #InThisTogether | Foxtel We’re All In This Together
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