Thursday, March 28, 2024

MacGillivray Freeman’s One World One Ocean Campaign Teaming with Discovery’s Shark Week

Laguna Beach, CA, USA — No TV event boasts a bigger cult following than Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, which takes over TV screens each August in seven days of jaw-dropping original programming.

Shark Week, which kicks off on August 4, is a TV – and now digital – phenomenon. Last year, Shark Week brought in 21.4 million viewers and generated 1.6 million tweets (doubling the volume of 2011).

More importantly, Shark Week represents a key moment in time when the ocean is top of mind for consumers across the country. And for those of us in the ocean community, it represents a tremendous opportunity to educate.

Which is why this year One World One Ocean is teaming up with Discovery in an effort to use Shark Week as the ultimate teaching moment about why sharks matter. To do this, OWOO will be harnessing the power of its social communities and new original content to educate audiences about the positive benefits sharks provide to the planet and humanity and the threats currently facing this keystone species and its habitat.  (Click here to view official press release.)

The goal? Change the way people view sharks from a species to be feared, to a species to be admired and valued.

Starting now and throughout Shark Week, OWOO will be releasing an arsenal of educational shark content – from infographics to a brand new video – that will be shared across OWOO and Discovery online channels in an effort to catalyze support for this often misunderstood species.

Learn more about the One World One Ocean Campaign at www.oneworldoneocean.com

Joe Kleiman
Joe Kleimanhttp://wwww.themedreality.com
Raised in San Diego on theme parks, zoos, and IMAX films, InPark's Senior Correspondent Joe Kleiman would expand his childhood loves into two decades as a projectionist and theater director within the giant screen industry. In addition to his work in commercial and museum operations, Joe has volunteered his time to animal husbandry at leading facilities in California and Texas and has played a leading management role for a number of performing arts companies. Joe previously served as News Editor and has remained a contributing author to InPark Magazine since 2011. HIs writing has also appeared in Sound & Communications, LF Examiner, Jim Hill Media, The Planetarian, Behind the Thrills, and MiceChat His blog, ThemedReality.com takes an unconventional look at the attractions industry. Follow on twitter @ThemesRenewed Joe lives in Sacramento, California with his wife, dog, and a ghost.

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