Avoid broadband nightmares with BT's Halo 3+ Hybrid Broadband, backed up by EE’s mobile network

• BT launches its latest advertising campaign, Broadband Nightmares, which takes the form of a short horror film to showcase the power of BT’s Halo 3+ Hybrid Broadband in combatting the nation’s broadband frustrations
• The latest campaign which dramatises the nightmares broadband delays can cause, celebrates BT’s hybrid broadband backed up by EE, the UK’s best mobile network
• The campaign launches 6^th May and leads with a 30-second TV ad.

6^th May 2022: Today BT announces the next evolution of its hybrid broadband brand campaign, Broadband Nightmares, demonstrating the power of its Halo 3+ Hybrid Broadband and reminding viewers that BT’s broadband, backed by EE’s award-winning mobile network, gives you peace of mind in the event of our broadband service dropping out.

The ad spot dramatises internet outages in the shape of a short horror film, bringing to life a family’s internet nightmares through the perspective of the family’s dad.

The advert opens on the router blinking with an orange light, before showing a family going about their daily connected lives at home – son and dad downloading a film, mum on a Zoom call and daughter on an iPad. All of a sudden, the room plunges into darkness, revealing a new nightmare-like version of the family’s reality. The Wi-Fi is down.

The iPad displays the dreaded ‘wheel of death’, and the TV screen shows a warped downloading page. The dad has been struck by a broadband nightmare and shouts out in despair.

 The moment is punctured by a BT router and EE router appearing next to each other; “Together BT and EE bring you Unbreakable WiFi. Only BT’s hybrid broadband is backed up by EE the UK’s best mobile network”, restoring the family’s status quo.

Pete Jeavons, Marketing Communications Director at BT and EE comments: “We are spending more time at home, especially due to the increase in hybrid working. That’s why it is so important to have a network you can rely on. Our new and refreshed campaign highlights our unbreakable Halo 3+ hybrid broadband and reminds our customers and viewers that BT and EE provide the enviable connection needed to get on with the day.”

This follows the successful Broadband Rage campaign, created by Saatchi & Saatchi last year, which dramatised the unbreakable connection of BT’s hybrid broadband, the UK’s first unbreakable home Wi-Fi.

The 30-second TV advert, developed by BT’s advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, goes live with a nationwide TV campaign tonight, 6^th May, during Channel 4’s Gogglebox. The campaign will also run across out of home (OOH) and video on demand (VOD), with edits and content developed specifically for a range of digital and social channels.

For more information on BT’s hybrid broadband, backed up by EE; checking your speed, and picking a plan, customers can visit https://www.bt.com/exp/halo

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CREDITS

CAMPAIGN TITLE: BT Broadband Nightmares

CLIENT: BT

ADVERTISING AGENCY:  Saatchi & Saatchi

CCO: Guillermo Vega

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: William John

COPYWRITER: Henrik Ridderheim

ART DIRECTOR: Rodrigo Castellari

PLANNER: Ophelia Stimpson

BUSINESS LEAD: Charlotte Elwig

SENIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Rebecca Colman         

AGENCY TV PRODUCER:  Alex Pemberton

AGENCY CREATIVE PRODUCER: Abigael Wilson

MEDIA BUYING AGENCY: Essence

MEDIA PLANNER:  Rachel Cowley

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Riff Raff

DIRECTOR:  The Sacred Egg

PRODUCER: Jay Lovelock

EDITOR: Sam Bould @ Final Cut

POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY: The Mill

EXEC PRODUCER: Ryan Hancocks

PRODUCER: Saskia Delius

3D LEAD: William Laban

2D LEAD: Guy Lubin

COLOUR: Matthieu Toullet

AUDIO: Mark Hills @ Factory

AUDIO PRODUCER: Ciara Wakley