On Tuesday, Twitter user Patrick Muldowney posted an image with the following words: “Where there used to be a Kobe mural, there’s now an HBO billboard. It doesn’t even fully cover the Kobe p…
Within hours of that post, the billboard was removed and the mural restored in all its glory.
Deadline has learned that the billboard was part of an overall outdoor buy that included a vendor called Great Outdoor. HBO was not aware that the mural would be covered. But once HBO was made aware of the situation, it contacted Great Outdoor and asked them to immediately take down the billboard. From all appearances, that request was carried out with alacrity. The mural was reportedly not damaged and is now once again in full view.Spike Lee-Directed Film Version Of 'David Byrne's American Utopia' Heads To HBOWe actually commissioned the artist to paint this mural up there because we had a couple open months on it.
Can confirm, they’ve removed the billboard and the mural is back. I hope the advertising company doesn’t lose out on valuable real estate because of a nice gesture they made following Kobe’s death.
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