WHiH Newsfront (web series)

WHiH Newsfront is an online news program supported by the television network WHiH World News. It started in July 2015 and is part of the promotional campaigns for the movies Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War.

It started with the promotional campaign for the movie Ant-Man in 2015. In these online newsreports, the main item is about Scott Lang, a cyber criminal who is almost set to be released from prison. However the Battle of Sokovia is discussed as well, and in the news headline ticker at the bottom of the screen, other references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe can be seen as well. WHiH Newsfront returned in April 2016 as a promotional campaign for the movie Captain America: Civil War.

Media
The web series consists of a series videos on YouTube about Scott Lang and his future release. These videos are supported by posts on Twitter and Google+. Some of the videos were further discussed in articles where you could get a deeper inside.

July 2, 2015
The first video is a promotion video and announces the video for next week. Christine Everhart talks about next week's news, where they are going to discuss the Avengers at the Battle of Sokovia and the release of former criminal Scott Lang.



Characters

 * Christine Everhart
 * Scott Lang (mentioned/pictures)

Locations

 * Sokovia
 * Los Angeles, California
 * San Quentin State Prison

Events

 * Battle of Sokovia (indirectly mentioned)

Organizations

 * WHiH World News
 * WHiH Newsfront
 * Avengers (mentioned)
 * Vistacorp (mentioned)

July 7, 2015
The second video was aired on July 7. WHiH reports that since the events at Sokovia, the issue for more goverment control and transparancy for superheroes continues to be a important topic. The rest of the video reminds the viewers of the incident in 2012 where Scott Lang broke in at Vistacorp Headquarters and stole millions of dollars. More background information is given in the Mashable article: '''Everyday hero or thief? Cyber criminal to address 2012 arrest.'''

Characters

 * Christine Everhart
 * Scott Lang (mentioned/pictures)
 * Iron Man (mentioned/pictures)
 * Wolfgang von Strucker (mentioned)
 * Jane Foster (mentioned)

Locations

 * Sokovia
 * San Francisco, California
 * Los Angeles, California
 * San Quentin State Prison
 * South Africa (mentioned)
 * Asgard (indirectly mentioned)
 * Svartalfheim (indirectly mentioned)

Events

 * Attack on the HYDRA Research Base (indirectly mentioned)
 * Battle of Sokovia (mentioned)
 * Duel of Johannesburg (indirectly mentioned)

Items

 * Ultron Sentries (footage)
 * Iron Man Armor: Mark XLV (picture)

Organizations

 * WHiH World News
 * WHiH Newsfront
 * Avengers (mentioned)
 * HYDRA (mentioned)
 * Vistacorp (mentioned)
 * United Nations (mentioned)
 * (mentioned)

July 11, 2015
On July 10, 2015 WHiH News claimed to have obtained footage of the 2012 break-in at VistaCorp involving cyber-criminal Scott Lang. The next day they released the footage as a WHiH Exclusive.



Characters

 * Scott Lang

Locations

 * Geoff Zorick's Mansion

Organizations

 * WHiH World News
 * Vistacorp (mentioned)

July 16, 2015
The fourth video was aired on July 16. Christine Everhart takes an interview of Scott Lang via satellite to his prison. More background information is given in the Mashable article: Confessions of a whistle blower.

Characters

 * Scott Lang
 * Christine Everhart
 * Captain America (mentioned)
 * Iron Man (mentioned)
 * Ultron (mentioned)
 * Hulk (mentioned)
 * Darren Cross (mentioned)
 * Howard Stark (indirectly mentioned)

Locations

 * San Francisco, California
 * Los Angeles, California
 * San Quentin State Prison
 * Sokovia (mentioned)
 * Geoff Zorick's Mansion (footage)
 * Gulmira (mentioned)

Events

 * Battle of Sokovia (mentioned)
 * Battle at the Triskelion (indirectly mentioned)

Items

 * Ultron Sentries (footage/mentioned)


 * Vibranium (indirectly mentioned)

Organizations

 * WHiH World News
 * Vistacorp (mentioned)
 * Stark Industries (mentioned)
 * S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned)
 * Avengers (mentioned)
 * Pym Technologies (mentioned)

April 22, 2016
The fifth video was aired on April 22. Christine Everhart discuss with political correspondent Will Adams about the collateral damages caused by the Avengers, and questioned who they answered from:

Characters

 * Christine Everhart
 * Will Adams
 * Captain America (footage and mentioned)
 * Black Widow (footage)
 * Hawkeye (footage)
 * Alexander Pierce (mentioned)
 * Thaddeus Ross (mentioned)

Locations

 * Washington, D.C. (footage and mentioned)
 * Miami, Florida
 * Nashville, Tennessee (footage and mentioned)
 * Novi Grad, Sokovia (mentioned)
 * Johannesburg, South Africa (mentioned)

Events

 * Battle of New York (footage and mentioned)
 * Battle of Washington, D.C. (footage and mentioned)
 * Battle of Sokovia (footage and mentioned)

Items

 * Captain America's Shield (footage)

Organizations

 * Avengers (footage and mentioned)
 * HYDRA (mentioned)

Support
These videos are supported by posts on Twitter and Google+.


 * Twitter: Twitter Profile/WHiH Newsfront
 * Google+: Google+ Profile/WHiH Newsfront
 * Articles: Mashable article

Cast
Main Cast:
 * Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart (3 videos)

Guest Stars:
 * Paul Rudd as Scott Lang (4 videos)
 * TBA as Will Adams (1 video)