{"id":8521,"date":"2016-04-07T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2016-04-07T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T14:56:09","slug":"investigation-discovery-launching-crime-themed-fan-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/investigation-discovery-launching-crime-themed-fan-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation Discovery Launching Crime-Themed Fan Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Investigation Discovery (ID) is introducing IDCON, the network\u2019s first-ever convention for crime enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>The fan event for crime TV lovers will offer exclusive access to ID personalities, sneak peeks at upcoming programming and immersive activities. The event will be held on Saturday, June 11, in New York City at the Altman Building.<\/p>\n<p>Personalities from the network due to attend IDCON include <em>On The Case<\/em>\u2019s Paula Zahn, <em>Homicide Hunter<\/em>\u2019s Joe Kenda, <em>Hate in America<\/em>\u2019s Tony Harris, <em>Killer Instinct<\/em>\u2019s Chris Hansen, <em>Mind of a Murderer<\/em>\u2019s Michelle Ward and <em>Deadly Women<\/em>\u2019s Candice DeLong. With several\u00a0talent-led series rolling out this spring and summer, the network will also introduce new\u00a0stars. Additional ID personalities will be confirmed at a later date. IDCON goers will be able to attend Q&amp;As and a meet-and-greet and autograph session with participating ID talent.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to viewing exclusive clips from upcoming shows, fans will have the chance to win walk-on roles in new ID series. Additional activities at IDCON will include a virtual-reality experience, a mock forensic lab and a podcast station. Fans can partake in IDCON for free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral years ago, Investigation Discovery viewers coined the term \u2018ID Addicts\u2019 to describe our greatest and most passionate fans\u2014those who truly love ID\u2019s signature storytelling, to death,\u201d said Henry Schleiff, the group president of Investigation Discovery, American Heroes Channel and Destination America. \u201cID Addicts have only multiplied over the years and, in fact, they\u2019ve made us the number-one network for women, so the time is ripe to finally give them what they\u2019d kill for\u2014an exclusive, full-day date with the talent and brand they just can\u2019t ever get enough of.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Investigation Discovery (ID) is introducing IDCON, the network\u2019s first-ever convention for crime enthusiasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[861,215],"class_list":["post-8521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-idcon","tag-investigation-discovery","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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