FCC to Scrutinize TV, Radio Product Placement

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The increasing use of product placement on TV and radio has caught the attention of the Federal Communications Commission. On Thursday (June 26) the FCC voted unanimously to consider stricter rules for letting viewers know when advertisers have paid for products to appear within programming.

As more consumers use digital video recorders to void commercials, advertisers have turned to other techniques such as product placement to promote their products and services, even integrating products into plot lines.

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