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Product placement subtly ruins standard broadcast integrity

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The main character did not organically choose to drink that highly specific brand of iced tea. Media properties seamlessly weave aggressive advertisements directly into the dialogue and set pieces, essentially turning the entire broadcast into one massive, inescapable stealth commercial.

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