Article: Consultation on rules governing product placement on UK television launched.

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 November 2009-UK Government: Consultation on rules governing product placement on UK television launched(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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The Government is seeking further views on whether to allow product placement in programmes made for UK television. A consultation, also asking what safeguards should be in place should the product placement rules be revised, is published today by Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw.

Current rules mean UK television broadcasters cannot include product placement in programmes which either they have made or have been made for them. As part of the EU Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) ...

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