Dėmesio vertas straipsnis iš media agentūros “Universal McCann” naujienlaiškio:
Everything you see has been payed for
What will happen to medical advisory programmes on television after 2009? That’s the dilemma we could face every weekend watching TV. What will happen with those shows and series which are basically underwritten by local advertisers after Lithuania will apply EU rules on product placement? Leave alone “Nekviesta meilė”, there are plenty other like most (all?) medical advisory shows and etc.
Since there are no rules working yet, it is up to TV channels how they use product placement. Thinking how creatively to place specific products in their shows, TV’s went a totally different ways. Some has chosen to do it “under cover” and secretly stuff their production with logos, fancying viewers to be so naive not to notice that. Others — decided to do it “loud and proud” – show the product and say WHY they showed it.

Apple is the king of product placements in TV serries (Apple on Dr. House)
Scientists proved that 2 seconds is the perfect time to notice and memorize a logo showed in TV, longer duration in not so effective. Then I think to myself “Oh, maybe that’s the reason why popular TV characters, 5 minutes drinking the same bear in the same place in each episode, irritates me?” When I turn on some “soap” I want to relax, if I wanted to watch advertising show — I’d turn “Baltojo katino svetainė”. Talking about “soap”, maybe not all of you know, that the definition “soap opera” was started to use, because typical sponsors of those TV drama series were soap manufacturers like Unilever or Procter and Gamble.
Product placement has eaten itself. Instead of sneaking products into a show, some wily TV executives have decided to sneak the show into the ads. Watching TV now reminds me of watching “The Truman Show”. Does the participants in reality shows know that they are entirely used to advertise various range of products — logo T-shirts, food, drinks, equipment, anything you could imagine. Jim Carrie didn’t know his life’s a show, as well. In reality show it’s very easy to separate those brands who haven’t paid for advertising — their logo’s on t-shirts are covered by picture mosaics. It is much better how “Puikusis šou” places the product, e.g. Šapras drinks some branded water and then pronounces the sponsorship — that is honest that makes audience think of a brand’s social conscience. Actually that’s going to be the only legal way to do it after amendments of advertising laws. There will have to be announcements about paid-for products both in the beginning and end of the programme.
For some shows probably would be easier and faster just to write — ”Everything you see or hear has been paid for”.
So, is there any possibility that programmes like “Sveikatos ABC” will survive after regulations attack, prohibiting product placement in TV shows giving advices? Maybe. It won’t be hard, but it is very curious what will producers do? Will it be worth keeping the show? Lithuania may be left without those worthy advises… or national channel LTV with it’s “Sveikata” may become monopoly.
And why, oh why Lithuanian government couldn’t use product placement like USA did with Popeye the Sailor and his girlfriend Olive Oil? Maybe this could help to prevent greater demographic crisis — just start showing happy families instead of unhappy ones.
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