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New Indecency Legislation; Product Integration

Enormous new fines for televised indecency may protect our children from the next Nipplegate, but what'll it do to the TV business? Plus, viewer beware! Subtle product integration invades the stories of your favorite shows. Thank God that could never happen on public radio. Man, I cold sure go for a Coke!

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By Claude Brodesser-Akner • May 29, 2006 • 30m Listen

Enormous new fines for televised indecency may protect our children from the next Nipplegate, but what'll it do to the TV business? Plus, viewer beware! Subtle product integration invades the stories of your favorite shows. Thank God that could never happen on public radio. Man, I cold sure go for a Coke!

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    Claude Brodesser-Akner

    Star-Ledger / NJ.com

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