SMALL PRINT:KENCO IS straight out of the traps to become the first company with (official) paid-for product placement on Irish television, after TV3 signed a reported six-figure deal with Kraft Foods.
So now we shall see The Morning Showand the Midday troupes drinking only Kenco-branded coffee from Kenco-branded mugs, but hopefully not saying "Kenco" every few minutes.
Coffee and early-in-the-day television programming are a pretty good product placement fit, so what other programmes will be taking TV3’s lead, and what products would best suit them? Let’s do some fantasy match-making.
Prime Time brought to you by Rescue RemedyCurrent-affairs programmes can't accept product placement, but if they did, wouldn't this be the perfect product for any flustered politicians subjected to a grilling from Miriam O'Callaghan.
The Apprentice with Shamrock Farmyard ManureQuite a lot of brands are already visible in The Apprentice, but perhaps this would be the best fit, considering that most of their ideas for challenges week in-week out are as thick as, well, you know.
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The Sunday Game sponsored by SpecsaversAs long as the GAA opts against TV judges, we'll have to keep relying on hawk-eyed referees.
Oireachtas Report brought to you by AmbienTwo perfect late-night sleeping tonics together at last. If it wasn't for that current affairs ban . . .
The Tudors sponsored by DurexIt's hard to keep up with the amount of philandering in this series, so they could at least have a reminder that anyone inspired by the characters should act responsibly.
