product placement
noun
: the inclusion of a product in a television program or film as a form of paid advertisement
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Maybe Rosaline will resurface in Season 3, but until then, her character is little more than a convenient pitstop in Season 2, Part 2 — more product placement than plot development.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
In the Andretti hospitality tent, Clearly Canadian beverages sat alongside Member’s Mark products—subtle but strategic product placement that feels natural rather than forced.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And Variety reporter Ethan Shanfeld details how AI tools are accelerating product placement in TV and film.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025
Vetz, a YouTube channel that ranks and review movies, cited the product placement as one of the main reasons the film ranks on its 10 worst movies of 2025 list.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
In the Andretti hospitality tent, Clearly Canadian beverages sat alongside Member’s Mark products—subtle but strategic product placement that feels natural rather than forced.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And Variety reporter Ethan Shanfeld details how AI tools are accelerating product placement in TV and film.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025
Vetz, a YouTube channel that ranks and review movies, cited the product placement as one of the main reasons the film ranks on its 10 worst movies of 2025 list.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for product placement
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“Product placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/product%20placement. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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