From the editor: That's entertainment

Branded entertainment has been around since the 1950s with the Procter & Gamble funded 'soap operas' a staple of daytime TV in the US.

From the editor: That's entertainment

Colin GrimshawWarc

Branded entertainment - the topic of this month's Admap Focus - isn't new. It's been around since the dawn of television with the Procter & Gamble funded 'soap operas', a staple of daytime TV viewing in the US in the 1950s.

Yet, from those pioneering days, it never really took off. The cost of producing a TV show when measured against the creation of a spot ad or even a sponsorship, together with strict rules governing the association of the brand with the programme, limited its appeal to advertisers.

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