:Heise Online: Linux Association Protests Against "Product Placement" for Microsoft on German TV
Heise Online: Linux Association Protests Against "Product Placement" for Microsoft on German TV Sep 12, 2005, 15 :15 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (3034 reads)
"The German Linux Association is calling on Germany's ARD, the public Channel One, to remove the Microsoft logo from its reports on the elections. The lobby group stated that it was considering taking legal action against such 'product placement in informational and news broadcasts.' The lobby group stated that the logo was being displayed in charts showing the results of surveys in such TV shows as the weekly news talk show Sabine Christiansen on September 4th. Product placement has become a sensitive issue in Germany since it was recently revealed that such practices had become common in ARD shows like the series 'Marienhof...'"
