Tuesday night's episode of ``Big Brother 2'' appeared to take the concept of prime-time product placement to a new level -- at least at first glance.
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The word ``blockbuster'' was mentioned several times during the competition. Then, immediately following the end of the segment, CBS broadcast a 30-second commercial for Blockbuster Video -- a corporate cousin of the network. Later in the show, producers aired about 10 seconds of the film's trailer. While the segment seemed to be a well-designed plug for Blockbuster and ``Pie,'' a CBS representative and ``Big Brother'' executive producer Arnold Shapiro both said no money changed hands.
``It's coincidental synergy,'' a CBS spokesman said of the contest's ``blockbuster'' theme, noting that the word ``blockbuster'' is a fairly common adjective for a hit movie.
Source: Variety
