podbusting

podbusting
 n.β€” Β«The stars of the CMT network’s top series β€œTrick My Truck” appear in a series of spots featuring tips on how to maintain your tricked-out truck, including the timely use of oil from Exxon. At its upfront, MTV will be telling advertisers that these techniquesβ€”which are called β€œpodbusting” because they break up commercial pods with content that is almost indistinguishable from the entertainment programmingβ€”have greatly enhanced viewer engagement with the commercials and their retention of the ads’ messages.Β» β€”β€œMTV Plans to Increase Its Blending of Ads and Shows” by Bill Carter New York Times May 8, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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