Monday, May 19, 2008

Product Placement


Apparently it is catching on with the networks, how about local television?
Broadcast TV Product Placements Up Almost 40%

The Nielsen Company reported that product placements for the first quarter of 2008 rose 6% on primetime programming for the 11 measured networks on broadcast. Broadcast television placements rose 39%, while cable television was essentially flat at -1%.

There were 117,976 brand occurrences on cable and broadcast networks in the first three months of the year, according to Nielsen Product Placement Service. The most prevalent placement type on broadcast television was "foreground," which represented 35% of all product placements. On cable television, "wardrobe" placements were most common, accounting for 32% of all placements.

Prime-time product placement occurrences on broadcast networks increased overall by 39% during the first quarter of 2008. The top 10 programs featured 15,404 occurrences in the first three months of this year-compared to 8,893 occurrences in the same time period in 2007.

"Deal Or No Deal" featured a special NFL-themed episode, originally aired in September 2007 and re-run in the first quarter 2008, which featured an NFL logo on the stage, NFL helmets throughout the set, and models and contestants clad in NFL apparel. That episode alone had 1,372 product placements. All other "Deal or No Deal" episodes during the first quarter of 2008 had less than 100 occurrences.

Top 10 Programs for Product Placement on Broadcast TV (Q1 2008)

Program

Network

Total # Occurrences

The Biggest Loser

NBC

3,977

American Idol

FOX

3,291

The Apprentice

NBC

1,646

Deal Or No Deal

NBC

1,603

Extreme Makeover Home Edition

ABC

1,011

Big Brother 9

CBS

1,011

CW Now

CW

929

Pussycat Dolls Present

CW

805

Americas Next Top Model

CW

574

One Tree Hill

CW

557

Total

15,404

Source: PlaceViews, Nielsen Product Placement Service, May 2008

The top 10 featured brands on prime-time broadcast network television increased by 52% in the first quarter this year, from 4,253 occurrences in 2007 to 6,453 during the first three months of 2008. Coca-Cola, primarily through its association with "American Idol," was again the top brand, with 2,380 occurrences for this time period. Notably, six of the top 10 brands are associated with sports/exercise.

Top 10 Brands for Product Placement on Broadcast TV (Q1 2008)

Brand

Product Category

Total # Occurrences

Coca-Cola Soft Drinks

Soft Drinks

2,380

24 Hour Fitness Centers-Clubs

Fitness Centers-Clubs

1,545

Pussycat Dolls Lounge Nightclubs

Nightclubs

479

Freemotion Fitness Exercise Equipment

Exercise Equipment

396

Precor Exercise Equipment

Exercise Equipment

352

AT&T Teleph. Svcs-Wireless Text Messaging

Wireless Teleph. Svcs.

325

New Balance Sport Footwear

Sporting Footwear

294

National Football League Association

Sporting Assn.

250

Apple Computer Sys. Laptop

Computer Sys.

218

Nike Apparel

Apparel

214

Total

6,453

Source: PlaceViews, Nielsen Product Placement Service, May 2008

The top 10 cable programs that featured product placements accounted for 59,308 occurrences in the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 16% from 50,940 during the first quarter of 2007. "American Chopper" on TLC was again the top program, with 16,164 placements. Half of the programs in the Top 10 air on MTV, and another three air on BRAVO.

Top 10 Programs for Product Placement on Cable TV (Q1 2008)

Program

Network

Total # Occurrences

American Chopper

TLC

16,164

Project Runway

BRAVO

9,816

L.A. Ink

TLC

5,684

Real World Road Rules Challenge

MTV

5,435

Making The Band 4

MTV

5,330

Rob & Big

MTV

4,929

Americas Best Dance Crew

MTV

4,525

Life Of Ryan

MTV

3,191

Make Me a Supermodel

BRAVO

2,268

Top Chef

BRAVO

1,966

Total

59,308

Source: PlaceViews, Nielsen Product Placement Service, May 2008

The top 10 featured brands on prime-time cable network television in this year's first quarter accounted for 17,356 occurrences, a 28% increase from 13,501 occurrences in 2007. Notably, the top performing placements were not heavy weights in terms of activity.

Top 10 Brands for Product Placement on Cable TV (Q1 2008)

Brand

Product Category

Total # Occurrences

Under Armour Apparel

Apparel

2,960

 Elle Magazine

 Magazine

2,429

Orange County Choppers Apparel

Apparel

2,264

Orange County Choppers Motorcycles

Motorcycles

1,978

New York Yankees Baseball Team

Baseball Team

1,155

Big Black Apparel

Apparel

1,149

Parsons School Of Design

School

1,117

Metzeler Motorcycle Parts-Access Tires

Motorcycle Parts-Access

1,101

New Era Cap Hats

Hats

1,099

Airgas Industrial Supplier (tie)

Industrial Supplier

1,052

Monster Energy Drinks-Isotonic (tie)

Drinks-Isotonic

1,052

Total

17,356

Source: PlaceViews, Nielsen Product Placement Service, May 2008

With 18,307 placements Apparel was easily the number one product placement category on cable television during the first quarter of 2008. Four of the top five cable programs with the most apparel placements air on MTV.

Top Cable Programs for Apparel Product Placements (Q1 2008)

Network

# of Placements

Real World Road Rules Challenge

MTV

3,268

American Chopper

TLC

2,559

Americas Best Dance Crew

MTV

1,869

Rob & Big

MTV

1,778

Making The Band 4

MTV

1,372

Source: PlaceViews, Nielsen Product Placement Service, May 2008

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