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McDonald's hijacks HKTV drama in industry-first spot
Dec 15, 2014
Jenny Chan 陳詠欣

McDonald's hijacks HKTV drama in industry-first spot

HONG KONG - Right after a shootout scene from the popular HKTV police drama Borderline (警界線), a McDonald's spokescharacter appears to disrupt the plot—in a newfangled method of product placement made possible with the flexibility of online broadcasting.

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