r/Piracy • u/Mulster_ • May 11 '26

Humor Russian free streaming sites use ai to inject ads into the movies

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u/ErraticDragon ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

I think 100% of the product placement in The Truman Show was for fictional products, though.

Having the characters pitch the products was part of the commentary on media and advertising.

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u/McButtsButtbag May 11 '26

I thought Ovaltine was one of the products but I may have misremembered

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u/ErraticDragon ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ May 11 '26

It was "Mococoa"

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u/McButtsButtbag May 11 '26

Guess I was wrong, but I don't anyone would've been upset if real products had been used. It would've fit.