Channel Ten running ‘premium’ ads for gas lobby that appear to be part of news bulletin, senators told
by Amanda Meade from on (#6NBGZ)
Exclusive: Network sources say headlines replaced by sponsored segments from gas lobbyists but made to look exactly the same' as news
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Channel Ten has been accused of blurring the lines between news and advertising by running commercials for the natural gas industry that appear to be part of the network's prime-time news bulletins.
Sources at the network told Guardian Australia that starting in March sponsored segments from gas lobbyists started running that were made to look exactly the same as the headlines and using the 10 News sets".
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