1.0 link 108828 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lucas-conley/product-placements-to-get_b_108828.html Five product placements per minute. That's the rate at which viewers of The Biggest Loser, NBC's hit reality series, were subjected to advertisers' paid placements this past season. Nabisco 100-calorie snack packs, Ziploc bags, Extra sugar-free gum -- every 12 seconds, a new scripted ad. Unbearable, right? Apparently not for the 9.3 million people who watched the show each week. According to Nielsen Media Research, the reality weight-loss program racked up 3,997 paid placements in just sixteen episodes -- edging...

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