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jan 1, 1984 - Program-Length Commercial Ban Removed

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The FCC officially ruled that banning program-length commercials was inconsistent with marketplace theory, erasing the regulatory boundary between entertainment and persuasion and leading to a 300% increase in toy-based cartoons.

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jan 1, 1984
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