Matinee Theatre - 1955 The Old Payola - 1.199 was released on:

USA: 8 August 1956

Payola

Payola. A kickback type scheme used mostly in crooked government situations.

Payola is a term that was originally used to describe the money or other payment that was given in the music industry to get the radio stations to play an artist's music on air. It has broadened in scope to also now represent any bribery of influential people for promotion of a product, etc.

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