Opposing gay marriage not homophobic, says advertising watchdog – Daily Telegraph
“Opposing gay marriage is not offensive or homophobic, the advertising watchdog has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: advertising
‘London 2012 terrorist threat’ adverts banned – The Guardian
“An advertising campaign by a firm aiming to cash in on the fear of terrorism during the London Olympic games by using images of the 7/7 attacks to sell bomb-blast window film has been banned by the advertising watchdog.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog to examine Big Fat Gypsy Weddings adverts – BBC News
“The advertising watchdog is to probe adverts for Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, reversing an earlier ruling.”
BBC News, 28th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Center Parcs’ families advert banned by ASA – The Guardian
“Center Parcs has been rapped by the advertising watchdog for running a TV ad campaign featuring families enjoying a cheap break – but did not allow bookings during school holidays when children are free to go away.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Greenpeace reprimanded over ‘irresponsible’ ad campaign – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has given Greenpeace a dressing down for running an ‘irresponsible’ ad campaign to raise funds to takeover and deface property to make environmental protests.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ASA rules Paddy Power transgender TV ad was offensive – BBC News
“Complaints about an advert for bookmaker Paddy Power featuring transgender people have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.”
BBC News, 16th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Comparison websites ‘break the law’ over disabled users – Daily Telegraph
“They may spend millions of pounds on advertising campaigns featuring mustachioed opera singers and cheeky meerkats, but some of the nation’s most popular comparison websites have been accused of breaking the law by denying access to more than 12m consumers with disabilities.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Channel 4 under Ofcom investigation over Prometheus exclusive – The Guardian
“Channel 4 is under investigation by Ofcom over its exclusive airing of the film trailer for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi film Prometheus.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wintersteiger AG v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau GmbH – WLR Daily
Wintersteiger AG v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau GmbH (Case C-523/10); [2012] WLR (D) 117
“Article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters meant that an action relating to infringement of a trade mark registered in a member state because of the use, by an advertiser, of a keyword identical to that trade mark on a search engine website operating under a country-specific top-level domain of another member state could be brought before either the courts of the member state in which the trade mark was registered or the courts of the member state of the place of establishment of the advertiser.”
WLR Daily, 19th April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Ban on Christian advertising was lawful, says court – UK Human Rights Blog
“The High Court has upheld the refusal of the broadcasting regulator to clear an advertisement for transmission on the grounds that it offended the prohibition on political advertising.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Judge declares Christian radio ad ‘political’ – Daily Telegraph
“The proposed 30-second advert for Premier Christian Radio called on listeners to report their experiences as part of a campaign for ‘a fairer society’.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Homeserve ruling: now cold-caller silence could be golden for victims – The Guardian
“Homeserve, fined £75,000 by Ofcom, is offering consumers compensation if it is the source of nuisance marketing calls.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2012
Source:www.guardian.co.uk
TfL bans Christian groups’ ‘gay cure’ advert from London buses – The Independent
” An attempt by evangelical Christians to promote ‘gay cure’ therapies on the sides of London buses was banned last night, sparking an angry row over free speech.”
The Independent, 13th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Vinnie Jones CPR advert cleared by watchdog – The Guardian
“A TV campaign featuring Vinnie Jones teaching people how to resuscitate someone, set to the rhythm of the Bee Gees’ Stayin’ Alive, has been cleared by the advertising watchdog despite complaints it featured a medically unsafe technique.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cigarette and tobacco displays banned in supermarkets – The Guardian
“Packets of cigarettes will disappear from the shelves of supermarkets in England on Friday and must stay hidden in closed cupboards, out of sight and – the government and campaigners hope – out of mind.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘As seen on TV’ claims cannot be made in ads for products that appeared only as unbranded props, CAP says – OUT-LAW.com
“Companies cannot claim that the product they are advertising is ‘… as seen on TV ‘ or ‘… as seen in’ certain publications if those products merely featured as unbranded props in programmes or in paid-for ads in those mediums, an ad body has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Gratuitous’ American Apparel ads banned – The Guardian
“The advertising watchdog has banned an ad campaign by American Apparel featuring semi-naked young women, after investigating a complaint that it is ‘pornographic and exploitative’.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sainsbury’s ‘feed your family for £50’ ads banned – The Guardian
“Sainsbury’s £10m ‘feed your family for £50’ advertising campaign has been banned because its meal plans failed to provide enough calories and cost more than advertised.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Christmas midget bar promotion ‘offensive’ – Daily Telegraph
“A bar that promised revellers the chance to party with ‘our very own Xmas midgets’ acted offensively and irresponsibly, a watchdog has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
RMT legal threat to Boris Johnson over election poster – BBC News
“The RMT union is threatening Boris Johnson with legal action over a poster it claims portrays leader Bob Crow as ‘corrupt, venal and scandalous’.”
BBC News, 26th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
