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A revamped, re-titled “British code of advertising, sales promotion and direct marketing” will soon be at the heart of the UK’s self regulatory system for non-broadcast advertising.   Topic: Self…

First the ITC sees implied threats of male rape in a humorous TV ad featuring a naked stag night reveller and a camp dog walker, then the ASA clears the…

The UK’s Medicines Control Agency has proposed a significant increase in the number of serious aliments for which OTC drugs can be advertised to the public.   Topic: Medicines Who:…

There were high hopes that the recently published Communications Bill would explicitly pave the way for greater self-regulation in TV advertising controls.   Topic: OFCOM Who: The Department for Culture,…

Three years have now gone by since publication of the current edition of the CAP British Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion. For more information on the process and the…

As doyen of public authority chairs Sir Gordon Borrie signs off as chairman on his first ASA Annual Report.   Topic: Self regulation Who: The Advertising Standards Authority When: May…

New French rules on portrayal of the sexes in advertising have pleased womens’ interest groups, but will there still be nudity and will we see similar moves here in the…

Now in its third edition, the “Blue Book” is a useful resume of the state of European self regulatory systems for ads.   Topic: Self regulation Who: The European Advertising…

The Advertising Standards Authority’s report on the year 2000 contains the usual heady mix of statistics, but what messages are in the Financial Report tucked away at the back?  …

Measures likely to impair the advertiser’s freedom of commercial speech could fall foul of the Human Rights Act   Topic: Self regulationWho: Advertising Standards Authority and Matthias RathWhen: December 2000Where:…

In a recent speech new ASA Chair Lord Borrie lashed out at the disproportionate ASA resources spent on adjudicating complaints by companies over their competitors’ advertising. Does he have a…