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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…

Late last year the Radio Authority published a modernised Advertising and Sponsorship Code.   Who: Radio Authority When: December 2000 Where: UK What happened: late last year the Radio Authority…

For two years the CAP, the industry body responsible for writing and enforcing Britain’s non-broadcast, self regulatory advertising code has been wrestling with how to help increase consumer confidence in…

Under cover of a marketing blitz promoting the launch of the much-vaunted but ultimately underwhelming CAP Admark Consumer Confidence in On-line Ads Scheme, the CAP and the ASA recently made…

Equal rights groups appealed against the upholding of a complaint about an anti-rape commercial.   Topic: Gender in advertising Who: "Charlize Theron" anti-rape TV commercial/appeal against ASA decision When: Late…