14 Oct, 2024 Cheesy ad side stepped Clearcast, but was strung up by the ASA. What are the lessons for advertising on BVOD channels? By Brinsley Dresden How many times have advertisers wished that they could get their ad on TV without having to get past the gatekeepers at Clearcast? With...
02 Feb, 2022 CLASH OF THE CATERPILLARS - CEASEFIRE DECLARED! By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor In the UK, cakes have become synonymous with controversy of late. Whether it's parties in Downing Street, or the will-they-won't-they...
11 May, 2021 Gobsmacked! Queen announces total ban for online HFSS ads and 9 p.m. watershed for TV ads. By Brinsley Dresden When you read the Queen's Speech, it seems quite innocuous. "Measures will be brought forward to support the health and well-being of the...
09 Feb, 2021 A victory for objectivity in HFSS scheduling regulation By Brinsley Dresden In a victory for objectivity, the ASA has recently rejected a complaint against ITV concerning its scheduling of an HFSS ad broadcast...
01 Feb, 2021 Online "junk food" ban could get bitter, tout de suite By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor With every sector under pressure from the pandemic, and the UK Government considering an outright ban on the online advertising of foods...
15 Jan, 2021 LGBTQ representation in advertising - Cadbury's Creme Egg cracks it By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The only shocking thing about the latest Cadbury's Creme Egg ad is that it seems way too soon to be talking about Easter, especially...