13 Dec 1996
| by CLAIRE BEALE
the fact that ASA research found the majority
of alcohol ads now meet the high standards laid down by the drinks
industry. According to the ASA, more than 98 per cent of drinks ads are
now found ...
and removed the word arsed from the
posters. Nevertheless, the ASA upheld the complaints on the grounds ...
13 Dec 1996
| by RICHARD COOK
of its judgments made earlier this year.
The ruling, which helps restore the ASA s authority ...
Stores Group.
At the heart of the dispute were two ASA rulings in May 1995 on national
press ads for the Dixons and Curry s brands. A competitor made six
complaints, four of which were upheld by the ASA. One ...
13 Dec 1996
| by MICHELE MARTIN
directly to the ASA s
chairman, Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank, in a letter. He said that the
campaign ...
his rights to complain to the ASA.
Caroline Crawford, director of communications at the ASA ...
06 Dec 1996
| by OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT
the ASA to have the power to impose fines
on advertisers that repeatedly breach the code of practice ...
of legislation to clean up the industry.
The case has not been made for putting the ASA on a statutory basis ...
for the ASA to have powers to fine
advertisers who contravene the code, whether deliberately ...
29 Nov 1996
| by JOHN TYLEE
concerns about the ASA and sparking speculation that the DMA
might consider breaking away to take full responsibility for policing
its own code of practice.
There is concern about how long the ASA can ...
Trading, which attempted to overturn an ASA ruling that its ads were
offensive (Campaign, 8 November ...
08 Nov 1996
| by OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT
Alderson, the director-
general of the ASA, on Wednesday to urge the authority to take a tough
line on ads for Rambo-style combat knives.
As a result, the ASA has issued a call to media owners ...
the murder of the headteacher, Philip Lawrence. It is
unusual for a minister to intervene in the ASA s day ...
01 Nov 1996
| by JOHN TYLEE
agency, and the Advertising
Standards Authority.
ASA officials rejected several creative ...
of present controversies surrounding
alcohol promotion, it was unwilling to run ads without the ASA ...
which has often drawn the ASA s fire.
One ad suggests the product improves your intelligence ...
01 Nov 1996
Authority even
though the ASA is officially accountable to it.
Meanwhile, the Direct Marketing Association is understood to be
presenting a report on its concerns about the ASA to the next meeting of
CAP.
The DMA has been concerned about some of the ASA s recent rulings on
direct marketing ...
18 Oct 1996
| by JOHN TYLEE
that it is offensive and tasteless.
Forty-six people complained to the ASA about the Leith Agency s work ...
maybe I can get my Irn-Bru back.
But the complaints were thrown out by the ASA, which described ...
carpeted by the
authority for an ad which, the ASA claimed, condoned young drinkers
behaving in a ...
27 Sep 1996
| by OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT
Standards Authority, in a dramatic escalation of the
row over the ASA s recent rulings on political ads....Standards Authority, in a dramatic escalation of the
row over the ASA s recent rulings on political ads ...
with the ASA after three recent rulings
against the party, accused Rodgers of political bias. Fabricant said:
By announcing his political bias, Bill Rodgers has put the ASA s
rulings in grave doubt. For the sake ...