04 Jan 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
members of the public contacted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to complain that the safest ...
to be installed as a separate package.
The ASA noted HomeSafe offered three features, which included content ...
online experience using TalkTalk broadband.
As a result, the ASA believed customers would interpret ...
02 Nov 2011
| by Matthew Chapman
BSkyB has successfully petitioned the Adverting Standards Authority (ASA) to ban a direct mail...from Virgin Media".
The ASA decided the disclaimer was likely to be overlooked by consumers because ...
angle on the right hand side of the envelope.
The ASA concluded the direct mail campaign did ...
" was rejected by the ASA despite an objection from Sky, which said the statement could misleadingly imply Virgin ...
28 Sep 2011
| by Matthew Chapman
Authority (ASA) ruled the data was not comprehensive enough.
The ASA said The Carphone Warehouse prices ...
prices offered by The Carphone Warehouse were lower, rather than equal.
As a result, the ASA has ...
21 Sep 2011
| by Matthew Chapman
The ASA ruled the ad did not make clear that BT Infinity had limited availability and falsely ...
that they [the ASA] want the fact that BT Infinity is rapidly rolling out, but not yet widely available ...
with the ASA how they define 'widely available', given the restricted availability of Virgin Media's own fibre ...
20 Jul 2011
| by Ben Bold
broadband and phone package, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after rival...competitor.
The ASA noted TalkTalk's comments that the ad asked a question about savings, but disagreed ...
in either no saving at all or only a small saving".
The ASA ruled that the ad must not be shown again ...
29 Jun 2011
| by Oliver Luft
appeal to the ASA has backfired on Virgin Media, with the watchdog upholding all eight complaints made ...
clear in future advertising," the ASA said in today s ruling.
"We also told them to ensure their marketing material did not discredit or denigrate other marketers."
Virgin had told the ASA the campaign ...
04 May 2011
| by Ed Owen
that it offered the best deals.
In its response to the ASA, O2 said it had expected Clearcast to highlight any ...
not mislead, and Clearcast agreed.
In its statement the ASA acknowledged: "Some very young viewers might ...
was likely to cause distress to very young children," and did not find it in breach.
The ASA also ...
25 Aug 2010
| by Jennifer Whitehead
actually occur when using the service due to the nature of TV".
The ASA ruled, however, that this claim ...
04 Aug 2010
| by Jennifer Whitehead
again in its current form.
In the ruling, the ASA said: "We did not consider that profiles ...
28 Jul 2010
| by Jacob Mathias
competitor Sky, challenged whether the ad claims were misleading to viewers.
The ASA upheld complaints ...
by the ASA to contradict the main message of the ads.
The television ad also states in the small print ...
and was later corrected, but the ASA determined that viewers could have been given incorrect information, which ...
to remove filters
