asa in comment and analysis
Editor's Blog: Moving bits
Comment So now there's an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website asking the PM "to insist that Ofcom and the ASA [Advertising Standards Authority] stop broadband providers advertising 'unlimited' services that are in fact limited in the small print... [05 Apr 2007]
Charles Dunstone
AS Profile It mattered not a jot that consumers would end up paying more than £20 per month to get the broadband or that Dunstone got clobbered by the ASA for using the word 'free' in advertisements when there was a cost involved - the die was cast and a... [25 Sep 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.03.06
Round-Up The ASA said lastminute.com had expressed regret that the email had caused offence and added: "They said their aim was to create advertising which stood out. The Round-Up raises an eyebrow at the slightly nonchalant tone of: "The ASA noted. [17 Mar 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.09.05
Round-Up Now, after months and months of thinking the matter over the ASA has realised that an advert featuring a cartoon frog riding a motorbike or a cutesy dragon shown during children's television programmes might actually be targeting children - and... [23 Sep 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.06.05
Round-Up "Thank you for your email to the ASA. In fact the ASA was so inundated it even felt the need to tell Sky News about it. While initial word from the ASA suggested it was powerless to save us from the Crazy Frog it has now launched an investigation... [03 Jun 2005]
Leader: Broadband deals - read the fine print
Leader Earlier this month Wanadoo was slapped on the wrist by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for calling its 512Kbps service "full speed broadband" when much faster connections are available. Similarly, in June, the ASA got on AOL's case for... [25 Aug 2004]
Leader: Be clear on broadband speeds
Leader The online company defended itself by saying the speed was achievable in the best of circumstances but that wasn't good enough for the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). AOL, ever a representative of the online mainstream, has brought to the... [03 Jun 2004]
Tony Hallett’s After These Messages: When is broadband not broadband?
Comment Almost a year ago, NTL was ruled against by the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) - but not the then Oftel - for calling a 128Kbps option a "high-speed broadband product". This week saw Telewest Broadband announce a 256Kbps internet service. [02 Mar 2004]
A Hex on all your email policies
Comment NTL has also been rapped over the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for publishing misleading information in a direct mailshot and in some regional press ads. The ASA gave NTL a good ticking off, only the ninth time this year it... [21 Sep 2001]
Legal trip ropes may curb banner year for advertising
Comment In contrast, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) operates a self-regulatory code of conduct that has only been adapted this month to include breaches in online advertising. As evidenced by ASA figures, complaints regarding online... [19 Oct 2000]
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