Advertising Standards Authority

Kopparberg ordered to pull ad after ASA ruling

09-Nov-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Cider brand Koppaberg has been ordered not to show a TV advert after it was ruled it appealed to under-18s by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Alcohol ads stick to the rules

11-Aug-2010

Only one alcohol advertisement from a total of 307 aired during December breached the Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) codes, which represents...

Advertising watchdog praises drinks industry

07-Sep-2009

Drinks companies are cleaning up their act, with 99 per cent of adverts reviewed by the advertising watchdog now compliant with industry standards....

Fuller's ad cleared after RFU complaint

01-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney

A Fuller's advert has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a complaint from the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

Wells and Young's Cake Outrage

10-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Courage beer has hit back after failing to overturn a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority banning one of its adverts. The Courage advert...

Wells & Youngs appeals Courage ad ban

15-Apr-2009 By John Harrington

Wells & Youngs is to appeal the ban on one of its poster ads for Courage. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the poster, which...

Take Courage beer ad banned

15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

A poster for Courage beer carrying the iconic strapline "Take Courage my friend" has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Adverts for two popular beers are to be banned

19-Sep-2007

Advertisements for two popular beers are to be banned after one was found to be misleading and the other was judged likely to appeal to children. The...

Government not off the hook over ads

11-Apr-2007

Advertising Standards Authority says fish-hook smoking ads were distressing to children

In session... with Ben McFarland

02-Feb-2006

This month Ben ponders the recent judgement of the Advertising Standards Authority against the "Ram's World" Young's advertising.Can a male sheep, or...

Young's Brewery comes under fire for Ram adverts

12-Jan-2006

Young's Brewery has come under fire for its "This is a Ram's World" advertising campaign.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a...

Ofcom proposals ambiguous says Portman Group

30-Sep-2004

The Portman Group has slammed plans to tighten up drinks advertising as "unnecessarily restrictive".The drinks watchdog believes communications...

Carling ad backed by ASA ruling

12-Mar-2003

A raunchy cinema commercial for Carling lager is not lewd or offensive to over 15s, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).In the...

WKD advert is ruled offensive by ASA

22-Aug-2002

An advertisement for alcoholic drink WKD has been ruled offensive by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The advert which appeared in the trade...

ASA rules Smirnoff advert offensive

16-Oct-2001

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a Smirnoff advert is offensive after it received more than 40 complaints.It said the advert, which...