In the Advertising Standards Authority's inaugural podcast, we discuss the reasons and rationale behind three high-profile rulings from the year so far. We look at Photobox's ad following complaints of animal cruelty, HMV-Competition's missteps and L'Oréal's luscious lashes.

Read the original rulings: 
Photobox: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/photobox-ltd-a17-404739.html
HMV-Competitions: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/hmv-competitions-a17-400013.html 
L'Oréal: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/l-oral--uk--ltd-a18-440758.html

Intro and outro music: "Summer Days" by Nicolai Heidlas - www.nicolai-heidlas.com

Our Rulings, Episode 1: Dogs, Houses and Lashes

In Episode 2 of our ASA Rulings podcast, our host James Miller is joined by Carrie Speer and Jacob Hatton as the trio delve into two rulings on ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar, as well as take a foray into Influencer marketing and labelling ads. 

To find out more about our rulings, we publish them every Wednesday on our website: https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html
We also have a wealth of resources available to help advertisers learn the rules: https://www.asa.org.uk/advice-and-resources.html

Intro and outro music is Summer Days by Nicolai Heidlas

Our Rulings, Episode 2: Food, glorious food. (And Influencers)

In episode 3 of our Rulings podcast, James, Andrew and Jess discuss a multitude of cases involving ethics and activism. We look at ads for vegan campaign groups, animal cruelty and 'fake faux-fur'. 

To read our rulings each week, head over to www.asa.org.uk/rulings

Intro and outro music is Summer Days by Nicolai Heidlas, https://www.nicolai-heidlas.com

Summer Days

Our Rulings, Episode 3: Ethics and Activism

At Easter, companies often make use of imagery that Christians deem to be sacred. In this episode of the ASA Rulings podcast, we're taking a look at Easter and Religious Offence. What do the Ad Codes say about using religious imagery in ads? Where's the line between religious protection and free expression? 

Here are the rulings we spoke about in this episode (in order):
SharpTone Records: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/sharptone-records-a18-441366.html
Boylesports Enterprises: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/boylesports-enterprise-a16-336614.html
Honey Birdette: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/honey-birdette--uk--ltd-a17-385750.html
Marston's: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/marston-s-plc-a17-387138.html 

The intro and outro music is Summer Days by Nicolai Heidlas - https://www.nicholai-heidlas.com

Our Rulings, Episode 4: Easter And Religious Offence

Summer is upon us! Join James, Jessica and Andrew from the ASA as they discuss some summer themed Rulings made by the Advertising Standards Authority. They look at cases on dodgy price claims, depicting harmful behaviour, rule-breaking gamblers and even answer the philosophical question, "when is summer?"

The rulings discussed are: 
TUI: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/tui-uk-ltd-a18-454823.html
Corona: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/ab-inbev-uk-ltd-a18-450961.html
Eurocamp: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/greenbank-holidays-ltd-a19-548030.html
Teletext Holidays: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/truly-travel-ltd-a18-448625.html
Tottenham Hotspur & William Hill: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/tottenham-hotspur-football---athletic-co--limited-a19-563319.html

The intro and outro music is Summer Days by Nicolai Heidlas - www.nicholai-heidlas.com

Our Rulings, Episode 5: Summer time!

In this episode we looked into three fascinating rulings made by the ASA recently. We discuss what makes a celebrity? Is it notoriety or follower counts? We also explore what makes a radio ad 'obviously distinguishable', and why it's inappropriate to link gambling to sexual success. 

Read the Rulings we're discussing: 
Sanofi/ThisMamaLife - https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/sanofi-uk-A19-557609.html
William Hill - https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/whg--international--ltd-a19-563720.html
Lynden/Find Your PPI - https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/lynden-ltd-a19-565770.html

Intro and Outro song is Summer Days by Nicolai Heidlas - www.nicholai-heidlas.com

Our Rulings, Episode 6: Who's a celebrity? What's an ad?

Our latest Rulings podcast delves into four fascinating rulings on some weighty topics. We're exploring recent cases on harmful gender stereotypes, political ads, and claims made by activists. 

To read the rulings that we discuss, follow these links:

Home Office: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/home-office-A19-567167.html 
Volkswagen: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/volkswagen-group-uk-ltd-g19-1023922.html
Buxton (Nestlé): https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/nestl-uk-ltd.html
PETA: https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/people-for-the-ethical-treatment-of-animals-peta-foundation-G19-1018024.html

Intro and Outro clip is Summer Days by Nicolai Heidlas - www.nicholai-heidlas.com

Episode 7: Politics, gender and activists

We regulate ads in the UK, working hard to ensure every ad is legal, decent, honest and truthful. If you've seen an ad you think breaks the rules, simply contact us via our website at www.asa.org.uk

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