boomtown.net The UK advertising watchdog has banned a TV commercial for John Woo's Stranglehold.
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Stranglehold ads banned by ASA
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Stranglehold Advert Banned
360monster.com The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) has banned Midway's John Woo Presents Stranglehold's television advert from appearing on television. The advert which has the voiceover: ldquo;Honour is his code. Vengeance is his mission. Violence is his only op4 years ago -
EA Burnout Dominator advert banned, encourages dangerous driving
maxconsole.net Advertising watchdogs have banned an advert from EA for the title Burnout Dominator from the London underground following claims that the ad in question is irresponsible and likely to encourage dangerious driving and violence. EA tried to argue the valid4 years ago -
Stranglehold TV Commercial Banned in UK
actiontrip.com United Kingdom advertising watchdog banned a TV ad for Midway's action game, Stranglehold (360/PC/PS3), as reported by The Guardian. Apparently, the commercial shows a shoot-out between four men and was deemed too violent.4 years ago -
"Irresponsible" online gambling advert banned (Reuters)
yahoo.com Reuters - A gambling advertisement that claimed online betting would improve sexual prowess and self esteem has become one of the first campaigns to be banned under tough new laws, following criticism from the advertising watchdog.4 years ago -
Sony 'spitting' advert cleared by advertising watchdog
guardian.co.uk1 year ago -
GTA advert ban
boomtown.net Television adverts for violent games are to be banned from being shown before the nine pm watershed following complaints from viewers.7 years ago -
Grand Theft Auto IV UK TV Commercial
actiontrip.com The GTA IV media overload doesn't stop. We're treated to this cool-looking UK TV commercial for the fourth installment in Rockstar's ever-popular controversial action adventure series.4 years ago -
EA Advert Banned for Mixing Footage
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Apple Restores Banned 3G TV iPhone App (PC World)
yahoo.com PC World - In another episode in an apparent series of developer-friendly moves, Apple seems to have unbanned a previously banned 3G TV iPhone application over the weekend.2 years ago -
UK Advertising Authority smacks Motorola for misleading Atrix advert (video)
engadget.com9 months ago -
Vodafone falls foul of advertising watchdog
theinquirer.net Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Friday 12 September 2008. 10:03:00 Spoke too fast THE UK ADVERTISING Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a recent radio advert by mobile phone com3 years ago -
New Uncharted 2 TV commercial surfaces
psu.com Sony has unboxed a fresh TV advertisement for your consumption showcasing hotly anticipated Naughty Dog adventure romp, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.Seen below, the ad focuses on a ch2 years ago -
Apple airs new iPad TV commercial at the Oscars
neowin.net Apple added to the iPad hype on Sunday as it unveiled a new TV commercial during the Oscars awards.The commercial demonstrates most of what we have already seen and know about the iPad. It finishes by signing the advert off with "April 3", the date of th2 years ago -
FCC Addresses "Obnoxious" Volume of TV Commercials
anandtech.com The FCC passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act Tuesday to control TV commercial volume5 months ago -
New iRobot Roomba TV Commercial features Awesome Dancer Marquese "Nonstop" Scott
i4u.com Advertisers have discovered dance sensation Marquese "Nonstop" Scott. Peugeot published a 4 minute video featurin1 month ago -
UK ad watchdog probes Apple iPad '4G' boasts
theregister.co.uk Furious fanbois further flummoxed by fondleslab's 4G foibleThe UK's advertising watchdog is taking another look at Apple's "4G" claims for its new iPad after receiving fresh complaints.…3 weeks ago -
Nintendo DS Japanese TV Commercial
portagame.com For those anxious to get a peep at Nintendo's marketing strategies for the Japanese DS launch, Lik-Sang.com has the new Japanese TV commercial featuring J-pop singer Hikaru Utada (who also is the voice behind Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts theme song).7 years ago -
Halo 2 TV Commercial
kotaku.com All right, enough of this touching crap, it's time for some shooting. Here's the Halo 2 TV commercial, in which nobody touches anybody unless it's via proxy. Proxies in the shape of bullets and laser beams. Halo 2 TV Spot...7 years ago -
Madden NFL 06 TV Commercials
teamxbox.com EA has released two new TV commercials featuring the Xbox 360 version of Madden NFL 06.6 years ago
