2/18/2025 9:43:06 AM Horizon Scan 2025: Key Trends in Games & Esports By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham Intisar Abdi The gaming industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, driven by key regulatory changes, shifting monetisation strategies, and...
2/4/2025 10:08:49 AM Horizon Scan 2025: Key Trends in Women’s Sport By Lereesa Easterbrook Intisar Abdi With the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in India, the UEFA Women’s Euro in Switzerland, and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England all due...
1/21/2025 10:23:03 AM Incoming changes to the UK’s Advertising Codes By Tom McHugh On 11 December 2024, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) launched a...
12/27/2024 5:38:46 PM New advertising regulations on the restriction of HFSS products (finally) introduced By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles On December 3, 2024, the UK government introduced the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 (SI...
10/4/2024 1:00:15 PM The ASA’s guidance on AI as a marketing term By Evie Scott AI and advertising A report by McKinsey in 2023 estimated that AI technology has the potential to add between $2.6 trillion and $4.4...
9/30/2024 3:49:27 PM ASA demonstrates an increasing focus on Online Choice Architecture By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles As part of a wider piece of work on online choice architecture, the ASA has recently published two key rulings finding the advertisement...
5/31/2024 10:46:00 AM Supporting Responsible Influencer Content: EU’s New Recommendations By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles On May 14, 2024, the Council of the European Union issued recommendations to enhance the legal and social responsibility of influencers...
5/28/2024 10:56:00 AM ASA guidance to help advertisers ‘take home the gold’ ahead of the Paris Olympic Games 2024 By Georgie Twigg Mohinder Nagra The Olympic Games will take place in Paris from 26 July to 11 August, and billions of fans will tune in to watch the greatest athletes in...
5/22/2024 11:16:00 AM Rulings on the ‘strong appeal test’ for gambling ads featuring TV personalities. By Charlotte Edmondson MediaWrites has previously reported on ASA rulings in relation to sporting personalities and the strong appeal test. We have previously...
5/10/2024 4:30:00 PM ASA Checklist: Euro 2024 By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger With UEFA Euro 2024 rapidly approaching, many businesses will be increasing their marketing output to try and attract new customers in...
5/1/2024 4:33:00 PM The House Calls for the Government to Double Down on Gambling Advertising Regulation By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger Last week, the House of Lords raised its concern with what it considers to be the Government’s underwhelming policy proposals to regulate...
3/26/2024 6:00:00 PM The Rise of Generative AI in Gaming and Its Legal Challenges (Part 3) By Dr. Simon Hembt Oliver Belitz The first part of this series underscored the opportunities that generative AI (“GenAI”) presents for the gaming industry. It also...
3/23/2024 8:35:53 PM UK Government Review of the Gambling Act 2005 finally arrives By Andy Danson Andrew Cox The government announced this week that its long-promised review of the Gambling Act 2005 has been launched – Andy Danson and Andrew Cox...
3/18/2024 10:41:00 PM Akinfenwa: just too strong for a gambling ad By Callum Granger Elizabeth Dunn The ASA has handed down its latest ruling on the use of footballers in gambling ads, this time examining an ad featuring footballer...
3/15/2024 9:21:53 AM Ofcom moves to restrict the advertising of unhealthy foods By Intisar Abdi In compliance with the UK Government’s crackdown on obesity, Ofcom acts to implement the new restrictions on advertising and sponsorship...
1/19/2024 3:59:00 PM ASA’s Consultation on the Restriction of Less Healthy Foods and Drinks By Craig Giles Intisar Abdi On 13 December 2023, following the outcome of Ofcom’s consultation, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched its consultation...