'News: Advertising Standards Authority Censures "Talksport" Radio Station For Fake Blogs That Breached Ad Codes' by Grant Goddard
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News story about UK regulator Advertising Standards Authority censuring national commercial radio station 'Talksport' for fake blogs that breached advertising codes, written by Grant Goddard in December 2006 for The Radio Magazine.
![News: Advertising Standards Authority Censures 'Talksport' Radio Station For Fake Blogs That Breached Ad Codes
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©2006 Grant Goddard
The Advertising Standards Authority [ASA] has censured national radio station
'Talksport' for posting fake blogs on football internet sites to promote listening
to the station.
The blogs started: "Fellas, Have you heard what talksport radio are doing this
season. They are recruiting a fan from every club in the premiership and
football league, 92 fans in total who will become the voice for their club on their
station…..”
A reader complained to the ASA that it was unclear that the blog was an
advertisement placed by the station. In its defence, Talksport claimed that a
member of staff had acted independently of the radio station in placing the
postings. It apologised, but the ASA concluded that Talksport had breached
two relevant advertising codes and reminded the station that “marketing
communications should be designed and presented in such a way that it was
clear that they were marketing communications.”
[First published in 'The Radio Magazine' as 'TalkSPORT Censured By Advertising Watchdog', #766, 13 December
2006]
Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of
experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy
roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at
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'News: Advertising Standards Authority Censures "Talksport" Radio Station For Fake Blogs That Breached Ad Codes' by Grant Goddard
- 1. NEWS: ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY CENSURES 'TALKSPORT' RADIO STATION FOR FAKE BLOGS THAT BREACHED AD CODES by GRANT GODDARD www.grantgoddard.co.uk December 2006
- 2. News: Advertising Standards Authority Censures 'Talksport' Radio Station For Fake Blogs That Breached Ad Codes page 2 ©2006 Grant Goddard The Advertising Standards Authority [ASA] has censured national radio station 'Talksport' for posting fake blogs on football internet sites to promote listening to the station. The blogs started: "Fellas, Have you heard what talksport radio are doing this season. They are recruiting a fan from every club in the premiership and football league, 92 fans in total who will become the voice for their club on their station…..” A reader complained to the ASA that it was unclear that the blog was an advertisement placed by the station. In its defence, Talksport claimed that a member of staff had acted independently of the radio station in placing the postings. It apologised, but the ASA concluded that Talksport had breached two relevant advertising codes and reminded the station that “marketing communications should be designed and presented in such a way that it was clear that they were marketing communications.” [First published in 'The Radio Magazine' as 'TalkSPORT Censured By Advertising Watchdog', #766, 13 December 2006] Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at http://www.grantgoddard.co.uk