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Satellite News · 22-10-09, 01:30 PM

Just when the industry was settling down to a new era of friendship between satellite TV provider BSkyB and cable TV provider Virgin Media, they are up to their old tricks again following BSkyB’s recent advertising campaign. The two firms are well known for making complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over misleading claims etc. The [...]

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TheCoder · 22-10-09, 01:38 PM

Complaint thrown out but sky told not to repeat advert ????

hmm, either it was thrown out and sky would be free to repeat, or it was upheld (or partially upheld) in which case sky would be prevented from repeating. If sky have been prevented from repeating then the complaint has been at least partially upheld !

MorriSoft · 22-10-09, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCoder

Complaint thrown out but sky told not to repeat advert ????

hmm, either it was thrown out and sky would be free to repeat, or it was upheld (or partially upheld) in which case sky would be prevented from repeating. If sky have been prevented from repeating then the complaint has been at least partially upheld !

EDIT: You beat me to that one mate.

I did just read the artical myself thinking "WTF?!" but when I posted my reply my words were in your post lmao!

jimbo · 22-10-09, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCoder

Complaint thrown out but sky told not to repeat advert ????

hmm, either it was thrown out and sky would be free to repeat, or it was upheld (or partially upheld) in which case sky would be prevented from repeating. If sky have been prevented from repeating then the complaint has been at least partially upheld !

what u post is correct, in other words a load of gobblygook from ASA lol

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TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,149 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,691 Times in 933 Posts	Re: Hostilities start between BSkyB and Virgin Media again Complaint thrown out but sky told not to repeat advert ???? hmm, either it was thrown out and sky would be free to repeat, or it was upheld (or partially upheld) in which case sky would be prevented from repeating. If sky have been prevented from repeating then the complaint has been at least partially upheld !

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