ITV requests longer commercial breaks

ITV is in negotiations with Ofcom to obtain permission to lengthen commercial breaks from an average of seven minutes to nine. Current rules allow a daily average of up to seven minutes an hour, with a maximum of 12 minutes in any one hour.

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Wanadoo has been forced to pull its latest television ad after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that it was “irresponsible” to show young people playing in a scrapyard. The campaign, which was created by M&C Saatchi, triggered 68 complaints. It featured a group of young people cavorting in a scrapyard and a couple kissing in […]