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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/16/costa-coffee-sorry-starbucks...

Sorry Starbucks, but the advertising watchdog has found that Costa Coffee's ad campaign that "seven out of 10" coffee lovers prefer its coffee is true.

Watchdog finds in favour of Costa's claim that 'seven out of 10' coffee lovers prefer its coffee.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/18/fedirici-ice-cream-advert-asa

A controversy-courting Italian ice-cream maker is in hot water for running an ad featuring a heavily pregnant nun with the strapline "immaculately conceived", after a stream of complaints to the advertising watchdog that it is offensive to Christians because it mocks the birth of Jesus.

ASA launches probe after 40 people complain about ad featuring pregnant nun with the strapline 'immaculately conceived'

The Advertising Standards Authority has clashed with the clearance body for TV commercials over its ban of a controversial Tango commercial.

Read the full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4037135.stm

You've Been Tangoed

Several TV adverts that have been banned from being aired in the UK by the ASA. These can be studies by students looking at advertising and the Advertising Standards Authority code.