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Gender Stereotypes Banned In British Advertising

The New York Times | by Valeriya Safronova

Britain Launches TV Ad Market Review

Reuters | by TVNewsCheck

Watchdog Ofcom launched a review on Friday of how ads are sold in Britain’s £4 billion ($6.6 billion) television advertising market, in which trading practices have hardly changed in the past 20 years. The British communications regulator said it had identified three potential areas of concern that might distort competition and harm consumers: transparency of pricing, bundling of airtime and the trading model.