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Government Asks BCCI To Take Steps To Prevent Surrogate Tobacco Ads By Sportspersons
The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons.
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Refrain From Promoting Offshore Betting Platforms: Centre Cautions Influencers
The government on Thursday cautioned all endorsers and social media influencers to refrain from promoting or advertising, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms.
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India Asks Google To Stop Displaying Online Betting Ads: Report
India has asked Google not to display surrogate ads of overseas betting companies, a newspaper reported on Wednesday said, citing a source in the ministry of information and broadcasting.
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Google Asked to Drop Ads of Online Betting Firms in YouTube, Search Results: Report
Google has been asked by the central government to stop direct and surrogate advertising of overseas betting firms like Fairplay, PariMatch, and Betway in the country. Ads for these companies were showing up in search and YouTube, according to a letter reportedly sent to the company by the government last week.
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Centre Asks Google To Stop Displaying Online Betting Ads: Report
The letter sent last week to Alphabet Inc's Google India asked the company to immediately drop all advertising, direct or surrogate, from betting platforms like Fairplay, PariMatch, Betway in search results and YouTube, the report said.
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Government Asks News Sites, TV Channels, OTT Platforms to Refrain From Showing Offshore Betting Site Ads
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued two advisories advising private television channels as well as digital news publishers and OTT platforms to refrain from showing advertisements of offshore online betting sites and surrogate advertisements of these sites. The advisories were supplemented with evidence which contained dir...
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Gautam Gambhir Opens Up On Surrogate Advertising, Says "If BCCI President Is Doing It, You Cant Expect Other Players Not To Do It"
Gambhir also said that most of the sponsorship money in the IPL these days is coming from fantasy gaming platforms and it will take a collective will from the board to stop the menace of surrogate advertising.
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Advertisers, Broadcasters Warned Against Misleading, Surrogate Ads
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday directed advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance of guidelines on surrogate advertisements.
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Centre Warns Industry Bodies To Comply With Surrogate Ad Norms
Concerned over surrogate advertisements on television and social media platforms, the government on Wednesday directed industry bodies CII, Ficci and Assocham and those related to advertising and broadcasting to ensure compliance of the existing guidelines.
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Celebrities Beware Of New Endorsement Norms; Rs 10 Lakh Penalty
The government has tightened norms for endorsers, including celebrities and sports persons, as they are now required to make material connection disclosure and due diligence while endorsing in advertisements.
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Centre Brings New Advertising Rules, Bans All Surrogate Ads Across Media
The government has announced new guidelines to curb misleading advertisements and endorsers by banning surrogate ads, while imposing strict norms for those advertisements that seek to lure consumers offering discounts and free claims.
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Amitabh Bachchan Terminates Contract With Paan Masala Brand: "Wasn't Aware It Falls Under Surrogate Advertising"
The statement also revealed that Amitabh Bachchan, after terminating his contract, has returned the money he received for promotional duties
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Pierce Brosnan Says He Was "Cheated" By Pan Masala Brand
After his appearance in a surrogate advertisement of Pan Bahar, a pan masala brand, Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan has stated that he was "cheated" by the company which kept him in the dark about the "hazardous" nature of the product.
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BMC Elections 2017: Aamir Khan Ad On Mumbai Civic Polls Promoted BJP, Allege Shiv Sena, Congress
A full-page advertisement featuring Bollywood star Aamir Khan in major newspapers on Tuesday has sparked a row, with parties like the Shiv Sena and the Congress alleging that it violated the election code of conduct and seemed to promote the ruling BJP in Mumbai's mega civic election. The ad was issued by an NGO, Mumbai First, urging the city to vo...
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FIR Against Tobacco Company for Surrogate Advertising
An FIR has been lodged against a tobacco company for alleged surrogate advertisements of its gutka and tobacco products on TV and radio.
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Government Asks BCCI To Take Steps To Prevent Surrogate Tobacco Ads By Sportspersons
The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons.
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Refrain From Promoting Offshore Betting Platforms: Centre Cautions Influencers
The government on Thursday cautioned all endorsers and social media influencers to refrain from promoting or advertising, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms.
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India Asks Google To Stop Displaying Online Betting Ads: Report
India has asked Google not to display surrogate ads of overseas betting companies, a newspaper reported on Wednesday said, citing a source in the ministry of information and broadcasting.
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Google Asked to Drop Ads of Online Betting Firms in YouTube, Search Results: Report
Google has been asked by the central government to stop direct and surrogate advertising of overseas betting firms like Fairplay, PariMatch, and Betway in the country. Ads for these companies were showing up in search and YouTube, according to a letter reportedly sent to the company by the government last week.
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Centre Asks Google To Stop Displaying Online Betting Ads: Report
The letter sent last week to Alphabet Inc's Google India asked the company to immediately drop all advertising, direct or surrogate, from betting platforms like Fairplay, PariMatch, Betway in search results and YouTube, the report said.
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Government Asks News Sites, TV Channels, OTT Platforms to Refrain From Showing Offshore Betting Site Ads
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued two advisories advising private television channels as well as digital news publishers and OTT platforms to refrain from showing advertisements of offshore online betting sites and surrogate advertisements of these sites. The advisories were supplemented with evidence which contained dir...
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Gautam Gambhir Opens Up On Surrogate Advertising, Says "If BCCI President Is Doing It, You Cant Expect Other Players Not To Do It"
Gambhir also said that most of the sponsorship money in the IPL these days is coming from fantasy gaming platforms and it will take a collective will from the board to stop the menace of surrogate advertising.
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Advertisers, Broadcasters Warned Against Misleading, Surrogate Ads
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday directed advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance of guidelines on surrogate advertisements.
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Centre Warns Industry Bodies To Comply With Surrogate Ad Norms
Concerned over surrogate advertisements on television and social media platforms, the government on Wednesday directed industry bodies CII, Ficci and Assocham and those related to advertising and broadcasting to ensure compliance of the existing guidelines.
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Celebrities Beware Of New Endorsement Norms; Rs 10 Lakh Penalty
The government has tightened norms for endorsers, including celebrities and sports persons, as they are now required to make material connection disclosure and due diligence while endorsing in advertisements.
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Centre Brings New Advertising Rules, Bans All Surrogate Ads Across Media
The government has announced new guidelines to curb misleading advertisements and endorsers by banning surrogate ads, while imposing strict norms for those advertisements that seek to lure consumers offering discounts and free claims.
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Amitabh Bachchan Terminates Contract With Paan Masala Brand: "Wasn't Aware It Falls Under Surrogate Advertising"
The statement also revealed that Amitabh Bachchan, after terminating his contract, has returned the money he received for promotional duties
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Pierce Brosnan Says He Was "Cheated" By Pan Masala Brand
After his appearance in a surrogate advertisement of Pan Bahar, a pan masala brand, Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan has stated that he was "cheated" by the company which kept him in the dark about the "hazardous" nature of the product.
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BMC Elections 2017: Aamir Khan Ad On Mumbai Civic Polls Promoted BJP, Allege Shiv Sena, Congress
A full-page advertisement featuring Bollywood star Aamir Khan in major newspapers on Tuesday has sparked a row, with parties like the Shiv Sena and the Congress alleging that it violated the election code of conduct and seemed to promote the ruling BJP in Mumbai's mega civic election. The ad was issued by an NGO, Mumbai First, urging the city to vo...
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FIR Against Tobacco Company for Surrogate Advertising
An FIR has been lodged against a tobacco company for alleged surrogate advertisements of its gutka and tobacco products on TV and radio.
