standards News
New ASA Children's Food Code
9 June 2010
Following a 12 month review the Advertising Standards Authority has announced the launch of a new Children’s Code for Advertising Food.
Swearing on TV
19 April 2010
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) have released their latest study into the offensiveness of swear words.
The long-term trend is that we’re increasingly tolerant of swearing on TV.
ASA's Annual Report
2 June 2009
The ASA has published its 2009 annual report which includes details of the key decisions taken by the Complaints Board.
$500,000 fine for misleading ads
10 december 2009
Telecom New Zealand has been fined $500,000 after pleading guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in 2006 with its ads for Xtra's Go Large broadband plan.
Industry News
Kiwi classics
16 July 2010
The New Zealand Film Archive has created a fantastic archive of New Zealand television advertising from past decades.
TV revenue recovers
16 July 2010
Figures from the major networks show that 2010 is shaping up to be a better year than the horrors of 2009
Ondemand on Sony PS3
28 April 2010
30,000 people used TVNZ Ondemand service via their Sony PlayStation3 consoles during its first week.
Maher returns to TVNZ
1 March 2010
TVNZ names a new, but very familiar, Head of Sales and Marketing.