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This page contains news articles concerning regulating marketing to children.  The views expressed in these articles do not necessary reflect the opinion of CCFC.  For press inquires, or to be added to CCFC's press list, please contact Josh Golin at (617)278-4172 or jgolin@jbcc.harvard.edu

2007

Former FCC Chairs Help Form Digital Kids Task Force (Kid Ad Law, 2/8/08)

 

Bill Introduced to Ban School Bus Ads (News Channel 7, 2/5/08)

 

FCC to Consider Rewriting Product-Placement Disclosure Rules (Advertising Age, 1/31/08)

 

FTC: Review Movie Marketing to Kids (Associated Press, 1/9/08)

 

Junk food advertising ban ‘not enough’ to help kids (Western Mail, 1/1/08)

 

Ad Groups Want to Block FCC Rule-Making on Product Placement (Advertising Age, 12/17/07)

 

Food companies sign EU ad pledge (UK Guardian, 12/11/07)

 

FTC Ends Brainy-Baby Video Investigation (The Associated Press, 12/6/07)

 

FCC Fines Two TV stations for Violations of Children's-TV Ad Limits (Broadcasting and Cable, 9/29/07)

Congressmen Tackle Product Placement (TV Week, 9/27/07)

Junk Food Report Due in Congress (Broadcast and Cable, 9/17/07)

FTC Issues Subpoenas to Food Marketers (Adweek, 8/10/07)

Australian Labor Party Battles the Ogre of Pester Power (Sydney Morning Herald, 7/31/07)

Big Food Cuts $1B in Kid Ads; Pols' Hunger Still Not Sated (Adage, 7/23/07)

Limiting Ads of Junk Food to Children (New York Times, 7/18/07)

 

Markey Says Marketers Won't Follow Kellogg's Lead (Broadcasting & Cable, 7/11/07)

 

Violent shows aim toys at little kids (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, 7/10/07)

Food Marketers Seem Set to Unveil Kids-Advertising Guidelines (AdAge.com, 7/6/07)

Kids Ad Summit Sets Stage For New Regulatory Agenda (Media Post, 6/25/07)

Crackdown on children's ads (Australia) (Sydney Morning Herald, 6/10/07)

Congress Will Join Federal Agencies In Seeking Action On Food Marketing To Kids (Broadcast and Cable, 5/22/07)

FTC Urged To Probe Digital Food Marketing To Kids (Media Post, 5/17/07)

Harkin critical of Shrek for promoting junk food (Radio Iowa, 5/17/07)

Martin: FCC May Need To Regulate Food Ads (Broadcast and Cable, 5/14/07)

Obesity Fear Frenzy Grips Food Industry (Adage, 4/23/07)

FTC Readies Subpoenas for Food Marketers (Brandweek, 4/20/07)

Markey Wants to Put Kids TV On Ad Diet (Broadcast and Cable, 4/17/07)

FTC Takes Issue with Food Marketing to Kids (AdAge.com 4/17/07)

FTC Scolds Marketers About Violent Content (AdWeek, 4/12/07)

Junk food ad ban comes into force in UK (Food Navigator, 04/02/07)

Kids' TV faces new Net restrictions (CNet News.com, 1/24/07)

Kids' Advertisers Bolster Defenses at ANA Conference (AdAge.com, 1/18/07)

2006

Pediatricians Blast Inappropriate Ads (AP, 12/4/06)

EU nations agree to keep TV advertising at current levels, impose limits on product placement (AP, 11/13/06)

Call for children's food ad curbs  (BBC, 11/03/06)

Review Of Kids Ad Rules Getting Messy (Brandweek, 10/16/06)

Industry: Updated Children's Ad Guidelines Needed Now (Media Post, 9/26/06)

Exploitative Internet marketing fuels child obesity (Reuters, 9/5/06)

Brownback Doesn't Back Kids Marketing Mandates (Broadcasting & Cable, 7/21/06)

Junk-food Pushers on Defensive as Kids’ Advocates Push Back (New Standard, 5/8/06)

Fed Obesity Report Seen as Boon To Self-Regulation (Brand Week, 5/8/06)

Industry lobbying 'derailed junk food ban' (The Guardian, 4/22/06)

Ofcom proposes ban on kids' junk food ads (The Guardian, 3/28/06)

 

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