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Article: Alcohol companies breach ad ban.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- October 8, 2009
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Byline: Julian Lee
Oct 08, 2009 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Some alcohol companies are breaching an industry agreement to ban advertising on television until 9pm each night. Members of the Distilled Spirits Industry Council of Australia signed off on the 12-month trial in April 2009, but many ads for alcoholic beverages have appeared during sports broadcasts as early as 5pm in the evening. Critics say this shows that the industry's self-regulation system is not ...