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Saatchi chairman put on leave over sexism comments

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:59:28 +0200

French advertising giant Publicis put the chairman of its Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency on leave on Saturday, after he said the debate on gender bias in the industry was "all over".

French wine sector seeks end to alcohol ad ban

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 19:14:02 +0200

France could be about to loosen its strict control over the advertising of alcohol with wine industry chiefs once again complaining they are being shackled as they try to promote the country's most famous product.

French city bans billboards from streets

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:47:00 +0100

The eastern French city of Grenoble has become the first city in Europe to ban all commercial street advertising. The city's Green mayor says the commercials will be replaced with trees and community noticeboards.

Free Wi-Fi to arrive at French train stations

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:05:00 +0100

Starting this summer rail passenges will be able to connect, free of charge, to wireless internet in over 40 of France’s largest train stations. Rail chiefs then have plans to expand the service across the country next year.

VIDEO: French car advert deemed too sexist for UK

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:39:37 +0200

An advert for Renault Clio cars featuring scantily clad women has been banned in Britain because it was deemed too sexist. However a similar advert featuring bare-chested, gyrating men was given the green light. Double standards? Judge for yourselves.

Condom maker fined for 'Made in Condom' claim

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:47:00 +0200

A court has ordered a condom company to pay €10,000 in false advertising fines after claiming their product was made in the town of Condom, near Bordeaux.

Saucy ad leads to sexism complaints

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:06:00 +0100

A suggestive ad for a football apparel store has provoked complaints from women's groups after it appeared to show a woman giving a male client an unusually high level of customer service.

Watchdog bans 'misleading' L'Oréal ad

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0100

British regulators banned a magazine advert for an anti-ageing moisturiser by French cosmetics company L'Oréal on Wednesday after upholding a complaint that the image of the model, actress Rachel Weisz, was misleading.

France forces TV ads to pipe down

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:34:51 +0200

New rules have been introduced as a response to complaints from viewers that TV ads are much louder than the programmes they are interrupting.

French farmer takes out ads - against advertising

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:58:00 +0200

A French organic farmer has forked out €3,000 for a series of billboard advertisements that denounce the evils of advertising.

French soda Orangina marks 75 years of ad fizz

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:32:00 +0200

Orangina, a Mediterranean soft drink story from post-war France and now a global brand with decades of powerful advertising, is marking 75 years of fizz.

Greek ad makes fun of Strauss Kahn affair

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:47:00 +0200

A commercial for potato chips is the first to make light of the incident involving Dominique Strauss Kahn and a hotel maid (VIDEO).