&quot;Mess&quot; flap spurs advertisers to drop BET series
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Mounting backlash  against an upcoming BET series accused of trafficking in racial  stereotypes has prompted at least two advertisers to pull out  of the premiere episode on the Viacom Inc.-owned channel.
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Channel 4 pulls phone-in competitions from its horse racing coverage after discovering an earlier error.
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The company that produced a commercial featuring two animated pandas speaking with what were intended as Chinese accents is withdrawing the ads after complaints.
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Betting company William Hill has announced that it would cease accepting casino or poker bets from clients in the United States.
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THE nation&#39;s bookmakers were fleeced yesterday as punters flocked to the Melbourne Cup favourites, plunging in the Flemington betting ring and splurging a record $126 million on the nation&#39;s TABs.
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U.S.-based online advertising firm Burst Media  said on Wednesday results for 2007 are likely to come in below market forecasts because of higher-than-expected ad campaign cancellations.
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"Hot Ghetto Mess," a BET series that has provoked criticism and sent advertisers fleeing before it has even aired, will prove detractors wrong, BET entertainment head Reginald Hudlin said.
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Gambling is not sexy, especially for the socially inept The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered the firm behind Poker.com to stop advertising online gambling as likely to get you laid.â¦
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By LYNN ELBER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Sometimes a TV series needs a tuneup. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion, and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
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Advertising Week organizers have canceled the âWalk of Fameâ parade down Madison Avenue, which featured popular brand characters like Charlie the Tuna.
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Guerrilla marketing has become more popular but the Turner Broadcasting campaign left the network scrambling to apologize.
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Having lost some business, the best-known club in the mutual fund industry is swapping its "members only" sign for a welcome mat.
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Anheuser-Busch, the biggest advertiser on the Super Bowl, is making good on a promise to clean up its act.
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Slot manufacturer gets pummeled after releasing profit warning.
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Procter & Gamble Co. , AT&T Inc.  and General Motors Corp. , three of the largest U.S. marketers, cut their advertising budgets in the first quarter, part of an overall decline in ad spending during the period, a report showed on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK The broadcast networks&#39; upfront revenue take could decline this year to about $8.5 billion from last year&#39;s $8.75 billion for a number of reasons.
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Responding to complaints from Michael Jackson&#39;s camp, the BET cable channel on Tuesday removed the controversial video for Eminem&#39;s new single, &quot;Just Lose It,&quot; from its broadcast mix.