They said many measures - including taxes on unhealthy food, restrictions on junk food advertising, traffic light labelling and school-based education programmes - would save money as well as benefit health.
Until last summer, advertising any alcohol other than light beer was strictly prohibited in Utah, one of 18 states that control the distribution and price of liquor.
FIFA, world soccer's governing body, gave the green light to sponsor advertising for referees in domestic leagues in 2001, but it remains forbidden in FIFA competitions such as the World Cup.
In light of these breakthroughs, how much sense does advertising at Times Square still make?
The report also took issue with the way the surgery was being portrayed in advertising, saying many adverts only showed it in a positive light.
The approach "will help to preserve NYTimes.com's significant reach and advertising inventory, in that it will allow us to retain light users while aiming to convert heavier users to a digital subscription, " Times Co.
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While the desire to pair humor with a commercial message has a long history in advertising-- Burger King's creepy King character and Bud Light's "Real Men of Genius" being sterling examples--the PR industry has demonstrated a sluggish embrace of yucks as a vehicle to deliver a message about companies, brands or issues.
On the upside, the company does apparently have plans to share advertising revenue with network operators, although details on that seem to be light at the moment.
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It would prohibit tobacco companies from using terms such as "low tar, " "light" or "mild, " require larger warning labels on packages, and restrict advertising of tobacco products.
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