Third advertiser found guilty of promoting horror movie during family television time

For the third time in two months an advertiser has been found by the Ad Standards Board to have breached industry guidelines in promoting a horror or thriller movie during a family program.

Universal Pictures’ crime film The Snowman has fallen foul of the ad watchdog for portraying unjustifiable violence and being too violent for a broad audience.

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