WarnerMedia, CBS and Viacom Networks Stop Running E-Cigarette Ads

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.thewrap.com/warnermedia-cbs-and-viacom-networks-stop-running-e-cigarette-ads/

So far CBS and AT&T have released statements to not air E-Cig ads

Television and streaming channels owned by WarnerMedia, CBS and Viacom will no longer run ads for e-cigarettes or e-cigarette products, including for industry powerhouse Juul, the companies said Wednesday.

Representatives for WarnerMedia and CBS and Viacom did not immediately respond to requests for further comment from TheWrap. But in a statement provided to CNBC,which first reported the news, a WarnerMedia spokesperson said the company “reserves the right to withdraw advertising from its platforms at its discretion. Given warnings from the CDC, the AMA and the American Lung Association to consumers, our company has revised its policies regarding e-cigarette advertising, and will no longer accept advertising for this category. We will continue to monitor the investigations by relevant medical agencies and may re-evaluate our position as new facts come to light.”

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[anotherguyTN]

I wondered from the first time I saw e-cigarette ads on TV whether it was even legal. They should have never allowed it in the first place and I hope other networks will stop them as well.

 

[Will_H_69_9]

I wondered from the first time I saw e-cigarette ads on TV whether it was even legal. They should have never allowed it in the first place and I hope other networks will stop them as well.

yes, i feel the same as you, i think E-Cigarettes are tking advantage of a loophole in the US tabacco laws that exist and has't been closed yet. i hope this starts a tend where E-Cigarettes are no longer promoted on TV & radio. i hope other media companies follow suit.

 

[Don CT]

I wish we would see an end to prescription drug commercials.

 

[TheBigA]

I wish we would see an end to prescription drug commercials.

That would be the death of cable TV. Especially the news and nostalgia channels.

 

[Don CT]

That would be the death of cable TV. Especially the news and nostalgia channels.

There will still be catheter commercials.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.bizjournals.com/philade...-cuts-vaping-ads-amid-e-cigarette-safety.html

On the same day that e-cigarette behemoth Juul suspended all U.S. advertising amid safety concerns, Philadelphia’s Entercom Communications Corp. said it would no longer accept advertising from vaping products.

“Entercom has a long-standing commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen serving our communities,” Entercom CEO David Field said in an internal email to employees obtained by the Philadelphia Business Journal. “In light of the concerns posed by vaping products (or e-cigarettes), we are revising our policy on this matter and we will no longer accept advertising in this category.”

Entercom (NYSE: ETM), the second-largest U.S. radio station owner with 235 stations, told the Business Journal it does comment on issues tied to revenue.

The Entercom decision comes as Juul CEO Kevin Burns resigned Wednesday and was replaced by the chief growth officer of Altria Group, which acquired a 35 percent stake in Juul late last year for $12.8 billion. Juul also suspended all broadcast, print and digital product advertising in the U.S. and said it would halt some of its lobbying efforts.


The San Francisco Business Times reports that Juul earns 88% of its U.S. retail sales from its flavored cigarettes. Juul held three-quarters of the U.S. e-cigarette market at the end of 2018.

The Wall Street Journal said the company is preparing for a major downsizing of its global workforce of 3,900 workers, as it braces for a potential hit to its business from regulatory mandates, customer defections and uneasiness from e-cigarette users who hear of the recent vape-related illnesses and deaths. It has grown at hyper-speed since moving from 200 employees following its spinoff from San Francisco-based Pax Labs in 2017.

Entercom has announced that they will stop airing E-Cig Ads.

 

[anotherguyTN]

The ads for e-cigarettes may have stoped on some networks, but TBS is still running ads for the Velo Pouch (similar to Skoal, Copenhagen, etc.?) How is that any better?

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-companies-to-cease-advertising-idUSKBN1WB1YC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House panel sent letters to four e-cigarette companies asking them to stop all print, broadcast and digital advertising of their products in the United States, the same day as market-leader Juul said it would pull its ads, the panel said on Thursday.

“I am writing today to respectfully, but strongly, request your company to do the same,” Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, chairman of the House Oversight subcommittee on economic and consumer policy, wrote on Wednesday to Fontem Ventures, Japan Tobacco International Inc, Reynolds American Inc and NJOY LLC.

The panel’s request comes amid an outbreak of vaping related illnesses. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday there are now 805 confirmed and probable cases of lung illness and 12 deaths associated with vaping in the United States. The CDC has urged people to stop using e-cigarette or vaping products.

This comes after 4 media outlets decided to end airing ads from E-cig outlets.

 

[EricStein]

The ads for e-cigarettes may have stoped on some networks, but TBS is still running ads for the Velo Pouch (similar to Skoal, Copenhagen, etc.?) How is that any better?

iHeartMedia and Entercom radio stations are still running these ads too. Unless Entercom is fulfilling previous contracts, I've questioned why are these still airing?

Then again, chewing tobacco ads were still on TV until the late '80s.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

iHeartMedia and Entercom radio stations are still running these ads too. Unless Entercom is fulfilling previous contracts, I've questioned why are these still airing?

Then again, chewing tobacco ads were still on TV until the late '80s.

In the case of Entercom they were in the process of ending the E-Cigarette ads. Probably at the time Entercom was airing the E-Cig ads the PR and leadership did not announce that they were ending their advertising contract to air on their affiliates and radio.com app yet until yesterday.

 

[EricStein]

In the case of Entercom they were in the process of ending the E-Cigarette ads. Probably at the time Entercom was airing the E-Cig ads the PR and leadership did not announce that they were ending their advertising contract to air on their affiliates and radio.com app yet until yesterday.

But the Velo Pouch is not technically an E-cigarette. That's the ads that I've been hearing even after Entercom's ban of E-cig ads. Like I said before, this is reminiscent of Red Man and Levi Garrett sponsoring NASCAR, tractor pulling, fishing shows, and televised rodeos in the '80s. Big Tobacco was sly by using NASCAR and Formula One to sneak their names on TV up until the late '90s (Winston Cup and Marlboro sponsoring cars in F1).

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

But the Velo Pouch is not technically an E-cigarette. That's the ads that I've been hearing even after Entercom's ban of E-cig ads. Like I said before, this is reminiscent of Red Man and Levi Garrett sponsoring NASCAR, tractor pulling, fishing shows, and televised rodeos in the '80s. Big Tobacco was sly by using NASCAR and Formula One to sneak their names on TV up until the late '90s (Winston Cup and Marlboro sponsoring cars in F1).

Maybe certain shows syndicated shows where Entercom owned stations are only holding a broadcast contract but the shows are owned by another party are still airing the E-cig ads between segments? But whenever its Entercoms own content they don't run with the E-cig ads between segments?

 

[Will_H_69_9]

But the Velo Pouch is not technically an E-cigarette. That's the ads that I've been hearing even after Entercom's ban of E-cig ads. Like I said before, this is reminiscent of Red Man and Levi Garrett sponsoring NASCAR, tractor pulling, fishing shows, and televised rodeos in the '80s. Big Tobacco was sly by using NASCAR and Formula One to sneak their names on TV up until the late '90s (Winston Cup and Marlboro sponsoring cars in F1).

and Wiston's deal to sponsor the Cup Series in NASCAR ended in 2003 and then Nextel enter the sport to start sponsoring the Cup Series the very next year.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.broadcastlawblog.com/20...marketing-practices-while-states-impose-bans/

We recently wrote about some of the challenges for e-cig advertising based on Federal and state actions to restrict the sale of flavored vaping products. Even though advertising for e-cigarettes is not currently illegal at the Federal level (see our articles here and here that discuss the disclaimer that must accompany those ads and the requirement that ads should not make health claims or target children), there are moves to change that position (including the announcement we wrote about last month of an anticipated ban on flavored vaping products). While changes to those rules have not yet been implemented , a recent set of letters from a Congressional committee to the manufacturers of e-cigs suggests that they stop marketing vaping products (or at least report to the committee whether or not they have stopped such advertising) while various government reviews of health issues associated with vaping and the marketing of vaping products are taking place. Among these reviews is a just-announced proceeding by the Federal Trade Commission to look at the marketing practices of e-cig companies. The detailed questions sent to the e-cig companies indicate that the FTC intends a very thorough review of all aspects of these marketing programs.

And now the E-Cig ads are going through debates.