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...Brian McCarthy, an NFL spokesman, said the league chose to end the relationship because "the ads shifted from men's health to a performance, lifestyle issue." The change in advertising strategy made the NFL uncomfortable, McCarthy said.

Some of Advertising guidelines adopted by the drug companies last year say DTC ads should be targeted to avoid audiences that are not appropriate for the message, a move widely viewed as an attempt to limit children's exposure to erectile dysfunction commercials.

McCarthy said the NFL wouldn't seek another sponsor from the erectile dysfunction category, although the companies could still advertise the drugs during games.

Taylor fined for spitting ASHBURN, Va.

- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was fined $17,000 yesterday by the NFL for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman.

Taylor was ejected and penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for spitting at Pittman in the third quarter of Saturday's playoff game.

The offense was considered so egregious that Pittman wasn't penalized for slapping Taylor in the helmet in retaliation.

Taylor es...

NFL Nixes ED Sponsors, Not Ads

...The league has decided not to renew its sponsorship deal with A sponsorship is where the advertiser gets to use the NFL logo in ads, promos and contests.

The NFL does not control the ads in its broadcast partners, says spokesman Brian McCarthy, with the exception of gambling ads, which it prohibits.

McCarthy says the decision on ED sponsorship stemmed from a change in the focus of the advertising over the past three years.

When the But the category over the course of the last three years into more of a lifestyle and performance direction that we were not comfortable with." McCarthy says the league has not seen the Super Bowl ads from its sponsors-which the league does review since its logo goes on them-but does not anticipate any problems with any of those.Last year, Anheuser-Busch voluntarily withdrew a spot making fun of the Janet Jackson incident after voluntarily reviewing it with the league beforehand.Fox last year pulled the second airing of a suggestive Super Bowl spot for domain-registration company GoDaddy.com, although NFL executives also registered their concern with the spot following its initial...

Reply to: NFL Says No To Boners

...The Associated Press breaks the turgid news: The National Football League and the marketers of erectile dysfunction drug Brain McCarthy, an NFL spokesman, said the league chose to end the relationship because "the ads shifted from men's health to a performance, lifestyle issue." The change in advertising strategy made the NFL uncomfortable, McCarthy said.

Some of Advertising guidelines adopted by the drug companies last year say DTC ads should be targeted to avoid audiences that are not appropriate for the message, a move widely viewed as an attempt to limit children's exposure to erectile dysfunction commercials.

McCarthy said the NFL wouldn't seek another sponsor from the erectile dysfunction category, although the companies could still advertise the drugs during games.

The mutual decision to end the relationship with the NFL comes a month after and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, launched a new educational campaign to raise awareness of erectile dysfunction that doesn't mention the drug by name.

Instead of the sexually suggestive themes of earlier branded campaigns, these ads are a dry, medical discussion of how high blood pressure, high cho...

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