By Russell Parsons

The launch of the ad, which breaks tonight after the 9pm watershed on ITV1, coincides with the introduction of new Committee of Advertising Practice codes that allow ecigarette brands to show their products in use in ads aired after 9pm.

The move brings TV ad rules in line with non-broadcast codes, which already allowed images of people vaping.

Despite the allowance, the majority of rules introduced today tighten the restrictions around ecigarette brand ads. Other new rules include a ban on overtly appealing to under-18s by association with youth culture and the stipulation ads must not encourage non-smokers or non-nicotine users Read full story ›

Source: Marketing Week