Commercial in Netherlands depicting festival-season chaos at ‘most terrible time of year’ prompted flurry of criticism online McDonald’s says it has removed an AI-generated Christmas advertisement in ...

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents The industry run-regulator, Ad Standards, logged nearly 5,000 complaints across 252 ads this year, and found that ...

McDonald's Netherlands released a Christmas ad on Dec. 6 that calls the holiday season "the worst time of the year." The ad quickly drew criticism, with many viewers condemning its grim message and ...

The video was branded “awful” for its crude use of AI and message that Christmas is “the most terrible time of the year”. It was released on the fast food chain’s Netherlands Youtube channel on ...

McDonald's Netherlands has taken down a Christmas advert made with Artificial Intelligence (AI) following online backlash. The 45-second advert was produced with generative AI clips and released ...

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Ads for Nike, Superdry and Lacoste have been banned in the UK after regulators ruled they exaggerated environmental benefits and misled consumers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said all ...

The best Christmas adverts of all time bottle the holiday spirit, bringing a wave of timeless festive nostalgia. While there's no formula for creating a Christmas ad, over the years we've seen a range ...

Cadbury’s ‘Secret Santa’ has been crowned 2025’s most effective Christmas ad, according to new Kantar research, demonstrating the power of repeat creative. Kantar’s consumer testing found five of the ...

In a crowded festive season where every major retailer is vying for top spot when it comes to the best Christmas advert, one supermarket has come out on top as the fan favourite. Its campaign, fronted ...

You know Christmas is near once the festive adverts start rolling out. Last week, John Lewis dropped their Christmas advert, which had us all sobbing. And now Waitrose have released theirs, starring ...

Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing and English Literature, York St John University The John Lewis Christmas advert has become as much a part of the festive season as tinsel and crackers. These ...