SkyShowtime Ad Policy
SkyShowtime’s Ad Policy (summarised below) applies to any advertising served to properties which are owned and/or controlled by Sky Showtime or its Affiliates.
SkyShowtime reserves the right to remove, takedown or require that Demand Partner remove or takedown any advert which in Sky Showtime’s reasonable opinion breaches this Ad Policy or the terms of the Agreement. Demand Partner will promptly action any takedown request made by Sky Showtime.
SkyShowtime may update this Schedule 4 by notifying Demand Partner at the Monthly Meeting. Demand Partner will implement update(s) to the SkyShowtime Ad Policy as soon as is practicable.
Part A - Legal Restrictions
1. The following categories of advertisements must not be shown on SkyShowtime Available Ad Inventory:
• Illegal Drugs and Drug-related Paraphernalia
• Pornography and Escort Services
• Tobacco (Cigarettes, Little Cigars and Smokeless Tobacco)
• E-Cigarettes/Vaping Products
• Sexually explicit or suggestive content
• Weapons, ammunition, fireworks or explosives
• Marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia
• Religion or Spirituality
• Teleshopping
• Bypassing Copyright Protection
• Counterfeit Products
• Data Collection
• Defamatory, Libelous, threatening or other material that advocates against any individual or group including products/services promoting discriminatory behaviour.
• Fake Ids
• Flogs (Fake Blogs)
• Hacking, surveillance, interception, cable descramblers or other descrambling equipment.
• Products or services which are illegal or potentially dangerous (including all products and/or serves that are prohibited or regulated in territories in which the advertisement might be shown)
• Materials which depict inappropriate, dangerous, illegal or risky behaviour
• Materials that might bring Sky Showtime or any of its Affiliates into disrepute
• Materials that contain offensive, provocative or discriminatory language
• Materials that depict cruelty to animals, murder or self-harm
• The use of emergency alert tones
• Anti-law enforcement devices
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2. Each advertisement must comply with EITHER (i) the Applicable Laws in the Territory in which the advertisement it is to be aired; OR (ii) Dutch laws and regulations; whichever (i) or (ii) imposes the stricter legal and/or regulatory standards.
Part B – Ad Policy Summary
Effective as at the Commencement Date Policy | Summary | Restriction |
1 | Netherlands Regulations: Tobacco, Smoking, e-cigarettes & Paraphernalia | Fully restricted |
2 | Netherlands Regulations: Firearms, Explosives and Gun Manufacturing | Fully restricted |
3 | Netherlands Regulations: Marijuana, Cannabis | Fully restricted |
4 | Netherlands Regulations: Adult Entertainment, Sexual Content & Paraphernalia | Fully restricted |
5 | Netherlands Regulations: Alcohol | Permitted between 9pm and 6am |
6 | Netherlands Regulations: Gambling | Fully restricted |
7 | Netherlands Regulations: Competitions, Prize Draws, Sweepstakes & Lotteries | Fully Restricted, except for state lotteries which are subject to approval by Sky Showtime. |
8 | Netherlands Regulations: Video Games | Permitted, but subject to general advertising rules, rules protecting children, ensuring there is a self-regulated rating (“PEGI rating”) on the game. |
9 | Netherlands Regulations: High Fat/High Sugar Food & Beverages | Advertising for food / beverage products aimed at children aged 12 and younger, is not permitted |
10 | Netherlands Regulations: Medical Treatments, Services, Medication | Restricted to OTC (Over the Counter) /non-prescription treatments, services, medication only, and subject to approval by Sky Showtime. |
11 | Netherlands Regulations: Dating | Permitted, general advertising rules apply. |
12 | Netherlands Regulations: Politics | Fully Restricted |
13 | Netherlands Regulations: Financial Services | Permitted, general advertising rules apply. |
14 | Netherlands Regulations: Dieting, Weight Loss, Dietary Supplements | Permitted, but subject to general advertising rules and Code for Health Product Promotion (prohibited to state the degree and/or rate of weight loss with the health products intended for weight control and/or weight loss; prohibited to involve a |