Entertainment Industry Ratings Disclosures and the Clear and Conspicuous Standard

Authors

Mariea Grubbs Hoy, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
J. Craig Andrews, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2006

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Source ISSN

0022-0078

Abstract

This study examined entertainment ratings disclosures against the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC’s) Clear and Conspicuous Standard (CCS). In their investigation of marketing of violent entertainment to youth, the FTC advocated that the motion picture, music recording, and electronic games industries focus on “ensuring that the rating … and the reasons for the rating … are effectively and clearly communicated to parents” (p. 31). An investigation of a week of prime-time television commercials across six networks revealed that with the exception of dual modality presentation of the letter rating, ratings disclosure information is often incomplete and falls far short of meeting the FTC's CCS. We offer recommendations to the entertainment industry to address these shortcomings.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Consumer Affairs, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Summer 2006):117–143. DOI. © 2006 Wiley. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Hoy, Mariea Grubbs and Andrews, J. Craig, "Entertainment Industry Ratings Disclosures and the Clear and Conspicuous Standard" (2006). Marketing Faculty Research and Publications. 60.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/market_fac/60