Adultery site's ads rejected

August 20, 2008

ESPN recently urged affiliates to yank a racy commercial for a website that matches would-be adulterers looking for an affair. The website's CEO says the network is applying a double standard, allowing ads for tobacco and erectile disfunction products but not for his matchmaking service. But advertising experts say networks have to play a gatekeeping role to protect society's interests. Fred Katayama reports from New York.