Drama-packed midterm showdown sees sharp political ad uptick for CTV as voters head to the polls today

This campaign season, political campaigns on both sides of the aisle have been spending more to reach people across CTV devices. And just like with non-political advertisers, the growth has brought big business to the already booming sector.

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Digiday presents Future of TV Week

Yesterday kicked off Digiday's Future of TV Week -- a series of virtual events and special coverage designed to take you deep on the most important topics in television advertising. The Digiday Gaming Advertising Forum was highlighted by a look at how Refinery29 is bringing beauty to gaming with the help of influencers. Here's what else is coming up:

• Beginning today at 12 p.m. ET, our Future of TV Town Hall will provide a unique forum to talk through television advertising challenges and offer solutions. If you're registered for one of this week's events, keep an eye out for more information in your inbox. If you're not, be sure to register here.
• Tomorrow, the Digiday Future of TV Advertising Forum will be joined by speakers from Anheuser-Busch, Dentsu, GroupM and more. RSVP here to learn how they're tackling everything from the state of identity and first-party data in TV and streaming to making sense of measurement.
• Thursday's Future of TV Programming Forum will go deep on producing shows and short-form video, distribution across platforms and much more. RSVP to join us.
• Be sure to check out our coverage of the political ad uptick for CTV driven by the midterms here.