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June 11, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
The Top 125 DTC Brands Spent $3.8 Billion on TV Ads Last Year
 
 

DTC brands included in the study spent 60% more on television ads in 2018 than they did in 2017, totaling $3.8 billion in television ad spend last year.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HBO Cancels Vice News Tonight, but the Company Plans to Air a Daily Segment Elsewhere
 

Vice News Tonight, which airs weekdays at 7:30 p.m. ET, will wrap in September. With the cancellation of the show, Vice’s executive vice president of news Josh Tyrangiel, who spearheaded the effort, will leave the company

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amazon Still Needs Regulatory Approval for Drone Deliveries
 

At its AI event in Las Vegas last week, Amazon executive Jeff Wilke debuted Prime Air’s newest electric drones to much fanfare and said he expected to be “delivering packages via drone to customers within months.” 

And while that may be true for some consumers, Amazon does not yet have the regulatory approval it needs to begin widespread drone deliveries in the U.S. Instead, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the government agency responsible for air safety, told Adweek it issued a special airworthiness certificate to Prime Air, which allows it “to operate its unmanned aircraft for research and development and crew training in authorized flight areas.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT&T’s New Buy-Side Tool Aims to ‘De-Silo’ Media Buying Across Screens
 

AT&T’s media and advertising arm today unveiled a proprietary buy-side tool called Xandr Invest, the culmination of a year’s worth of investment which it claims will unify the media buying process across digital and broadcast channels.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over 180 Top Executives Call Abortion Ban ‘Bad for Business’ in Full-Page New York Times Ad
 
 

In response to the wave of restrictive abortion laws being passed in states like Georgia, Alabama and Missouri, nearly 200 executives across industries joined forces to take out a full-page ad in today’s New York Times to voice their concerns about these laws.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The 5 Benchmarks You Need to Shake Up Your Media Mix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twitch’s Chief Revenue Officer on Ad Tech’s Biggest Pain Points—and Opportunities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hearst Names Michael Sebastian New Esquire Editor in Chief
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q&A: Dotdash's CEO Explains What Quality Content Means to Him
 
 
Neil Vogel spoke about his success rebranding an age-old pub for the modern era
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q&A: The President of Jounce Media Discusses Supply Chains and Ad Tech
 
 
Chris Kane has become a go-to voice in the programmatic ecosystem
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Walmart Associates Want $15 Per Hour. Instead, They’re Getting New Vests
 
 
'It's misdirection,' said labor rights group United for Respect
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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