Edition No. 120 · Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Story 32 of 48

How Amazon turned its Thursday Night Football into a two-pronged pitch to capture ad dollars

Digiday

Amazon uses Thursday Night Football both to win brands that don't sell on Amazon and to upsell sellers that rarely buy sports ads.

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