The Rundown: Tensions escalate between Amazon and major brands

Ads for Amazon's own products on its site are driving scrutiny from big brands over whether to buy ads from the retail giant.

Pitch deck: How Vice pitched its Snapchat Discover channel launch

A pitch deck from Vice Media, which still maintains several channels on Snapchat, shows the original ambitions of Snapchat Discover.

Japan’s cashier-free future

Japan is moving fast on an Amazon Go-style push to make its drug stores and convenience stores cashier-free.

Snap is offering to pay $50,000 per episode for original Snapchat Discover shows

Snap is willing to pay for original shows, and it’s enough to pique entertainment executives’ interest in producing them.

Amazon is testing a new ad format that asks customers to leave reviews

Amazon is working on a new ad product that prompts users to review products they’ve purchased within display ads placed on Amazon.com.

Retail Briefing: To grow, CBD borrows from DTC

There’s money in the CBD category, in case there was any doubt.

Digiday Research: Marketers are under pressure to use data to make investment decisions

Over three-quarters of 212 marketers surveyed by Digiday in November said they are facing greater pressure to prove how their marketing spend impacts their company's revenue.

Video Briefing: Amazon and other OTT channel resellers want percentage of revenue, not costs

Amazon prefers to take (an increasingly higher) percentage of revenue generated by OTT channels it resells versus paying a fixed, wholesale price.