Apple Again Tops Kantar Media's List of the 5 Biggest Spenders on New TV Ads

Brand spent big on media placement for a variety of new ads last week

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Last week saw an overall increase in spending on national broadcast campaigns. Advertisers spent nearly $848 million compared with a little over $822 million the previous week, according to Kantar Media. Spending on placement for new creative also rose, from just under $89 million to nearly $122 million.

Advertisers spent more on placement during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards than any other programming, devoting $4.9 million, or 4.1 percent of their new creative budget on the event.

For the first week of May, Apple spent

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