The Last 24 Hours in Advertising: Wednesday Nov. 5, 2014

Not everyone is laughing at DirecTV's 'Awkward Rob Lowe'

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Here's everything you need to know about the last 24 hours in advertising, in case you blinked.

Buzzing on Adweek:

Rob Lowe's ridiculous ad for DirecTV went too far, according to some

The spot casts Lowe as someone with "shy bladder syndrome," and the International Paruresis Association asked DirecTV to stop airing the ads. (Adweek)

Digital advertising will be king by 2019

A report from Forrester Research predicts that by 2019 digital ad spend will be greater than TV ad spend.

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