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Ad Spend Recovery Confirmed Across Anglo Ad Markets
May 26, 2021
The global COVID pandemic has delivered the largest decline in ad spend yet seen in key advertising markets, with national ad spend in the Anglo Markets decreasing by 8% in 2020. However, our data also shows that while the decline in ad spend has been at a record level, the market recovery is well underway with these markets reporting combined growth of +5% in the final quarter.

Ad Spend Intelligence for Key Anglo Markets 2020
February 8, 2021
The global COVID pandemic has delivered the largest decline in ad spend yet seen in key advertising markets, with national ad spend in the Anglo Markets decreasing by 8% in 2020. However, our data also shows that while the decline in ad spend has been at a record level, the market recovery is well underway with these markets reporting combined growth of +5% in the final quarter.

OTT Set For Significant Ad Revenue Growth Worldwide
December 10, 2020
I was asked this month to share some AVOD and OTT insights at the Global – Future of TV Forum. As you know, OTT consumption has been growing with new platforms and with more premium video content available. And consumer adoption, especially during the pandemic, grew considerably. As a result, advertisers are allocating more of their ad budget on this fast-growing medium.

Ad Spend Stabilizes in 4th Quarter of Broadcast Year 2019-2020
October 21, 2020
Performance during the July to September quarter is key for the media industry, with the transition from Summer into Fall; and in some markets, it represents the conclusion of a broadcast season and the start of a new one. This year’s third quarter was even more interesting, as the media industry across all Anglo markets attempted to recover from a disastrous second quarter as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown.

In Second Quarter 2020 the Ad Marketplace Bottomed Out in 5 Anglo Markets, Standard Media Index Ad Spend Data Finds
September 15, 2020
In second quarter 2020 the full impact of the COVID pandemic on the ad marketplace was felt globally. According to Standard Media Index (SMI), second quarter ad spend dropped by an average of -37.1% across five major Anglo markets, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, year-over-year. SMI reports ad spend declines had continued and even accelerated throughout second quarter after the pandemic first hit in mid-March. There are, fortunately, indications of a partial recovery in the ad marketplace within third quarter.

SMI Tracks Covid Impact on Top Anglo Markets; Shows Average 28.2% decline in ad expenditure
July 21, 2020
Sophisticated media advertising markets are averaging a 28.2% decline in advertising expenditure in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to expert data analysis by the world’s leading advertising intelligence company.

SMI's 2018 Entertainment Marketplace Summary 2018
March 14, 2019
Please see SMI's 2018 Entertainment Marketplace Update to see an aggregate and detailed review of entertainment programming during 2018.  Subscribing clients to the Report can vie...

SMI's 2018 News Marketplace Summary 2018
March 14, 2019
Please see SMI's 2018 News Marketplace Update to see an aggregate and detailed review of news programming during 2018.  Subscribing clients to the Report can view the whole report...

SMI's Sports Marketplace Summary 2018
February 28, 2019
Please see SMI's 2018 Sports Marketplace Update to see an aggregate and detailed review of sports during 2018.  Subscribing clients to the Report can view the whole report while o...

SMI Press Guide to Data Sharing
February 22, 2019
Standard Media Index (SMI), is the advertising intelligence company bringing transparency to the ad industry. Download this guide to how to use our data....

Media Mix Modeling: Why Marketer Type Makes a Huge Difference
February 18, 2019
What is the right media mix? It's a question that marketers are constantly asking themselves and their agencies. It appears simple enough, but complexities arise early in the proce...

Standard Media Index and Nielsen Establish New Relationship to fuel SMI’s AccuTV with Nielsen Ad Intel Data
October 15, 2018
Standard Media Index (SMI), the most trusted data company in media pricing, is becoming even more accurate thanks to a new agreement with Nielsen.

National Ad Market Jumps 8% in February, Excluding Olympics
March 26, 2018
National TV Up 7.6% with Sports & Cable News Delivering All Gains Standard Media Index, the only adver...

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