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SMI data shows ad spend fell 35% in first full month of COVID-19
June 2, 2020
The first ad spend figures for a full month of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns have been released by the Standard Media Index (SMI), showing a drop of 35.4% in media agency adverti...

SMI: April media agency bookings fall twice as deep as the GFC
June 1, 2020
Media agency bookings fell 35.4% to $331.13 million in April, according to final numbers from the SMI (Standard Media Index). The 20th month in a row to record a drop in agen...

SMI: April media agency bookings fall twice as deep as the GFC
June 1, 2020
Media agency bookings fell 35.4% to $331.13 million in April, according to final numbers from the SMI (Standard Media Index). The 20th month in a row to record a drop in agen...

Australia's agency advertising declines by over one third in April: SMI report
June 1, 2020
The Standard Media Index is reporting that Australia’s media industry has felt the full consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy in Apri...

News Corp print closures leave regional media on life support
May 28, 2020
News Corp will cease printing 112 community and regional newspapers, transition 76 to digital-only and close down 36 titles altogether, with hundreds of journalism jobs going in on...

SBS weighs up whether to pause wage increases
May 26, 2020
SBS is considering whether to enforce a six month freeze on wage increases following a request from the Australian Public Service commissioner last month. The public broadcaster...

SBS Weighs up whether to pause wage increases
May 26, 2020
SBS is considering whether to enforce a six month freeze on wage increases following a request from the Australian Public Service commissioner last month. The public broadcaster...

Bauer is not the only villain on the scene
May 25, 2020
For detractors, the situation is clear. Bauer Media, the German publisher, has not just taken over the local magazine industry, it has wrecked it. The company, which bought Aust...

Ad slash to boost Seven Network audience
May 25, 2020
The Seven Network is overhauling its commercial offering by cutting ads and shortening breaks during television shows by an average of 30 per cent in a bid to boost its appeal to v...

The Communications Council condemns the use of COVID-19 as excuse for clients to extend payment terms
May 25, 2020
Advertising body The Communications Council has condemned the rising trend of clients extending payment terms for agency services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move endorses...

Seven in talks to offload production assets amid cost-cutting drive
May 25, 2020
Seven West Media is in negotiations to offload parts of the in-house production business that makes Home and Away and My Kitchen Rules to Beyond Productions....

Bauer is not the only villain on the scene
May 25, 2020
For detractors, the situation is clear. Bauer Media, the German publisher, has not just taken over the local magazine industry, it has wrecked it. The company, which bought Aust...

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