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Ad slash to boost Seven Network audience
May 25, 2020

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. The broadcaster was...

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...

Big TV Network Groups' National Ad Revenues Sink 35% To 50% In April
May 22, 2020
April, the first full month of COVID-19 disruption, witnessed major legacy TV network companies being hit with massive 30% to 50% declines in national TV advertising revenues. D...

Advertisers Cancel 15%-25% Of 3Q Upfront Ad Buys
May 22, 2020
Disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, advertisers canceled 15% to 25% of the third-quarter advertising time bought during the 2019-20 upfront, according to sources familiar with the...

Traditional Media Companies Took Ad Revenue Hit in April
May 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic chopped ad spending by 35% in April and traditional media companies suffered the brunt of the damage, according to research company Standard Media Index. A...

How the radio market responds now will be key
May 21, 2020
Standard Media Index (SMI) data for March, the first month of pandemic shutdowns, reflected falls in all advertising categories. The early weeks of March were relatively normal, b...

How the radio market responds now will be key
May 21, 2020
Standard Media Index (SMI) data for March, the first month of pandemic shutdowns, reflected falls in all advertising categories. The early weeks of March were relatively normal, bu...

Media agency bookings tracking down 40% in April
May 20, 2020
Ad spend through Australia’s media agencies fell 42% in April, the first full month affected by a lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus, according to industry insiders...

Media agency bookings tracking down 40% in April
May 20, 2020
Ad spend through Australia’s media agencies fell 42% in April, the first full month affected by a lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus, according to industry insiders...

The Dashboard: The recovery is coming, slowly
May 19, 2020
The ad spend canary, according to a range of indicators, is taking a deep breath at what could be the start of a long, slow recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Analysts are st...

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