Standard Media Index
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Australian ad market hits record $9bn, but Television and News Publishing take a major blow in SMI Guideline report
Australia’s media agency market hit a record $9 billion in FY2025, led by digital and outdoor, despite a 7.1% dip in June ad spend, according to Guideline SMI.
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 5, 2025

Standard Media Index Australia reveal the ad spend trends of May 2023
"These are huge swings that prove underlying ad demand remains stable for most media"
by Mediaweek Admin – Jul 3, 2023

SMI: Media agencies buy extra $282.2m in the latest financial year
A number of one-off events such as the Olympics drove the ad market higher.
by Mediaweek Admin – Aug 6, 2018

SMI May data: Ad market pauses after eight growth months
• Ad revenues remain on track to set new financial year high
by Mediaweek Admin – Jul 3, 2018

SMI reports April ad revenue boom: total spend up 10% to $585m
The Commonwealth Games were a key driver of higher demand this month.
by Mediaweek Admin – Jun 5, 2018

News media reporting increased ad spend in Q1, 2018
• Sector decline slows as advertisers return to trusted news brands
by Mediaweek Admin – May 1, 2018

Media agency market records spectacular start to 2018: Outdoor up 29% year-on-year
• Eight of 10 largest product categories deliver double digit February growth
by Mediaweek Admin – Apr 5, 2018

January SMI ad spend data update reveals total close to last year's record result
This is the first full update of SMI’s media ad spend data at the end of the month.
by Mediaweek Admin – Mar 6, 2018

SMI January: Metro TV, regional radio and retail outdoor reporting increases
Market demand is back 8.2% at $425.3m for January 2018
by Mediaweek Admin – Feb 16, 2018

News media sector reports $2.02b in ad revenue for calendar 2017
The sector’s advertising revenue hit a year high in the fourth quarter
by Talon Admin – Jan 31, 2018
