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33%

33% -- ad spend for Comcast’s NBCUniversal (2020-04)

2020-04  · Standard Media Index

Comcast's NBCUniversal experienced a 33.0% drop in ad spend/revenue in April 2020 compared to April 2019.

  • Impacted by sports cancellations including the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
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2020-04
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Standard Media Index Primary Tier B
https://www.standardmediaindex.com/press/traditional-media-companies-took-ad-revenue-hit-in-april/ ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2020-04 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
Traditional Media Companies Took Ad Revenue Hit in April - Standard Media Index.
Author: Jon Lafayette Publication: Broadcasting & Cable 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. All of the major media companies took double-digit drops from a year…
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal: 33% ad spend. Source: Standard Media Index (2020-04). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nbcuniversal-ad-revenue-decline-april-2020
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