SMI Ben Tatta Joins Operative as Chief Commercial Officer Executive leaves Standard Media Index after acquisition TV Ad Spending Up 9% in January, Hitting Pre-Pandemic Levels: SMI Broadcast jumps 19%, while cable dips 3% SMI Appoints Keown to VP, Marketing Post Exec worked at agencies, brands, media companies in Canada Latest SMI National TV Ad Spending Dropped 2% in Q4; SMI By Jon Lafayette published 21 January 15 Multichannel News TV Ad Revenue Up 10% in October: SMI By Jon Lafayette published 18 November 15 Multichannel News Television Ad Revenue Down 41% in April: SMI By Jon Lafayette published 27 May 20 Multichannel News Standard Media Index Names Tatta President By Jon Lafayette published 7 July 20 Multichannel News TV Ad Spending Drops 27% in August: SMI By Jon Lafayette published 21 September 17 Multichannel News SMI Corrects Ad Spending Data For Q2 (Updated) By Jon Lafayette published 21 July 14 Multichannel News TV Ad Spending Rose 0.9% in First Quarter: SMI By Jon Lafayette published 20 April 17 Multichannel News NEXT TV NEWSLETTERThe smarter way to stay on top of the streaming and OTT industry. Sign up below.* To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. MOST READ1Robert Rose’s AIM Tell-A-Vision to Take Broadcast Syndication Viewers Inside the War in Ukraine with 4-Part Docuseries Starting This Weekend2Roku Said To Be in the Running To Take Over the MLB ‘Sunday Leadoff’ Game Package From Peacock3Canada’s Rogers Licenses More Comcast Tech, Including a ‘New Device Powered by Entertainment OS’4Attend 'The Business of TV News' Event in D.C. on May 2 5Sinclair Names Kevin Coskren Chief Meteorologist at KTUL Tulsa