TV/Cable News Lousy Ad Spending Trends For New Fall Season By Adam Jacobson - November 5, 2019 0 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Standard Media Index (SMI) has freshly compiled ad spend data for the prime-time Emmy Awards and for “Premiere Week” at the nation’s television networks. What did SMI find? Nothing terribly surprising: Revenue is down. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)