The impact of the COVID-19 was first felt in the latter weeks of first quarter 2020. This was confirmed by our Cross Platform analysis which reports ad spending in March 2020. The market had a year-over-year decrease of -9%, as fear of the COVID-19 spread, fear of an economic slowdown and an absence of live sports.
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