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Page 1: Adobe Digital Index Q1 2015 Digital Video Report

Q1 2015 Digital Video ReportAdobe Digital Index

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Table of contents

Driven by an increase in the number of connected TV devices (Roku, Apple TV, X-Box One, and Smart TV's) given as gifts during the 2014 holiday season, the first quarter of 2015 continued the record breaking trend of viewers watching video content on devices plugged in to the Internet. Video viewing behaviors shifted in year-over-year (YoY) terms and varied depending on the type of content being viewed; which ranged from free video clips supported primarily by advertising (Online Video) to premium shows accessed through an authenticated app-based or TV subscription service (TV Everywhere). This report covers both the established and the evolving trends within the digital video viewing space. It aims to provide insightful viewpoints for content providers, consumers, and advertisers.

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Online Video 3 Key Insights

4 Online video viewing frequency

5 Device type share of online video starts

6 Device specific share of online video starts

7 Apple share of online video starts

8 Media and entertainment site video viewing

9 Online video ad viewing ratio growth

TV Everywhere 10 Authenticated video growth by share of access type

11 Active monthly TV Eveywhere share of Pay-TV viewers

12 TV Everywhere share of authentications by access type

13 TV Everywhere share of authentications by device type

14 TV Everywhere daily viewing behaviors

15 Video viewing frequency growth by access type

Appendix 16 Methodology 17 Glossary 18 Tables

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Key insights Online Video

• Apple extends its dominance in mobile video viewing accounting for 4 out of 5 mobile online video starts - Fueled bythe larger screen iPhone 6 and 6+, the share of video starts on an iPhone went up YoY; iPad share of starts was essentiallyunchanged during the same period

• The tablet develops its niche as the leisure device - Video viewing frequencies on tablets are just as high as those ondesktops, supporting the notion that the primary use-case for the tablet is leisurely activities like video viewing and webbrowsing

• Ad viewing ratio increases on mobile devices - With viewing behaviors becoming more mobile, advertisers see anincrease in the ratio of ad starts-to-video starts

TV Everywhere • TV Everywhere viewing continues its climb higher - In a quarter that was not highlighted by a unique landmark

sporting event, the number of TV Everywhere authenticated video starts continued to grow at impressive triple digit YoYfigures

• Apple TV helps bring digital video back into the living room - 1 in 4 authenticated streams now originates from aconnected TV device; up from 1 in 20 a year ago

• Consumers redefine "Primetime" - Wednesday has the highest share of TV Everywhere viewing while Friday accountedfor the highest rate of binge viewing

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ONLINE VIDEO

Online video viewing frequency

Larger screens are helping to close the gap in video viewing frequency between mobile devices and desktops.

Findings:

• The number of online videos viewed per visitor on smartphonedevices was up 22% YoY

• Tablet views per visitor are now just as frequent as desktop viewsper visitor

• Desktop viewing frequencies of long form content (content onbroadcaster sites) are almost 2x that of tablets; 4x smartphones

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Insight:

As devices become increasingly specialized, it appears as if a major use-case for the tablet is leisure derived activities like video viewing. As we can see in the data the viewing frequency of long form content on desktop devices still eclipses tablet viewing frequencies. Producers have an opportunity to create specialized tablet centric content to entice viewers to remain engaged and increase viewing frequencies on tablet devices.

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ONLINE VIDEO

Device type share of online video starts

Strong connection speeds, larger screen devices, and an abundance of content continues to drive share growth of online video starts for mobile devices.

Findings:

• Overall growth of mobile share of online video starts is up nearly7 percentage points YoY to 29%; 24% share growth

• Smartphone share of video starts is up 38% YoY• The share of mobile online video starts for longer form content

(via broadcaster sites) is almost 30% less than the mobile shareon the average site

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Insight:

Mobile is now a relevant part of online video, accounting for almost 1 in 3 video starts. Advertisers must diversify their strategies and have a mobile video ad buying solution to make sure their ads are targeted differently to a desktop based audience and a mobile audience and to ensure that the ad is supported in a mobile setting.

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Device specific share of online video starts

Online video viewing on mobile devices is being dominated by Apple. The introduction of the iPhone 6 and 6+ has only escalated the growth that Apple has seen within online video viewing.

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Findings:

• iPhone share of online video starts has a commanding lead over other smartphones with over two thirds of smartphone online video starts

• The iPad has an even larger piece of the tablet video viewing pie with more than four fifths of online video starts

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ONLINE VIDEO

Apple share of online video startsIn taking a step back and assessing the entire online video (unauthenticated) landscape, including desktop, Apple devices have a large share video viewing. Apple has been instrumental in the growth of digital video and continues to shape how consumers are viewing with their devices.

Findings:

• Nearly 1 in 4 online video views come from an Appledevice

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ONLINE VIDEO

Broadcast site video viewingViewing behaviors of video on broadcast sites provide a good window into the viewing behaviors surrounding longer form content, as this is typically what viewers view on broadcast sites

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Findings:

• In Q1 2015 the average monthly viewing time of content on a pervisitor basis was almost 8 min

• The time per visitor viewing this content has increased 7% YoY

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Insight:

Coupled with the increase in viewing frequency, the increase in viewing time is evidence of an industry that is not slowing down. The amount of time consumers spend in front of a screen, large or small, is destined to grow. With all of that attention being paid to such a small area, the competition for better content will only grow. This is an opportunity for media companies, who generally have good content, to reach an ever increasing audience and drive more alternative forms of revenue.

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ONLINE VIDEO

Online video ad viewing ratio growth

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The ratio of ad starts to video starts is highest on tablets and smartphones.

Findings:

• Programmatic video ad buying is increasing the number of adsviewers watch especially in the mobile space

• Tablet and smartphone ad start ratios are greater than desktop adstart ratios

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TV EVERYWHERE

Authenticated video growth by share of access type

TV Everywhere authenticated video starts see a continuation in growth; even during a period without unique landmark sporting events like the Olympics and World Cup.

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Findings:

• Authenticated video starts grew almost 300% over the pastyear

• Connected TV devices are a major driver of growth for the TVEverywhere market

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Insight:

It has been known that live sports programming is often the initial hook to drive consumers to take the time to set up TV-E accounts. Our past insights have clearly shown that after the event where the account is established, most consumers continue to use the service. Interestingly authenticated viewing growth is now being sustained and continuing in the absence of a major sporting event. It appears as if this technology has crossed the chasm and moved into the "Early Majority" stage.

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TV EVERYWHERE

Active monthly TV Everywhere share of Pay-TV subscribers

• As more options become available to viewers the penetration ofTV Everywhere into households continues to rise; active monthlyviewership was up 6% QoQ and up 40% YoY

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For those who are paying for television, active viewership growth remains strong.

Findings:

Insight:

Aided by the arms race of producers to provide apps for a growing number of devices, consumers can enjoy easier access to their premium content. TV Everywhere technology provides media companies with a necessary platform to help unlock value through added services, and provide an axillary channel with which to further engage their clients. This data reveals the untapped potential that has yet to be realized by the majority of pay-TV subscribers.

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TV EVERYWHERE

TV Everywhere share of authentications by access typeConnected TV devices have seen a huge growth in share of authenticated starts over the last year and becoming the go-to device for how consumers are watching TV Everywhere content

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Findings:

• Devices like Apple TV, Roku, and Xbox are more frequently turned toin order to stream authenticated content

• One in four authentications came from a connected device in Q12015; a 300% YoY share increase (50% QoQ)

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Insight:

Part of the impressive growth within the TV Everywhere space is thanks to an increase in devices that are connected to the television and solely designed to stream content. With the growth in popularity of these connected devices, the authenticated video market is poised to continue its growth

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TV Everywhere viewing on an Apple device (iOS) has always been popular, but it looks like Apple is increasing its dominance on a new front.

Findings:

• The growth of connected TV devices is being driven by Apple TV,doubling its share QoQ

• iPad authenticated viewing now accounts for 1 in 3 authenticatedvideo starts

• Google chrome users appear to be heavy consumers of TVEverywhere content with half of all desktop views coming throughChrome

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TV EVERYWHERE

TV Everywhere share of authentications by device type

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TV EVERYWHERE

TV Everywhere daily viewing behaviors

TV Everywhere viewing moves the heavily viewed “Thursday Night Line-up” to Wednesday.

• The highest share of video authentications occur on Wednesdays,followed up by the weekend

• The Friday night “TV Death Slot” is actually a popular time for bingeviewing

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Findings:

Insight:

Thought to be a simple model within linear TV, ad buying for the on-demand viewer is much more complex. Advertisers are forced to implement multiple campaigns across different periods of time for differing genres of content. Then add differing types of viewing behavior (like binge viewing) and it becomes even more complicated. However if advertisers employ a programmatic strategy to their ad buying, they will gain an advantage on the competition by creating campaigns that are more efficient and productive.

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TV EVERYWHERE

Video viewing frequency growth by access typeThe large growth of connected device viewing is also occurring with higher frequency. Connected device consumers are becoming deeply engaged with content watching more than iOS and Android users.

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Findings:

• The frequency of viewing on a connected device grew 33% YoY asthese devices continue to be an outlet for binge viewing

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METHODOLOGYThis report is based on consumer video viewing from 2014 and 2015. It consists of the aggregated and anonymous data from sites gathered from Adobe Analytics and Adobe Primetime

• 201 billion total online video starts• 2.85 billion TV Everywhere authentications• 300+ different sites and apps acting as access points for TV Everywhere

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• Ad start ratio: Total ad starts per video start

• Online video start: Any browser-based, unauthenticated video start.

• Viewing frequency: Video start per unique viewer.

• Monthly video view time: Average time spent per month viewing video per person.

• Authenticated video: Video content that requires credentials from multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD).

• Active monthly viewer: Viewer who authenticates at least once per month

• Monthly unique visitors: Total number of unique visitors per month.

• Access type• Browser includes Chrome, IE, Firefox, and Safari on both computers and mobile

devices.• iOS app is an app on any Apple mobile device.• Android app is an app on any Android mobile device.• Gaming console and OTT includes Xbox, PS4, Apple TV, Roku, and similar devices.

• TV Everywhere video viewing frequency −Authenticated video starts per monthly unique visitor.

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GLOSSARY

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Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015

Avg. Time Per Visitor Growth 100% 105% 101% 107% 107%

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TablesGrowth in Average Monthly Online Video Viewing Time per Visitor (Broadcast Sites)

3/1/14 4/1/14 5/1/14 6/1/14 7/1/14 8/1/14 9/1/14 10/1/14 11/1/14 12/1/14 1/1/15 2/1/15 3/1/15

Smartphone 100% 99% 91% 90% 86% 93% 103% 101% 101% 108% 105% 96% 113%

Tablet 100% 108% 110% 111% 103% 113% 114% 113% 121% 117% 120% 111% 127%

Desktop 100% 104% 103% 87% 87% 94% 102% 96% 103% 104% 103% 97% 100%

Online Video As Start-to-Video Start Ratio Growth

4/1/14 5/1/14 6/1/14 7/1/14 8/1/14 9/1/14 10/1/14 11/1/14 12/1/14 1/1/15 2/1/15 3/1/15

iOS 55% 35% 34% 49% 75% 88% 67% 65% 95% 103% 150% 137% 183%

Browser 17% 14% 11% 15% 21% 29% 25% 26% 39% 41% 48% 40% 53%

Android 13% 9% 9% 13% 20% 27% 23% 42% 37% 38% 48% 51% 50%

Connected TV Device 15% 10% 10% 19% 19% 29% 29% 37% 34% 65% 64% 75% 95%

TV Everywhere Authenticated Video Viewing Growth by Access Type