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Extreme Reach: 2020-Q1 Video Benchmarks

By May 14, 2020No Comments

Share of impressions by length (YoY share change) according to Extreme Reach:
1) 30s – 77% (↑ 8%)
2) 15s – 22% (↓ 6%)
3) 60s – 1% (↓ 1%)
4) 6s – < 1% (↓ 1%)

Share of impressions for 6s:
1) 2017-Q1 – 0.04%
2) 
2017-Q2 – 2%
3) 
2017-Q3 – 3%
4) 
2017-Q4 – 5%
5) 
2018-Q1 – 3%
6) 
2018-Q2 – 1%
7) 
2018-Q3 – 2%
8) 2018-Q4 – 1%
9) 2019-Q1 – < 1%
10) 2019-Q2 – 1%
11) 2019-Q3 – 1%
12) 2019-Q4 – 1%
13) 
2020-Q1 – < 1%

Share of impressions by device (YoY share change):
1) Connected TV – 37% (↓ 12%)
2) Mobile – 33% (↑ 8%)
3) Desktop – 23% (↑ 6%)
4) Tablet – 5% (↓ 2%)
5) Other – 2% (↓ 0%)

Wow: This was the first share drop for CTV since 2018!

Big question: What impact did COVID-19 have on the CTV share drop?

Quick answer: Unclear.  February/March was lower than January, but January was 7% lower than December.

Share of impressions for CTV by month:
1) Oct-19 – 46%
2) Nov-19 – 46%
3) Dec-19 – 48%
4) Jan-20 – 41%
5) Feb-20 – 35%
6) Mar-20 – 36%

Completion rate by device:
1) 
Connected TV – 97%
2) 
Tablet – 89%
3) 
Mobile – 78%
4) 
Desktop –  74%

Average view time by length:
1) 30s  – 26s (87%)
2) 15s  – 13s (87%)

Michael Beach

Michael Beach is the Chief Executive Officer of Cross Screen Media, a media analytics and software company that enables marketers to plan, activate, and measure CTV and linear TV at the local level. Michael is also the founder and editor of State of the Screens, a weekly newsletter focused on video advertising that is a must-read for thought leaders in the advertising industry. He has appeared in such publications as PBS Frontline, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Axios, CNBC and Bloomberg, and on NPR’s Planet Money podcast.