NEW YORK/PRNewswire/ -- Web series network blip.tv, one of the Internet's largest independently owned and operated video properties, today announced the results of a new study focusing on original web video. Blip.tv commissioned the study with Dynamic Logic, the world leader in digital insights, to offer valuable data and key insights into how, when and where blip.tv audiences are watching online video. The study also shines a light on viewers' attitudes towards online advertising, key information helpful to marketers as they seek to reach and engage broad audiences beyond traditional television. This is the largest research initiative to date focusing on original web video.
Digital Video on the Rise, TV Viewership Shrinking
According to Dynamic Logic, blip.tv viewers are watching more online video and less television compared to six months ago. While they aren't cutting the cord entirely, they are cord shaving: watching nearly 9% less cable television, while increasing their viewing of content on a PC by 26%. Viewers also report spending 19% more time watching video content on a mobile device than six months ago and 18% more time viewing video on game consoles.
Indicating the evolution of web series as a primary form of entertainment, findings show that viewers of original series watch content most often during prime-time hours, 8-11pm. The second most common time for people to watch web series is 6-8pm.
Advertising More Accepted in Original Web Series
When asked about their online advertising preferences, 35% of blip.tv viewers chose banner ads as the preferred form of advertising, followed by pre-rolls coming in second at 15%. Of note, viewers of original web series responded more positively to advertising than viewers of television content online. The research showed that 43% of blip.tv's audiences had a positive reaction to advertising in front of original web series content. However, when asked the same question about advertisements in front of television content streamed online, users were less receptive, with only 30% reacting positively.
"We commissioned this study, the largest research project to date on viewers of original series, to gain a deeper understanding of how and when people are engaging with online content," said Dina Kaplan, co-founder of blip.tv. "It's clear from the research that web series fans are beginning to watch less television, while at the same time increasing the amount of content consumed on the web. It's also significant that our viewers are more accepting of advertisements on web series, perhaps because fans are grateful to the advertiser for making the show possible. That's a very different mindset, for a viewer, than seeing an ad on a show that was originally created for television."
Demographics
Counter to conventional wisdom of the age of people consuming large amounts of video online, the Dynamic Logic study shows the average viewer of a web series is 33 years old, college educated (60%) and almost evenly divided between men (51%) and women (49%).
"As the sophistication and availability of online and mobile video increases, consumers will pursue the content they want, regardless of the medium," said Lindsay Leon-Atkins, director of custom solutions for Dynamic Logic. "In this study, we found that digital video is now a factor during prime-time hours; this audience should not be ignored by marketers."
About this Study
Research was conducted via a survey among 1,500 blip.tv viewers. Dynamic Logic's AdRadar? technology identified online panelists who viewed blip.tv videos in the past month.
About blip.tv
Blip.tv is the place to discover the best in original Web series from both professional and up-and-coming producers. It gives viewers free access to a wide variety of dramas and comedies, series about sports, videogames, food, fashion and more, and makes it easy to find what you want when you want it. The company currently syndicates series to iTunes, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, roku, Verizon FiOS, TiVo, Sony TVs and elsewhere. Blip.tv hosts more than 330 million video views per month and shares all advertising revenue with producers on a 50/50 basis. Please visit http://blip.tv for more information.
About Dynamic Logic
Millward Brown's Dynamic Logic (www.dynamiclogic.com) is the world leader in digital insights. Founded in 1999 as a pioneer of the digital revolution, Dynamic Logic helped establish the Internet's true marketing value to business by developing solutions that measure beyond click-through to quantify the full brand impact of online advertising. Now, as Millward Brown's Digital Practice, Dynamic Logic continues to lead the industry ? developing innovations to optimize and track digital ad impact, specializing in emerging media platforms, and integrating insights across all digital and non-digital media. For marketers, agencies, and publishers alike, Dynamic Logic offers the most cutting-edge and adaptable solutions to make the most of every digital marketing dollar.
SOURCE blip.tv