Second Screen by the Numbers, Q1 2014 - more growth, more engagement, more monetization

2nd Screen Q1 2014 infographic

2nd Screen Viewing Experiences:
73% of TV Everywhere views are on a 2nd Screen.  ReelSeo.  Feb 6th  http://www.reelseo.com/73-tv-everywhere-mobile/
89% of video views on the BBC’s iPlayer are VOD vs. Live.  52% of video requests came from mobile http://www.nscreenmedia.com/tablet-dominate-iplayer-tv-requests-end-2014/
Auto-authentication reduces TV Everywhere abandonment rate from 50% to 10% http://news.synacor.com/Press-Releases/Synacor-and-Midcontinent-Communications-Deploy-Auto-Authentication-for-Sochi-TV-Everywhere-Result-i-163.aspx

2nd Screen Companion Experiences:
35% of 1st screen time is 2nd screened, of which 1/3 is with related content.  41% of that to follow-up on TV ad, 11% to interact with TV, 14% social about TV program, 24% discovery.  Milward Brown http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/222041/its-a-multi-screen-world.html

2nd Screen Growth:
Year over year, share of time spent watching videos on tablets and mobile devices has increased 719% since Q4 2011, and 160% year-over-year since Q4 2012  http://iq.videonuze.com/article/ooyala-mobile-and-tablet-video-surges-by-719-since-q4-2011
Mobile video ad spend will increase 82.1% in 2014.  eMarketer.  http://www.admonsters.com/blog/mobile-video-revenue


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The Oscars, Roku and the BBC - Revealing the future of TV

It's been another fast-paced week in the digital video and second screen industries.  While the OTT video world is still reeling from the previous week's announced Disney Movies Anywhere service (a serious threat to UltraViolet) and Marvel's announcement of an exclusive output deal with Netflix (continuing to threaten HBO), second screen took a shot in the arm from the Oscars, and Roku mounted an attack on Chromecast.  At a glance:

• "Watch ABC" did Second Screen for the Oscars "right"
• Ellen broke Twitter
• Roku announced their "streaming stick" device
• Dish struck a deal with Disney to delay commercial skips
• FreeWheel was acquired by Comcast
• The BBC announced the death of analog for it's Channel 3 service
• An Aereo lost its court battle in Salt Lake City and Denver