[opendtv] MobiTV: Size Matters for Mobile TV Viewing

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:00:12 -0500

http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/104666

MobiTV: Size Matters for Mobile TV Viewing
08.11.2010.

MobiTV, which delivers mobile video programming to major cellphone carriers, 
today released statistics based on its 2010 World Cup coverage, shining new 
light on mobile TV demographics.

MobiTV says its platform delivered more than 100 million minutes of coverage 
from ESPN Mobile TV with 100 percent uptime. This volume of coverage delivered 
to the world's largest managed mobile media subscriber base affords the company 
a deeper look into a number of viewing trends and behaviors from mobile video 
users in the U.S.

When it comes to screen size, MobiTV learned the bigger the better, charting 
the following average minutes viewed per screen size during World Cup coverage:

* 5 inch screen - 118.2 average minutes viewed
* 4 inch screen - 102.2 average minutes viewed
* 3 inch screen - 67.4 average minutes viewed
* 2 inch screen - 61.1 average minutes viewed

MobiTV also captured platform preference for various social personas. Viewers 
were identified by the most likely reason they purchased a device. For example, 
the 'Business Person' uses their mobile device to check e-mails and manage 
their schedule, while the 'Gadget Geek' is more interested in multimedia.

Typical Viewer           Platform    Min. per Viewer

Gadget Geek              Android     125.7
Sophisticated Tweenager  BREW         84.0
TREO Loyalist            PALM         84.0
Status Seeker            iPhone       77.8
Business Person          RIM          65.4
Tweenager                WinMo        62.7

Gadget Geeks and Sophisticated Tweenagers had the highest minutes per viewer, 
yet Status Seekers viewed more games and on more days.

California and New York states lead World Cup viewing on mobile with 12.9 
percent of viewing coming from the Los Angeles area and 10.1 percent attributed 
to New York City-based soccer fans. Chicago and San Francisco rounded out the 
top four DMAs:

* Los Angeles - 12.9 percent
* New York - 10.1 percent
* Chicago - 6.0 percent
* San Francisco - 4.4 percent

Top days and times for viewing World Cup action confirm the mobile medium as a 
supplement to at-home viewing. Weekday games played at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time 
had the highest average minutes per game, and weekdays accounting for more than 
72 percent of total viewing.

"As the mobile device evolves into a multimedia powerhouse, and as the screen 
sizes increase in both size and resolution, consumers will demand more relevant 
and live content," said Charlie Nooney, CEO, MobiTV, Inc. "Although mobile TV 
does not replace our traditional TV viewing habits it does provide a viable 
alternative. Similar to the need to be connected to email, friends and family, 
being connected to the latest news and events will drive consumers to mobile 
television."
 
 
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