On Sep 5, 2016, at 12:48 AM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Craig wrote:
Yes. The article I posted said 70% of time shifting is via DVR.
That is very far from the facts, as best we know them.
First off, according to previous articles, streaming TV is at least as
popular as using a DVR for time shifting, if not more so. According to this
article, streaming was more popular that DVR use.
https://petedeutschman.com/2015/01/27/linear-tv-dips-below-half-of-us-viewers/
This article says DVR use was 53% of time shift viewing, and online was 47%
of time shift viewing, and that was 1 1/2 years ago.
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/247581/time-shifted-tv-is-the-default.html
But oops, Craig, things are changing fast. Here's an article from the end of
June 2016. I wouldn't be too surprised if they miscounted DVR use, or maybe
they mean strictly in-system DVR as opposed to at-home PVR, but either way,
your reality is quite far from the reality. This article talks about overall
media consumption, it looks like, not just TV per se.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-tv-do-americans-watch-2016-6
Do the numbers. And pay attention that they give hours and minutes, so you
have to convert to hours to do the percentages.
If you subtract time spent listening to radio and watching DVDs, you get,
according to this one, that adults watch 8.65 hours of video daily, 52.3% of
which is "live TV." And that number is declining. But don't jerk your knee
just yet.
The DVR number is tiny. Adults only use DVRs for 6.2% of their video viewing
time on average. Again, I bet that this is in-system DVR service, and that
"live" viewing includes use of a PVR for time shifting. Still, that just
reduces use of linear viewing, that makes no substantial difference to your
assertion that 70% is time shifted via DVR.
According to this most recent article, people are streaming a whopping 47.7%
of their total daily video consumption, which is what I've been telling you
for months now. Remember? I said that about 1/2 of daily consumption of video
was streaming online?
One would expect all devices to rise as we move to streaming services.
It also says that PC use is rising, although it says "tablets" are rising
even faster. As of now, PC and tablet use are about the same. But again,
these numbers by device are always suspect. For instance, where are the
streaming boxes listed?