Major News Stories Drive June Surge in U.S. Online Video Viewing to Record 157 Million Viewers

Michael Jackson Death and Iran Elections Propel Significant Gains at Top Online Media Properties

RESTON, VA, August 14, 2009 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released June 2009 data from the Comscore Video Metrix service, showing that more than 157 million U.S. Internet users viewed video online during the month, the largest audience recorded for a single month. The surge in video viewing is primarily attributable to important news stories circulating in June, including Michael Jackson’s death and the Iranian elections, which generated sizeable gains particularly at major media properties such as Viacom Digital (includes MTV), Microsoft Sites (includes MSNBC) and Turner Network (includes CNN).

Top 10 Video Content Properties by Videos Viewed

In June, Google Sites once again ranked as the top U.S. video property with 7.6 billion videos viewed, with YouTube.com accounting for more than 99 percent of all videos viewed at the property. Viacom Digital ranked second with 774 million videos (4.0 percent of the online video market) followed by Microsoft Sites with 696 million (3.6 percent) and Blinkx with 623 million videos viewed (3.2 percent).

Top U.S. Online Video Content Properties* by Videos Viewed
June 2009
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

Videos (000)

Share (%) of Videos

Total Internet

19,497,470

100.0

Google Sites

7,634,579

39.2

Viacom Digital

773,554

4.0

Microsoft Sites

695,661

3.6

Blinkx

23,442

3.2

Fox Interactive Media

597,734

3.1

Turner Network

496,101

2.5

Hulu

372,686

1.9

Yahoo! Sites

370,731

1.9

CBS Interactive

195,102

1.0

AOL LLC

134,782

0.7

Top 10 Video Content Properties by Viewers

More than 157 million viewers watched an average of 124 videos during the month of June. Google surpassed its all time high with more than 112 million unique viewers during the month, followed by Microsoft Sites with 73 million viewers (9.5 videos per viewer) and Fox Interactive Media with 59 million viewers (10.1 videos per viewer).

Top U.S. Online Video Content Properties* by Unique Viewers
June 2009
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

Unique Viewers (000)

Average Videos per Viewer

Total Internet

157,137

124.1

Google Sites

112,563

67.8

Microsoft Sites

72,913

9.5

Fox Interactive Media

59,467

10.1

Turner Network

52,119

9.5

Yahoo! Sites

50,287

7.4

CBS Interactive

41,659

4.7

Viacom Digital

40,148

19.3

Hulu

36,859

10.1

AOL LLC

24,125

5.6

FACEBOOK.COM

16,959

4.0

Top Video Ad Networks

In June, Tremor Media ranked as the top video ad network with a potential reach of 74.4 million viewers, or 47.4 percent of the total viewing audience. Yume Video Network ranked second with a potential reach of 66.5 million viewers (42.3 percent penetration) followed by Broadband Enterprises Video Network with 64.1 million viewers (40.8 percent).

Top U.S. Online Video Ad Networks by Unique Viewers
June 2009
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

Unique Viewers (000)

Viewer Penetration

Total Internet

157,137

100.0%

Tremor Media - Potential Reach

74,427

47.4%

YuMe Video Network - Potential Reach

66,527

42.3%

Broadband Enterprises Video Network - Potential Reach

64,072

40.8%

BrightRoll Video Network - Potential Reach

56,723

36.1%

Platform-A Video Network - Potential Reach

55,103

35.1%

Break Media Video Ad Network - Potential Reach

33,017

21.0%

Nabbr Network - Potential Reach

19,523

12.4%

Other notable findings from June 2009 include:

  • 81.2 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video.
  • The average online video viewer watched 453 minutes of video, or nearly 7.6 hours.
  • 111.8 million viewers watched 7.6 billion videos on YouTube.com (67.9 videos per viewer).
  • 53.6 million viewers watched 524 million videos on MySpace.com (9.8 videos per viewer).
  • The average visitor to Hulu watched 10.1 videos, totaling more than an hour of videos per visitor.
  • The duration of the average online video was 3.7 minutes.

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Bill Daddi
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646-370-1341
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