Comscore Announces French Launch of Video Metrix® Multi-Platform to Measure Video Audiences Across Smartphones, Tablets and Desktops

Launch Includes Mobile Video Reporting for YouTube and Its Partner Channels to Bolster Measurement of Distributed Content

Paris, France, April 12th, 2018 – Comscore, Inc. today announced the French launch of Video Metrix® Multi-Platform providing a single, unduplicated measure of digital video consumption across smartphone, tablet and desktop devices to give clients a deeper understanding of how, when and where video content is consumed. This launch also includes the introduction of enhanced mobile video reporting for YouTube and its Partner channels, helping content producers that participate in the YouTube Partner program improve the monetisation of their audiences across distribution channels.

“Today, we see more than half of French internet users accessing digital content on more than one device as the multi-platform majority continues to climb. Content producers and advertisers need a consistent, trusted way to evaluate audiences and transact in a platform-agnostic world,” said Anubhav Mehrotra, VP of Video and Cross-Platform products at Comscore. “The introduction of Video Metrix Multi-Platform marks another important milestone in cross-platform measurement.”

The introduction of Comscore’s digital video measurement product VMX MP now enables clients to:

  1. Get a holistic view of the audiences’ viewership for owned and competitive video content
  2. Quantify total, incremental and unduplicated viewership across smartphone, tablet and desktop
  3. Understand how engagement differs across platforms to more efficiently monetise and plan

“There is no doubt video consumption on mobile devices is increasing rapidly. This opens new fronts for advertisers and their agencies, and we have seen a proliferation of experiments with video content, formats, and delivery,” said Renaud Ménérat, President of the Mobile Marketing Association, France. “The ability to understand how, when and where the video content is consumed is key to ensuring the relevance of this communication channel, while delivering maximum value to content creators distributors. Within that context, the launch of Comscore’s multiplatform video measurement solution is a much-needed addition to the mobile industry.”

"Comscore recognises the importance of accurate, standardised measurements in our industry," said Emilie Chau, Head of Display & Programmatic at Artefact. "With the launch of Video Metrix Multi-Platform, we have consistent metrics with which we can finally understand where and how our target audience consumes video content."

Video Metrix Multi-Platform relies on the Comscore Unified Digital Measurement (UDM) framework, a hybrid measurement approach that utilises panels alongside direct measurement from video publishers via census tags. Video content publishers interested in participating in multi-platform digital video measurement can ensure comprehensive coverage of their viewing behaviour by implementing census tags and deploying Comscore’s mobile SDK. To learn more about tagging, please contact your Comscore account representative. For more information on Comscore Video Metrix Multi-Platform, please contact us.

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