Digital Ad Views In Long-Form Video Up 86%: FreeWheel Report

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People viewing TV online are watching more commercials, which in turn is making more content available, according to a new report.

The fourth-quarter "Video Monetization Report" from FreeWheel, which provides distributors and programmers with technology to manage and monetize content, also found that TV Everywhere is spreading, with the amount of live and long-form content being watched on an authenticated basis increasing rapidly.

Ad views in long-form content were up 86% in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago, according to FreeWheel. And the completion rates for 30 second spots and 15 second spots are above 90%. Both figures suggest that the old notion that online users won't tolerate commercials was false, and that the traditional TV business model holds up on digital devices even as the number of commercials per break rises. There were 3.2 ads per break in the fourth quarter compared to 2.8 ads a year ago.

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Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.