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TORONTO, CANADA, April 21, 2008 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on the Canadian online video market, based on February 2009 Comscore Video Metrix data, which showed that 21 million Canadians viewed more than 3.1 billion videos online during the month. The average Canadian online video viewer spent 10 hours viewing videos in February, up 53 percent from their average viewing time last year.
“Canada’s high broadband penetration and tech savvy Internet users make it an optimal environment for online video to flourish,” said Bryan Segal, vice president of sales, Comscore Canada. “The combined forces of reach, high engagement and ‘sight, sound and motion’ make online video a particularly attractive brand-building vehicle for online advertisers.”
Google Sites Holds Commanding Lead in Canadian Video Market Google Sites led as the most popular video destination in February with more than 1.6 billion videos viewed (52 percent share of all videos), and YouTube.com accounting for nearly 99 percent of videos viewed at the property. Microsoft Sites ranked as the second most popular video destination with 55.6 million videos viewed (1.8 percent share), followed by Yahoo! Sites with 45.7 million videos (1.5 percent share).
Top Canadian Online Video Properties* by Videos ViewedFebruary 2009Total Canada – Home and Work LocationsSource: Comscore Video Metrix
Property
Videos (000)
Share (%) of Videos
Total Internet : Total Audience
3,107,826
100.0
Google Sites
1,625,244
52.3
Microsoft Sites
55,645
1.8
Yahoo! Sites
45,697
1.5
Megavideo.com
36,828
1.2
CTVglobemedia
25,200
0.8
Dailymotion.com
20,930
0.7
Facebook.com
19,470
0.6
Viacom Digital
18,190
Turner Network
12,368
0.4
Fox Interactive Media
11,694
*Rankings based on video content sites; excludes video server networks. Online video includes both streaming and progressive download video.
Canadians Watched Nearly 150 Videos per Viewer in February
More than 21 million Canadian viewers, or 88 percent of the total Canadian Internet population, watched an average of 147 videos per viewer in February. Google Sites attracted the most viewers with 18.2 million watching an average of 89 videos per viewer during the month. Microsoft Sites drew 7.1 million viewers, while Facebook ranked third with 5.8 million viewers.
Top Canadian Online Video Properties* by Unique ViewersFebruary 2009Total Canada – Home and Work LocationsSource: Comscore Video Metrix
Unique Viewers (000)
Average Videos per Viewer
21,129
147.1
18,171
89.4
7,113
7.8
5,848
3.3
4,954
9.2
2,895
4.0
2,718
7.7
2,678
6.8
2,329
10.8
1,940
19.0
CBS Interactive
1,879
3.0
Other notable findings from February 2009 include:
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Contact:Sarah RadwanickDirector, Regional Product MarketingComscore, Inc. +44 (0) 20 7099 1784worldpress@comscore.com