Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Pew: 36 Percent Watch News Videos Online

The Pew Research Center's State of The Media 2013 study, released Wednesday, found that the 36 percent of U.S. adults who choose to watch news video online are likely to have a college or graduate degree, make over $75,000 annually and be under 49 years of age. 53 percent of smartphone owners watch news online and more adult Americans watch news clips online than sports videos (22 percent) or political clips (also 22 percent).

But, according to THR,  despite a significant number of Americans engaging with online video, ad revenue on video isn't as significant. The study cited data estimates from eMarketer showing that digital news video only accounts for $4.15 billion of the $42.58 billion in digital advertising revenue in 2013.

Online "news video does not necessarily have a clear or simple path to becoming a major form of news in the future," the authors of the report wrote. "Producing high-quality video -- or even streaming it live -- can be costly, and the payoff is not clear. Video advertising, while on the rise, amounts to just 10 percent of all digital ad revenue and just 2 percent of total ad revenue."

The Pew Research Center survey arrives as many legacy news organizations are increasing their investment in online video and competing with new media outlets in the space.

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