65 Percent of Digital Media Population in Italy is Now ‘Multi-Platform’, Accessing the Internet from Both Desktop and Mobile Platforms
MILAN, Italy, November 20, 2014 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, announced the launch of MMX® Multi-Platform in Italy, the next generation of digital audience measurement and media planning. Building on MMX®, Mobile Metrix® and Video Metrix® from the Comscore Audience Analytics suite, MMX Multi-Platform offers unduplicated accounting of audience size and demographics that reflects today’s multi-platform digital media environment. MMX Multi-Platform is available in nine markets worldwide including the European markets U.K., Spain, Germany, France and now Italy.
“With the launch of MMX Multi-Platform, Comscore is now able to provide to the Italian digital market with a holistic measurement system to gain insights on consumer experiences across devices.” said Fabrizio Angelini, Sensemakers CEO and Comscore exclusive re-seller in Italy. “This is another major step in the product innovation roadmap of Comscore, to bring the level of transparency and efficiency of the Italian market in line with those countries at the forefront of digital development.”
To learn more about MMX Multi-Platform, please visit: www.comscore.com/multiplatform. Those interested in requesting a live product demonstration should visit: www.comscore.com/MMX_Multi-Platform_Demo_Request
Multi-Platform Reporting Drives Value for Advertisers, Agencies and PublishersComscore MMX Multi-Platform demonstrates total unduplicated audience reach across both desktop and mobile (smartphone + tablet) platforms, providing a single metric that accounts for publishers’ digital media audiences. This unduplicated view of behavior is particularly important as consumers increasingly navigate digital content – including websites, videos and apps – between and across screens.
Top 3 Online Tagged PropertiesThe total digital media population in Italy reached 33 million unique visitors/viewers in September 2014, with 65 percent of that population accessing the Internet from both desktop and mobile platforms.
MMX Multi-Platform Top 3 Tagged Properties by Total Digital PopulationSeptember 2014Total Italy (Age 15+ on iOS & Android platforms for Mobile)Source: Comscore MMX Multi-Platform
Total Digital Population – Unique Visitors/Viewers (000)*
Desktop**
Mobile***
Total Internet : Total Audience Italy
33,058
27,628
26,978
1
ItaliaOnline
24,267
21,402
8,818
2
Yahoo Sites
20,859
17,131
10,067
3
Banzai
18,998
13,337
11,458
*Note: MMX MP includes PC browsing, PC video stream and tagged mobile (smartphone and tablet) browsing and apps entities. **Desktop includes audience reached via video and will therefore differ from standard MMX rankings ***Mobile includes smartphone and tablet platforms
Inclusion of Mobile-Only Users Adds Considerably to Certain Publishers’ Total AudiencesThe greatest incremental percentage gains by including mobile-only users, who are not accounted for in desktop-based audience numbers, was for Shazam Entertainment Ltd, which was more than 20 times larger than its desktop audience. Several other media properties such as Notizieshock.net (incremental audience of 303 percent), Blastingnews.com (98 percent), and Populis (84 percent) nearly doubled their audience sizes with the inclusion of their mobile audiences.
MMX Multi-Platform Top 20 Properties Ranked by Mobile Audience Incremental % to DesktopSeptember 2014Total Italy (Age 15+ on iOS & Android platforms for Mobile)Source: Comscore MMX Multi-Platform
Unique Visitors/Viewers (000)
Total Digital Population
Desktop*
Mobile**
Mobile-Only
Mobile Audience Incremental % to Desktop
Total Internet : Total Audience
5,430
20%
Shazam Entertainment Ltd
5,385
194
5,213
5,191
2679%
AccuWeather Sites
2,594
160
2,453
2,434
1524%
NOTIZIESHOCK.NET
2,536
629
1,960
1,907
303%
BLASTINGNEWS.COM
4,389
2,216
2,479
2,173
98%
Populis
9,887
5,377
5,702
4,510
84%
DIRETTA.IT
3,831
2,172
2,333
1,659
76%
IDG Network
3,523
2,007
1,902
1,517
ILFATTOQUOTIDIANO.IT
6,805
4,157
3,665
2,648
64%
Axel Springer SE
7,826
4,965
4,017
2,862
58%
Indeed
2,286
1,467
1,021
819
56%
Viacom Digital
2,446
1,582
1,089
865
55%
AOL, Inc.
7,460
4,896
3,485
2,564
52%
LeGuide.com Sites
2,539
1,709
1,022
829
49%
5,661
42%
Ask Network
7,162
5,281
2,569
1,881
36%
RCS Media Group
16,711
12,492
8,672
4,219
34%
Dailymotion
4,727
3,589
1,809
1,137
32%
Mode Media (formerly Glam Media)
3,284
2,501
984
783
31%
Michelin Group
2,169
1,657
644
512
Purch
2,549
1,983
702
566
29%
*Note: Desktop includes audience reached via video and will therefore differ from standard MMX rankings **Mobile includes smartphone and tablet platforms
Publishers: Tag to Ensure Inclusion in MMX Multi-Platform As part of Comscore's commitment to a global rollout, this version of the product has been developed based on Comscore's innovative census based methodology that enables in-market mobile measurement without the need of a traditional mobile panel, using census-only methodologies. The output delivers person-centric measurement for tagged entities. It is therefore crucial for publishers with a need to understand or monetize their mobile audiences to help this measurement work harder for their market by tagging all pages and apps. Only tagged entities will feature in rankings.
If you have any questions about implementing these additional tags, please feel free to contact us: italia@comscore.com.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, expectations regarding the impact and benefits to Comscore from the MMX family of products, financial or otherwise. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the features and characteristics of the products, the rate of development of the digital marketing intelligence, Internet advertising and e-Commerce markets; the growth of the Internet as a medium for commerce, content, advertising and communications; and the acceptance of new products and methodologies by the industry, including existing and prospective clients.
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