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TDG: Binge viewing is pervasive

August 10, 2017 16.00 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

TDG Research (PRNewsfoto/TDG Research)

In the US, 86% of adult broadband users binge view at least occasionally, with 58% of 18-34s binging daily, according to The Diffusion Group (TDG).

TDG’s new analysis identifies and profiles three groups of adult broadband users in terms of their binge viewing habits: 1) Heavy Bingers (binge daily, comprise 14 percent of ABUs), 2) Medium Bingers (binge monthly but not daily, comprise 51% of ABUs), and 3) Light/Non-Bingers (21% of ABUs that binge less than once a month, 14 percent that do not binge at all).

Importantly, TDG analysts found that the frequency of binging is strongly correlated with the viewer’s age. For example, 58 percent of Heavy Bingers are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 56% of Light/Non-Bingers are age 45 and older.

“The fact that 31 percent of Heavy Bingers are between the ages of 18 and 34 further illustrates just how different millennial viewing habits are from those of older generations,” notes Michael Greeson, ptesident and principal analyst at TDG.

“For more than a decade, TDG has predicted and observed a structural transformation in what it means to ‘watch TV,’ with viewing behavior slowly changing from an activity defined by flipping between different live shows on different networks, to one characterized by on-demand binging of individual series.”

As these consumers age and younger generations steeped in quantum habits follow behind them, Greeson argues that this behavior will only become more prominent, further impacting programming and distribution strategies.

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Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: binge viewing, Michael Greeson, TDG, The Diffusion Group, US Edited: 10 August 2017 16:00

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