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Highlights, data, and fun facts from 2017<\/p>\n

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As the New Year begins, we\u2019ve put together a snapshot of what JW Player has been up to in the last 12 months. 2017 was a huge year for our company as we sped up our growth, expanded into new markets around the world, developed 36+ new features, and brought video to more screens than ever.<\/p>\n

The industry\u2019s moving rapidly<\/a>\u2014and we\u2019re in the fast lane. Here are highlights from our year in video.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

AT A GLANCE<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Based on all-network data, January-December 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

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168 Billion <\/h2>\n

Total number of plays<\/p>\n

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5,300 <\/h2>\n

Total number of plays per second on average<\/p>\n

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32 Billion<\/h2>\n

Total number of ad impressions<\/p>\n

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489 Million<\/h2>\n

Total hours of time watched<\/p>\n

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51<\/h2>\n

Number of hours a commercial plane takes to fly around the world.<\/a><\/p>\n

The plane would make 9.6 million trips in the total time that viewers watched JW Player videos. <\/p>\n

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***<\/strong><\/p>\n

PLAYER & PLATFORM<\/h1>\n

Our lightweight player and customizable platform worked harder, better, faster, and stronger in 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5.5 Billion<\/h2>\n

Number of seconds of video transcoded<\/p>\n

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2.2 Million<\/h2>\n

Number of dashboard sessions<\/p>\n

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4.8 Million<\/h2>\n

Number of videos uploaded to JW Platform<\/p>\n

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5 minutes, 54 seconds<\/h2>\n

Average length of a video uploaded to JW Platform<\/p>\n

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***<\/strong><\/p>\n

JW8 UPDATE<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In 2017, we debuted the world\u2019s fastest HTML5 player, JW8<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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22%<\/h2>\n

Percentage of customers who adopted JW8<\/a> within the first 3 months<\/p>\n

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RECOMMENDATIONS ENGINE<\/strong><\/h1>\n

JW Player is much more than a player. Our video intelligence produced a huge number of incremental plays and monetization opportunities in 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2.1 Billion<\/h2>\n

Number of plays from Recommendations<\/p>\n

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532 Million<\/h2>\n

Number of ads delivered via Recommendations<\/p>\n

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***<\/p>\n

MOBILE<\/strong><\/h1>\n

With 53% of mobile users\u00a0abandoning sites<\/a> that don\u2019t load within three seconds, we\u2019re invested in supporting a strong mobile experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

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41%<\/h2>\n

Percentage of plays on mobile devices across all networks in\u00a0December 2017<\/p>\n

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***<\/p>\n

FLASH DEPRECATION<\/strong><\/h1>\n

2017 saw a continued decline in Flash, and our data is in line with what\u2019s happening throughout the industry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7.23%<\/h2>\n

Percentage of plays in Flash by end of Q1, JW Platform<\/p>\n

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2.08%<\/h2>\n

Percentage of plays in Flash by end of Q4, JW Platform<\/p>\n

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***<\/strong><\/p>\n

OUR CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In 2017, we served publishers in every country in the world. They come from all industries and push the boundaries of success. Our publishers have:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Been honored by the United Nations<\/a><\/p>\n

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Produced a live event every 18 minutes on average somewhere in the world<\/a><\/p>\n

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Used video to promote conservations of Unesco World Heritage Sites<\/a><\/p>\n

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Created the first, live surf cam<\/a><\/p>\n

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Worked with Derek Jeter to tell first-person athlete stories<\/a><\/p>\n

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Promoted healthier eating by bringing calorie counts to restaurant menus<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hit 1 billion plays<\/a><\/p>\n

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And much more . . .<\/p>\n

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Ready to join this thriving global JW community? 2018 promises to be our biggest year yet, and we invite you to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

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Schedule time to talk with one of our video experts about becoming a video-first publisher:<\/p>\n

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Let’s Talk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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