Integral Ad Science’s Q2 2015 Media Quality Report
highlights the state of media quality in global online
advertising across display and video inventory. Integral
processes hundreds of billions of impressions quarterly
and is thus able to analyze the industry on a broad and
representative level, across multiple media quality metrics:
TRAQ (TRue Advertising Quality), Brand Risk, Viewability, Ad Fraud, and enhanced video metrics.
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Integral Ad Science’s Q4 2015 Media Quality
Report highlights the state of media quality
in global online advertising across display and
video inventory. Integral processes hundreds
of billions of impressions quarterly and is thus
able to analyze the industry on a broad and
representative level, across multiple media
quality metrics: TRAQ (TRue Advertising
Quality), Brand Risk, Viewability, Ad Fraud,
and enhanced video metrics.
All percentages based on impressions analyzed in Q4 2015.
3. TRue Advertising Quality Score
Moderate to Very High Risk
In view as per MRC standard
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US DISPLAY SNAPSHOT
TOTAL 597
TRAQ SCORE
TOTAL 12.1%
BRAND RISK
TOTAL 44.7%
VIEWABILITY
TOTAL 10.5%
AD FRAUD
TRue Advertising Quality Score
1,000250
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
568 646
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
3.0%
11.0%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%
Moderate to Very High Risk
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
13.0% 8.2%
In view as per MRC standard
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
53.6%41.5%
In view as per MRC standard
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
53.6%41.5%
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
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BRAND RISK BY LEVEL
BRAND RISK BY CATEGORY
US DISPLAY
D RISK BY LEVEL
VERY HIGH
HIGH
MODERATE
9.8%
1.7%
0.6%
12.1%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
OVERALL
6.8%
1.1%
0.4%
8.2%
10.5%
1.8%
0.7%
13.0%
BRAND RISK BY LEVEL
VERY HIGH
HIGH
MODERATE
9.8%
1.7%
0.6%
12.1%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
OVERALL
6.8%
1.1%
0.4%
8.2%
10.5%
1.8%
0.7%
13.0%
ADULT
ALCOHOL
HATE SPEECH
ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL DRUGS
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
BRAND RISK BY CATEGORY
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
17.5%
16.1%
42.3%
7.0%
11.8%
2.8%
2.5%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
23.3%
13.6%
11.3%19.1%
4.7%
2.0%
26.1%
ADULT ALCOHOL HATE SPEECH ILLEGAL
DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL
DRUGS
OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
ADULT
ALCOHOL
HATE SPEECH
ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL DRUGS
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
BRAND RISK BY CATEGORY
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
17.5%
16.1%
42.3%
7.0%
11.8%
2.8%
2.5%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
23.3%
13.6%
11.3%19.1%
4.7%
2.0%
26.1%
ADULT ALCOHOL HATE SPEECH ILLEGAL
DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL
DRUGS
OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
5. VIEWABILITY BY TIME
VIEWABILITY BY AD SIZE
US DISPLAY
4
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
≥1s ≥5s ≥15s
53.6%
44.7%
41.5%
27.5%
16.1%
40.1%
26.5%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
OVERALLNETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
VIEWABILITY BY CHANNEL (TIME)
31.0%
18.8%
VIEWABILITY BY AD SIZE
≥1s
≥5s
≥15s 14.6%
26.0%
42.5%
LEADERBOARD
728x90
≥1s
≥5s
≥15s 17.0%
28.7%
41.9%
MEDIUM RECTANGLE
300x250
≥1s
≥5s
≥15s 22.7%
40.2%
57.3%
SKYSCRAPER
160x600
≥1s
≥5s
≥15s 25.0%
42.8%
HALF PAGE
300x600
57.7%
≥1s
≥5s
≥15s
BILLBOARD
970x250
15.2%
32.0%
51.7%
≥1s
≥5s
≥15s
PORTRAIT
300x1050
25.3%
34.9%
46.5%
6. TRue Advertising Quality Score
Moderate to Very High Risk
In view as per MRC standard
TOTAL 562
TRAQ SCORE
TOTAL 18.1%
BRAND RISK
TOTAL 29.1%
VIEWABILITY
TOTAL 10.0%
AD FRAUD
5
TRue Advertising Quality Score
Moderate to Very High Risk
In view as per MRC standard
GLOBAL VIDEO SNAPSHOT
TRue Advertising Quality Score
1,000250
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
536 693
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
6.1%
10.5%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%
Moderate to Very High Risk
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
18.5% 16.1%
Moderate to Very High Risk
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
18.5% 16.1%
In view as per MRC standard
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
53.7%25.3%
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
7. BRAND RISK BY LEVEL
BRAND RISK BY CATEGORY
GLOBAL VIDEO
6
D RISK BY LEVEL
VERY HIGH
HIGH
MODERATE 14.9%
2.9%
0.7%
12.6%
3.2%
0.2%
14.6%
2.9%
0.6%
18.5%
16.1%
18.1%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
OVERALL
BRAND RISK BY LEVEL
VERY HIGH
HIGH
MODERATE 14.9%
2.9%
0.7%
12.6%
3.2%
0.2%
14.6%
2.9%
0.6%
18.5%
16.1%
18.1%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
OVERALL
ADULT
ALCOHOL
HATE SPEECH
ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL DRUGS
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
BRAND RISK BY CATEGORY
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
13.6%
21.0%
40.2%
7.9%
11.4%
2.2%
3.7%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
19.9%
8.7%
21.7%
4.8%
1.5%
5.8%
37.6%
ADULT ALCOHOL HATE SPEECH ILLEGAL
DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL
DRUGS
OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
ADULT
ALCOHOL
HATE SPEECH
ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL DRUGS
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
BRAND RISK BY CATEGORY
NETWORKS &
EXCHANGES
13.6%
21.0%
40.2%
7.9%
11.4%
2.2%
3.7%
PUBLISHER
DIRECT
19.9%
8.7%
21.7%
4.8%
1.5%
5.8%
37.6%
ADULT ALCOHOL HATE SPEECH ILLEGAL
DOWNLOADS
ILLEGAL
DRUGS
OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
8. COMPLETION RATE IN VIEW
VIDEO ENGAGEMENT METRICS
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GLOBAL VIDEO
IMPRESSIONS ON AUTOPLAY
38.0%
IMPRESSIONS
WITH MULTIPLE VID
EOSONPAGE
6.4%
MOST COMMON PLAYER SIZE
300 x 250
1ST QUARTILE
MIDPOINT
3RD QUARTILE
COMPLETION
22.5%
21.8%
20.8%
19.4%
VIDEO: COMPLETION RATES IN VIEW
MOST COMMON IN-STREAM VIDEO CATEGORIES
Arts & Entertainment
News
Sports
Food & Drink
Technology & Computing
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9. Integral Ad Science is the leading provider of actionable
advertising intelligence for buyers and sellers of digital
media. Since launching the industry’s first preventative
brand safety solution in 2009, Integral has evolved into
a global media valuation platform that is the industry’s
standard for rating media quality. Integral focuses on a
comprehensive solution set that enables advertising to
appear in quality environments and receive favorable
exposures while allowing sellers to monitor and control
inventory quality and performance. Integral’s technology
drives improved visibility, efficiency, and ROI for all players
across the digital media landscape.
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