Over 80% Indians Keen To Watch Movies and Soaps on Mobiles

-Vuclip, the world's largest independent mobile video and media company, today released its third quarter 2013 Global Video Insights with stunning revelations around consumers' mobile video viewing habits and preferences. With responses from more than 50,000 people globally, including approximately 8,000 from India, the survey reveals a high consumer appetite for watching full-length movies and television shows on their mobile phones even in areas lacking fast network speeds. The survey shows that 62% of Indian respondents prefer to view movies or TV serials instead of short movie clips on their phones. At 79%, this preference for long form content is extremely high among the age group of 18 years and under. Additionally, 89% of all respondents say they would watch their favourite movie on their mobiles if it was made available. If divided further by gender, 90% of male respondents and 84% of female respondents from India say they would view their favourite film via mobile.

Of the total respondents likely to indulge in mobile movie viewing, 97% are in the 18 and under age group. In addition to movies, TV shows have emerged as favourites with 81% of respondents saying they would prefer to watch their favorite TV serial on mobile, if available. This preference is particularly strong amongst the 18 and under age group at 95%. These findings further show how the youth in India are driving the growing trend of long form content consumption via the mobile. Despite this rapid growth, however, concerns remain. For example, the high cost of data access tops the list with 39% of respondents citing this concern. This was followed by buffering at 19% and the lack of interesting content at 12%. "When you see what the under-18 crowd is interested in, that's when you know you have a lens into the future of mobile. We're seeing an important shift as people become more engaged in viewing full movies and television episodes. And apps offer the best possible user experience for this," said Arun Prakash, Chief Operating Officer of Vuclip. "Naturally, consumers do have some hesitations about cost and buffering, but through a combination of the penetration of apps and the deployment of network-friendly adaptive bit rate streaming technologies, these issues can be addressed."

Top Searches

As part of this quarter's global video insights report, Vuclip aimed to find the most searched terms. Below is a snapshot of top searches in Q3, reflecting the content preferences of the India audience. These focus primarily on the ABCD of content -- A: Astrology, B-Bollywood, C- Cricket and D- Devotional -- but Bollywood also rules the roost with Indians showing a clear preference to search for movies.

1. Shuddh Desi Romance

2. Grand Masti

3. Cricket

4. Katrina Kaif

5. News

6. Aurangzeb

7. Ganesh Festival

8. Astrology

9. Shakira

10. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Methodology

All of the statistics in this report were gathered via a global survey conducted over eight days. There were more than 50,000 respondents. Users were provided with seven multiple-choice questions and had the option to opt out. No incentives were provided for responding. To see full survey results please view this link. The information on top searches is a result of our ability to collect anonymous information about what users are searching for, what country they're in, and what devices they're using.