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According to new research from Vindico, 80% of viewers abandon video advertising within the first half of ads. According to the research, full-episode players and video portal sites showed the highest rate of first-half abandonment. However, even though viewers did not complete ads, they were still exposed to the content. Vindico found that mid-rolls were the best format in terms of completion, with a 94% completion rate.

mediaME spoke to Samer Abdin, co-founder of Istikana.com, an online video-on-demand service for the Arab World. Samer shares his views regarding growth in online video, the importance of Arabic content, the latest in video advertising options and more.