Streaming Media core metrics

Last update: December 13, 2024

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This page describes the available metrics when you enable Media Core for a report suite. See Streaming Media core dimensions for available dimensions.

Streaming Media core metrics provide basic reporting functionality to data collected through streaming media collection libraries. Use of these metrics require the Adobe Streaming Media Collection. Contact your Adobe Account Team for details.

When you enable Media Core under Media reporting, the following metrics are available:

Metric nameDescriptionSent withContext data variable
Average minute audienceThe total amount of time spent on a given piece of content, divided by its length for all of its playback sessions.
[Time spent] / [Media length]		Media Closea.media.averageMinuteAudience
Content completesTriggers when a piece of content completes. This metric does not necessarily mean that they viewed the entirety of the content; they could have skipped ahead. It only means that they reached the end of the content.a.media.complete
Paused impacted streamsA boolean that triggers if one or more pauses happened during the playback of content.Media Closea.media.pause
Pause eventsThe count of pauses that happened during a playback session.Media Closea.media.pauseCount
Total pause durationThe total duration of all pause events, in seconds.Media Closea.media.pauseTime
Content startsThe first frame of media is consumed. If a user drops during an ad or during buffering, this event does not trigger.Media Closea.media.play
10% progress markerThe playhead passes the 10% marker of content based on length. This marker is only counted once, even if seeking backwards. If seeking forward, skipped markers are not counted.Media Closea.media.progress10
25% progress markerThe playhead passes the 25% marker of content based on length. This marker is only counted once, even if seeking backwards. If seeking forward, skipped markers are not counted.Media Closea.media.progress25
50% progress markerThe playhead passes the 50% marker of content based on length. This marker is only counted once, even if seeking backwards. If seeking forward, skipped markers are not counted.Media Closea.media.progress50
75% progress markerThe playhead passes the 75% marker of content based on length. This marker is only counted once, even if seeking backwards. If seeking forward, skipped markers are not counted.Media Closea.media.progress75
95% progress markerThe playhead passes the 95% marker of content based on length. This marker is only counted once, even if seeking backwards. If seeking forward, skipped markers are not counted.Media Closea.media.progress95
Content resumesA boolean that triggers when content is resumed after more than 30 minutes of buffer, pause, or stall period. Also triggers if set by the player on the VideoInfo trackPlay.Media Closea.media.resume
Content segment viewsA boolean that triggers on the first frame of viewed segment.Media Closea.media.segmentView
Media startsA boolean that triggers when the media initially loads. This event includes ads, buffering, and errors.Media Starta.media.view
Content time spentThe total event duration for all events of type PLAY on the main content, in seconds.Media Closea.media.timePlayed
Unique time playedThe total amount of time that unique content is played, in seconds. This metric excludes time played when viewing repeat content, such as seeking backwards.Media Closea.media.uniqueTimePlayed

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