Commuters are into videos

The smartphone is a constant companion among commuters.When, with what and how do we commute? Millions of people travel between home and work every day - often for several hours. Frustration about the monotonous driving is inevitable. The free app dailyme TV therefore asked its users about their commuting experiences. A total of 6,051 viewers of all ages and professions took part and bring to light: Every trip is only as dreary as you make it.Commuting what the transport network can holdAround two-thirds of respondents travel long distances every day on their way to school, to work or on their way home. One in five is even on the road at the weekend. This means that commuters quickly spend several hundred minutes a week on the road. Around half of those surveyed prefer to travel by car or public transport. Bicycles, cars and airplanes come in a distant second.For many, the most important companion: the smartphoneTo stay in touch with family, friends or business partners (40%), listen to music (43%), browse (37%) or watch videos (36%) - the mobile all-rounder is a must for most commuters. Almost everyone reaches for their cell phone sooner or later and benefits from its versatility. But analog pursuits like reading (20%), snoozing and sleeping (17%), and watching fellow passengers (15%) also provide relaxation on the road.The longer the ride, the better the entertainmentSounds paradoxical, but it's true. People who are on the road for longer have more time to relax and are more likely to get involved in something. Long distances can be conveniently shortened with videos. For example, half of passengers with travel times of feature film length or longer (more than two hours) amuse themselves with shorter or longer films. Commuters with travel times of up to one hour, on the other hand, are even slightly less likely to turn to moving image entertainment (33%). Regardless of the duration, however, videos on public transport are consistently the favorite among entertainment options and are watched by one in five public transport passengers.The data shows: dailyme TV is the best recipe against boredomHardly any traveler perceives the journey in crowded means of transport as leisure time. But regular, daily commuters in particular know how to make the most of this time. More often than occasional drivers, they resort to dailyme TV (71% vs. 58 %) and thus make the most of the trip. Instead of fretting about long drive times and miserable mobile Internet, they find their previously customized and downloaded TV content available to them offline at dailyme TV, regardless of an Internet connection. Jonathan Dähne, Managing Director of dailyme TV, explains: "Who hasn't experienced this: overcrowded trains, delayed trains and actually you would prefer to be at home already. Before you get frustrated day in, day out, you can make better use of your travel time. Of course, hardly any app works on the way, and you can usually only dream of an Internet connection. And yet, with dailyme TV, you can even gain some free time: Instead of watching TV at set times, favorite shows can be watched at any time, even on the way to work, leaving more time at home for loved ones. "Thanks to this sophistication, dailyme TV users are far more likely to perceive their commutes as a relaxing "forced break" and use them to get things done that they wouldn't otherwise get to. For example, dailyme TV gives those who missed the 8 p.m. news a second chance: They can watch the latest informative or entertaining content from channels such as ProSieben, SAT.1 as well as the public channels, distract themselves with one of the more than 500 timeless movie highlights or immerse themselves in exciting series. Best of all, new episodes are automatically downloaded overnight to your cell phone or tablet via Wi-Fi, so that your personal TV program is fresh every day: "daily me TV".