The 2017 U.S. Cross-Platform Future in Focus report by Comscore reveals significant trends in digital media, highlighting that mobile usage, particularly smartphones, has driven recent growth, accounting for 69% of digital media time spent. The report includes insights on audience behaviors, noting that mobile media use surpassed 1 trillion minutes monthly and that many large digital properties now heavily rely on mobile audiences. Additionally, major events like the U.S. presidential election spurred notable increases in digital news consumption across leading platforms.