The share of video plays on tablets has remained flat for three years now, hovering pitifully below the 10% mark, all the while having to stand by and watch smartphones surpass them in every way imaginable – growing to account for around 45% of total video plays today. The industry has been talking about the death of tablets for some time now, but they are refusing to lay down and die – somehow managing to survive on scraps. The fall from grace is logical, as smartphones are no longer reserved exclusively for short-form content and have stolen a significant share from the early success of tablets. Ooyala’s Q3 Global Video Index found that time spent viewing long-form (over 20 minutes)…