3 Audience Insights from the 2014-15 TV Season

As summer is now in full swing, the 2014-15 broadcast television season is officially history. Just before the start of the season, in September, we examined how the previous year’s renewals often times had greater success in social engagement. For example, The Blacklist was not only last year’s breakout hit, but also had the most…

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3 Insights from the Classic Hip-Hop Radio Format Flip

At Affinity Answers, we are in the business of extending reach based on brands’ social engagement with other brands. The brand, while always evolving, shows evidence of this change slowly on social media; for example, engagers migrate from Facebook to Instagram over a period of twelve months. These changes are generally initiated by the users…

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When Good Partnerships Go Bad

At Affinity Answers, we are in the business of unlocking the power of mutual affinity to help our clients figure out which celebrities (or TV shows, websites, etc.) are most relevant to fans of their brand on social media. These insights have added a lot of value for clients, as seen in our case studies. However, mutual affinity cannot predict when celebrities will act inappropriately or how events might be judged in the court of public opinion. Today, when outrage on social media is more common than not, we thought it would be interesting to look at how people engage with these celebrities on social after a major scandal. Do fans of the brand become less engaged with the celebrity? Most importantly, what implications does this have for brands?

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Fall TV Success Hinges on Audiences as Much as Viewers

Just as we did in our last blog post, we take a look at another sign that fall is here: the start of the new television season. Although we are in a time when cable networks’ year-round schedules and shortened seasons have prompted broadcast networks to follow suit, this event still holds particular significance because of its tradition, and more importantly, the financial health of the “Big Five.” In a marketplace with heightened competition for eyeballs, it has become increasingly necessary for a program to establish itself as its own brand, reaching the consumer wherever she is.

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