The #1 Entertainment Related Information? Movie Trailers and Previews
The Diffusion Group recently published a report on how online consumers find and interact with ERI, Entertainment Related Information. One of the key findings is that trailers and previews are the most important ERI for online consumers.
Here’s a closer look:
Who Uses Entertainment-Related Information? 76% of all online viewers read/view ERI. The highest engagement came from 18-24 year olds (57%) and the lowest came from 55-64 year olds (35%). The other segments are linear between these extremes.
What Are The Most Important Types of ERI? Movie trailers/previews are the #1 most important ERI to online consumers.
| Type of Entertainment Related Information | Importance |
| Movie trailers / previews | 65% |
| Schedules / Release dates | 57% |
| Analysis / Reviews | 47% |
| Celebrity Interviews | 47% |
| Viewer discussion / comments | 42% |
| Celebrity relationship news | 36% |
| Snippets / posts from celebrities | 31% |
What Sources Are Used to Access ERI? Online video viewers access ERI via a variety of online sites with varying degrees of frequency.
| Sources Used to Access ERI | Daily | Weekly | Occasionally |
| Yahoo / Google homepage | 37% | 65% | 87% |
| Social media sites | 38% | 52% | 72% |
| News / TV show sites | 24% | 56% | 84% |
| Friends / family | 20% | 54% | 86% |
| Show / movie / celebrity sites | 13% | 36% | 61% |
| Gossip newspaper / magazines | 13% | 40% | 72% |
| Gossip sites / shows | 12% | 50% | 72% |
About the Methodology
The study surveyed 2000 online video viewers aged 18 to 65 in late 2012 and early 2013. This data was supplemented by other original research by TDG. The main focus of the study was to investigate and quantify the extend to which social entertainment information is used for second-screen of social TV activity.
TDG, The Diffusion Group is a research and advisory firm focused on multi-screen video and the connected consumer; on understanding the shifting industry dynamics and consumer trends that will determine the nature of these markets for the next three to five years. You can learn more about them at tdgresearch.com