CATALOG DISCOVERY · EIGHT WEEK ORGANIC STUDY

Can a social clip change what people watch next?

Can a social clip change what people watch next?

Can a social clip change what people watch next?

We tracked 107 unboosted posts across six film and television titles, then compared viewing before and after each selected post.

We tracked 107 unboosted posts across six film and television titles, then compared viewing before and after each selected post.

NO PAID BOOSTING

MEASURED WITH LUMINATE

Overboard (2018) poster
Ninjago: Dragons Rising poster
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon poster
The Grand Budapest Hotel poster
Ice Age poster
Gossip Girl promotional image

EIGHT WEEK SNAPSHOT

8 WEEKS

8 WEEKS

study period

107

107

unboosted organic posts

93

platform publishing accounts

151.6M

total organic views

THE QUESTION

Did attention from organic posts carry into catalog viewing?

Did attention from organic posts carry into catalog viewing?

Did attention from organic posts carry into catalog viewing?

For each selected post, we compared the title’s minutes watched during the following seven days with the seven days before publishing.

For each selected post, we compared the title’s minutes watched during the following seven days with the seven days before publishing.

COMPARISON WINDOW

01 · Seven days before

02 · Selected organic post

03 · Seven days after

THE HYPOTHESIS

Organic distribution can create measurable viewing activity beyond the social feed.

Organic distribution can create measurable viewing activity beyond the social feed.

If the right clip reaches enough people, some viewers should move from passive discovery to watching the title itself.

If the right clip reaches enough people, some viewers should move from passive discovery to watching the title itself.

STUDY DESIGN

We compared the same seven-day window before and after each post.

We compared the same seven-day window before and after each post.

01

Select posts

Identify organic posts tied to six catalog titles across the eight week period.

02

Measure viewing

Use Luminate to compare minutes watched before and after each selected post.

03

Compare the change

Review the direction and size of the change across all six selected titles.

RESULTS

Every selected title recorded more minutes watched in the next seven days.

Every selected title recorded more minutes watched in the next seven days.

45.6M

selected post views

6 TITLES

measured with Luminate

6 OF 6

higher minutes watched

Overboard (2018) promotional image with a 1068 percent post-period viewing increase

+1068%

Overboard had the largest post period increase.

The selected post reached 2.7M views. A low starting baseline makes the percentage change especially large.

Ninjago: Dragons Rising poster thumbnail

NINJAGO

+36.1%

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon poster thumbnail

SHAUN THE SHEEP

+20.3%

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster thumbnail

GRAND BUDAPEST

+15.5%

Ice Age poster thumbnail

ICE AGE

+9.0%

Gossip Girl promotional image thumbnail

GOSSIP GIRL

+4.2%

Source: Luminate title level minutes watched. Observational comparison of the seven days before and after each selected post.

WHAT THIS MEANS

Organic clips can drive measurable catalog viewing.

Organic clips can drive measurable catalog viewing.

Social attention can carry beyond the feed.

Every selected title recorded more minutes watched after the measured post.

More clips create more chances to find what audiences respond to.

The largest increase followed one standout post. Testing more clips makes it easier to identify what performs best.

Catalog titles still have discovery potential.

Existing film and television libraries can generate new value when strong moments reach new audiences.

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