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Gossip Girl tops with Pay TV

The premiere of Gossip Girl was the highest rated drama ever on Foxtel.

So claims the Sydney Morning Herald in an article that points towards new marketing techniques with audience groups.

Foxtel has targeted 1300 young women with “Tupperware” style parties that provide opinions and create word-of-mouth marketing.

Members are given publicity material, exclusive previews and clips to distribute and are asked for their feedback.

The focus groups vote on the sexiness of the cast, pass information on to their friends and host screening parties. In return they collect points that can be redeemed for prizes, such as mobile phones, jeans and other items of clothing.

Access is also a key component to the show’s successful launch. Gossip Girl benefits from being on FOX8 which is part of the basic subscription packages, unlike the previous season of Love My Way and Satisfaction on top tier packages. The series is masterminded by Josh Schwartz who created The OC.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

One Response

  1. It was the most rigged thing ever! I did a survey to become a member and afterwards they literally told me I wasn’t cool enough to join the group!!! Pft, what would a computer survey know?

    I wish they had chosen me, I have been watching show for weeks now and have already gotten half my friends addicted to it. It’s not brilliant, in fact it’s trash, but it’s enjoyable trash….

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