Title

The Uses and Gratifications of Media Migration: Investigating the Activities, Motivations, and Predictors of Migration Behaviors Originating in Entertainment Television

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-3-2015

Publication Source

Journal Of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

Volume Number

59

Issue Number

2

First Page

318

Last Page

341

ISSN

0883-8151

Abstract

Increasingly, media consumers follow entertainment across media migrating from one medium to the next seeking to fulfill different needs. Using survey methods (N = 444), this exploratory research examines the underlying elements of media migration by studying the uses and gratifications of migration behavior. Specifically, findings of this survey identify migration activities, motivations, and predictors of migration. Results suggest that several of the top migration activities are strongly tied to Internet use. Findings indicate that media migration is motivated by different needs, including entertainment, escape, enlightenment, and more content-congruent exposure. Finally, amidst various predictors, the need for content-congruent exposure emerged as a strong predictor of migration.

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