Movie trailers dominate Super Bowl XLIII viral videos, according to new BayTSP tracking report

February 2, 2009
Los Gatos, Calif.

Trailers for “Transformers 2”, “Angels and Demons” and “G.I. Joe”, along with spots for SoBe and Pedigree, topped the list of most popular Super Bowl commercials watched online, according to a viral video tracking report issued today by BayTSP.

BayTSP tracked propagation and viewership of more than 50 commercials aired during Super Bowl XLIII across more than a dozen video hosting sites, including YouTube, Daily MotionandYouKu. Viral video tracking and measurement is part of BayTSP’s larger business intelligence service used by the entertainment industry to analyze consumer interest in feature films and television shows.

“Viral video propagation and viewership is an increasingly reliable barometer for judging consumer interest,” said BayTSP CEO Mark Ishikawa. “The majority of Super Bowl ads were uploaded by fans to YouTube, but for this project we monitored video hosting sites worldwide.”

As of 10 a.m., Monday February 2, the “Transformers 2” trailer had been posted 350times and viewed more than 1.2 million times, according to BayTSP’s report. The “Angels and Devils” trailer appeared eight times and was viewed more than 431,000 times. The trailer for “G.I. Joe” was third, appearing 119times with more than 415,000 views.

SoBe’s NFL ballerinas and Pedigree’s adoption drive ads featuring a rhino, ostrich and warthog were released 24-48 hours in advance of the game, according to industry reports. BayTSP identified 11 copies of SoBe’s commercial, with a combined viewership of more than 333,000. Pedigree’s commercial appeared nine times for a total viewership of more than 262,000.

“The entertainment industry uses BayTSP’s business intelligence services to identify where consumers are posting their content online, what content is most popular and how many people are viewing it,” Ishikawa said. “Coupled with BayTSP’s enforcement services, content owners can more effectively target and control their online promotions. All of this is key to negotiating and enforcing revenue sharing agreements with content distributors and monitoring the effectiveness of online advertising and marketing campaigns.”

BayTSP will issue a follow up report on Friday, analyzing longer-term viewer interest in the commercials. Included below is a list of the number of unique clips for the top 10 commercials aired during the game and the number of unique views:

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