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Sena shows why viewers tune in

Sena Decision AI shows broadcast teams why viewers tune in, which ads they recall, and what would make them switch channels. Every figure traces to a viewer answer, a campaign photo, or the team's own files.

  • 190+ countries
  • 5M+ consumer network
  • 250+ integrations
Live readingsExample broadcast tv
Top reason viewers tune in
Story
Named by 42% of viewers
Ad recall by segment
38%
Recall the spot, ages 25 to 34
Channel viewers would switch to
Rival B
Pull for 46% of those leaving
Monthly ad revenue at risk
372,372
From 93,093 viewers at risk
every figure opens a viewer answer or dated promo photo
BEYOND THE RATINGS

TV audience measurement counts who watched

TV audience measurement shows how many people watched each show and daypart. Programming and ad sales teams also need to know why viewers chose it and what would pull them to a rival.

Ratings show the drop, viewers know why

Ratings track a show losing viewers week by week. The reason sits with the viewer: the time slot, the story, or a rival channel.

Sena:Sena captures consented input from viewers on why they tune in, why they left, and which rival they watch, by segment and market.

Advertisers ask for more than reach

TV ad measurement shows how many people saw the spot. Advertisers renewing a schedule ask what viewers took from it.

Sena:Sena captures ad recall and stated intent from viewers who saw the spot, in each market.

Show promos run off the screen too

Show launches book billboards and posters across the market. The media plan shows the booking.

Sena:Sena photographs each tune-in billboard and poster the promo plan books, with location and date.

The decisions

Four decisions broadcast teams make

Sena adds viewer answers and campaign photos to TV audience measurement and settles these four decisions.

Decision 01

Find why viewers tune in or switch away

Viewers state why they watch a show, which slot suits them, and what they would switch to, read against the team's TV viewing trends.

Decides:Which shows to renew, move, or promote, and in which market.

See product decisions →
Decision 02

Show advertisers what viewers took away

Viewers state which ads they recall, what they took from them, and whether the ad changed what they chose, by segment and market.

Decides:Which proof of TV advertising effectiveness goes into the renewal pitch.

See sales decisions →
Decision 03

Price local TV advertising by audience fit

Viewers state which shows and dayparts they watch and which categories they plan to buy, market by market.

Decides:Which dayparts and packages to price up, and which advertisers to pitch.

See revenue and pricing decisions →
Decision 04

Confirm the promo campaign ran where booked

Each tune-in poster gets a dated photo at its booked location, and viewers state whether the promo brought them to the show.

Decides:Which placements earn the next launch budget.

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HOW A TEAM CHECKS EACH FIGURE

Each audience figure traces to its source

Sena ties every figure to the answer or photo behind it, so a team reads each one beside the TV audience data it already holds.

Consented input, checked before it counts

Each answer comes from a viewer who chose to share it. Every capture clears a multi-level QA flow. Sena declines a capture that misses the check, and the decline stays visible.

A geo-verified photo per show promo billboard and poster

Each promo reading carries its photo, location, and date. A placement counts as live once a photo confirms it.

AUDIENCE AT RISK

Count the viewers a rival can win

Ratings give the first count: the weekly viewers of a show. The team enters the second, the share who would switch to a rival show or channel, and checks it against viewer answers by segment and market.

  • The share leaning to a rival
  • The rival shows and channels viewers name, and what would keep them
  • Ad revenue at risk, from the team's own monthly ad revenue per viewer
Audience at risk calculatorExample figures
StayingAt risk
Viewers a rival can win
93,093
Monthly ad revenue at risk
372,372

The audience at risk calculator shows the viewers a rival can win and the monthly ad revenue at risk.

A walkthrough on one show

A walkthrough runs Sena on one show in one market, from viewer answer to the programming decision.

By team

Which broadcast team owns the question?

Pick the closest fit, and the walkthrough starts from that team's question.

How it works

How Sena answers a market question

Step 01 · Capture

Capture

Sena captures geo-verified photos and consumer activity in the markets a question names, when the question needs it.

Step 02 · Read

Read

Sena reads those captures beside the files and systems already in use, across 250+ integrations.

Step 03 · Compare

Compare

Sena compares the market against the plan and shows each gap, with every figure traced to its source.

TV ANALYTICS, TWO WAYS

How viewer answers extend TV audience measurement

AreaCommon methodSena
Viewer choiceTelevision audience measurement by show and daypartViewers state why they tune in or switch away
Ad proofReach, frequency, and TV attribution modelsAd recall and stated intent from viewers who saw the spot
Local packagesRatings by daypartWhich categories each daypart's viewers plan to buy
Show promosMedia plans and placement reportsGeo-verified photos of each named billboard and poster
AuditingRatings, ad sales, and promo reports matched by handEach viewer figure carries its answer or campaign photo

One show, one market, one decision

Talk to the Rwazi team about one show, one market, and the decision on the table this quarter.

FAQ

Questions broadcast teams ask

01 What is TV audience measurement?
TV audience measurement is the practice of counting who watches each show, channel, and daypart to set ad rates and plan programming. Sena, a Decision AI with access to real-world data, brings decision intelligence to broadcast teams by adding consented viewer input and geo-verified campaign photos to a team's TV analytics, so each figure traces to the answer or photo behind it.
02 How is a TV audience measured?
Television audience measurement draws on metered homes, set-top data, and streaming logs, then projects the result to the market. TV audience measurement shows how many people watched, and Sena adds why they chose the show and what would make them switch channels, by segment and market.
03 How do teams read TV audience demographics?
TV audience demographics usually come from the ratings service: age, gender, and household for each show and daypart. Sena adds what each segment would watch next, and why TV viewing trends differ by market, from consented viewer answers, so programming teams schedule for the viewers each daypart can win.
04 How does TV ad measurement work?
TV ad measurement starts with reach and frequency, and TV attribution links airings to the sales that follow. Sena adds ad recall and stated intent from viewers who saw the spot, so ad sales teams show what viewers took away.
05 How do stations price local TV advertising?
Stations price local airtime on the audience each daypart delivers in one market. Sena captures the shows local viewers name and the categories they plan to buy, so ad sales teams match advertisers to each daypart and price spots on the buyers each show delivers.
06 How do advertisers judge linear TV advertising?
Advertisers judge linear TV advertising on reach, cost, and what viewers took from the spot. Sena captures ad recall and the choices viewers say the spot changed, read beside the station's own ratings and ad sales files. That gives each renewal pitch a recall figure next to reach.
07 Which systems does Sena connect to for broadcast teams?
Sena connects to the systems broadcast teams already run across 250+ integrations, including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics, and reads uploaded Excel, CSV, and PDF files. Viewer answers and campaign photos join that data, so one answer covers the team's own TV audience data and the reasons behind it.