TY - BOOK AU - Odunaiya,Odukorede Odukorebo AU - Agoyi,Mary TI - ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL TV PY - 2022/// KW - Social media KW - Dissertations, Academic N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Management Information Systems Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 132-140) N2 - ABSTRACT The rise in social media use is one that has infiltrated TV viewing a as lots of TV viewers now combine TV viewing with social media which has given birth to the social TV phenomenon. This new phenomenon is becoming a norm in the world today and gaining the attention of researchers. Lots of broadcasting channels are now investing more in order to operate both on TV na social media to make sure they retain their viewers. With little known about how social TV (STV) strategies can be harnessed by the broadcasting industry in order to increase and sustain their viewers, this study brings new insight to the social TV phenomenon by investigating the effect of game uncertainty and social media use (SMU) on social TV engagement in generating network loyalty (NL). The study also analyzed the mediating effect of severity between game uncertainty and social media use with social TV engagement. SmartPLS 3 was used to analyze the survey data of 364 participants for the proposed model, and the findings from the study revealed that game uncertainty and social media use have a positive effect on social TV engagement, which positively influences network loyalty. In addition, it was seen that severity mediates the relationship between game uncertainty and social media use with social TV engagement ER -