Hanna Kahlert

Hanna is one of our expert analysts, helping drive MIDiA’s research into the future of digital entertainment. Her key areas of interest are cross-entertainment audience behaviour, the creator economy, and social platforms.

Year of change
Themes that will shape entertainment in 2023

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Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin, Hanna Kahlert, Kriss Thakrar, Ashleigh Millar, Tatiana Cirisano, Annie Langston, Perry Gresham, Samuel Griffin, Ben Woods and Srishti Das
This report deep dives into the themes identified in MIDiA’s 2023 predictions report. These themes will drive innovation in the digital entertainment landscape in 2023 across music, video, games, audio, cultural trends, and the creator economy. Expect 2023 to be a of period significant disruption and innovation forced upon the digital entertainme...
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Love is (not) sharing a password: Why Netflix’s crackdown on account sharing is a longer-term gamble

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Hanna Kahlert
After a successful trial in Latin America, Netflix is planning to roll out its solution to account sharing worldwide over the next year, called ‘ paid sharing ’. For every user on an account who does not share the same IP address as the account holder, the account holder will be charged an addit...
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Reintroducing scarcity
How entertainment can find value amid the growing digital clutter

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Hanna Kahlert
Games, sports, music, video, audio, and social content all compete not only for consumers’ attention (and money), but also their fandom. However, the oversaturation of content is devaluing entertainment itself, by overly commodifying it. Entertainment businesses and content providers will need to rethink how to generate better value for audiences...
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