Tim Mulligan

The new chair of the FTC and antitrust 2.0

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

22 Jun 2021

The appointment of Lina Khan on June 15th to chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to be a transformational one in the history of the world wide web. Khan came to prominence with an…

The crowd still matters for live sports broadcasting

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

17 Jun 2021

At opposite sides of the globe, two top-flight international football events have kicked off over the last week. In semi-vaccinated Europe the month-long Euro 2020 tournament began on Friday June 11th,…

Netflix versus Amazon Prime Video – depth versus breadth

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 Jun 2021

The first half of 2021 has been a year of continued change and disruption for subscription video. The global incumbent subscription video on demand (SVOD) leaders, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, have…

The rediscovered power of time-seasoned brand equity

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

4 Jun 2021

Discovery CEO David Zaslav has proposed that the new combined Discovery / Warner Media entity will be known as Warner Bros. Discovery . This is a recognition that leveraging brand equity will be crucial…

Video consumer snapshot Q1 2021
US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea, Brazil

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Report by Tim Mulligan

31 May 2021

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This slide deck presents consumer demand for video subscription services and streaming consumption, with detail for streaming services and video consumption preferences. The data is pulled from MIDiA’s…

Why video streaming needs to stop fighting the last consumer war

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

28 May 2021

Video streaming services have achieved mainstream engagement, with binge viewing now eclipsing linear TV viewing as the leading form of TV show consumption. While the digital disruptors may revel in their…

This time Amazon really does have Bond in its sights

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

20 May 2021

MGM , which holds the largest film and TV library in Hollywood, is finally in play – and likely to be acquired by tech major and video streaming behemoth Amazon. With a rumoured price tag of $9 billion,…

The rise of the silver streamer

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

11 May 2021

MIDiA’s webinar last month on future-proofing growth and curtailing subscriber churn post-pandemic focused on the emerging trends which will define the next year as we emerge from the COVID crisis,…

Why Netflix is now the canary in the peak streaming coal mine

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

5 May 2021

After 10 years of uninterrupted growth, culminating in the entertainment bonanza of the great lockdown of 2020, Netflix is now post-growth after missing Q1 subscriber targets. Cue a 10% fall in Netflix’s…

The rise of the silver streamer
55+ demographic reshapes video streaming

Report by Tim Mulligan

30 Apr 2021

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2020 brought video streaming into the mainstream, resulting in an aging consumer base as later adopters embraced the digital-first behaviour. With binge viewing typically occurring at the start of on-demand…

Sports Fans Consumer Snapshot Q1 2021

Report by Tim Mulligan

28 Apr 2021

Introduction This slide deck presents sports fans consumer snapshot covering video services, live-TV sports viewing, sports highlights viewing, free live digital sports viewing, device viewing, sports…

The first virtual Oscars makes the Academy Awards look a lot like the real world

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

26 Apr 2021

Yesterday saw the 93rd Academy Awards take place. Better known to the movie-consuming public as the Oscars, the 2021 ceremony was ground breaking in a number of crucial ways. Despite being held (as ever)…

Future-proofing growth and curtailing subscriber churn post pandemic

Report by Tim Mulligan

22 Apr 2021

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Future-proofing growth and curtailing subscriber churn post pandemic webinar slides.

Why is D2C okay for HBO, but not Manchester United?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 Apr 2021

A decade-long threat from Europe’s wealthiest football clubs to break away and form a league of its own has finally become a reality with the announcement of the formation of the Super League. AC Milan,…

What live in 2021 can learn from live in 1921

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

16 Apr 2021

Nearly a hundred years ago in July 1921, the entertainment world changed forever thanks to the efforts of David Sarnoff, a Belarusian emigree to the US who headed up the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).…

Video consumer snapshot Q4 2020
US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea, Brazil

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Report by Tim Mulligan

30 Mar 2021

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This slide deck presents consumer demand for video subscription services and streaming consumption, with detail for streaming services and video consumption preferences. The data is pulled from MIDiA’s…

D-Day for sports has finally arrived (…in Italy)

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

29 Mar 2021

Last Friday the sporting world moved one pivotal step closer to a streaming-first future. Sports video subscription service DAZN has now secured the rights to broadcast all Serie A matches for the next…

The billion-dollar content play: Why Amazon is intentionally overpaying for its NFL rights

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

22 Mar 2021

Last Thursday , the sports ecosystem breathed a collective sigh of relief. The NFL, the world’s most valuable sports league, secured an 11-year broadcast deal worth a staggering $100 billion. This…

Disney+ at 100 million: The second shockwave of the D2C big bang moment has begun

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 Mar 2021

At its annual shareholder meeting yesterday, Disney announced that Disney+ had reached the 100 million subscriber mark in the 16 months since it first launched. For comparison, global subscription…

Q4 2020 US D2C deep dive
An attention recession looms

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Report by Tim Mulligan

28 Feb 2021

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The US market is starting to see initial signs of fatigue as the D2C disruptors begin to reduce monthly user engagement among the three dominant incumbent subscription video on demand services. Netflix,…