Tim Mulligan

Move Toward the Cloud is Real and Happening in 2019

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 Dec 2018

Following a raft of announcements at AWS reIgnite , Amazon Web Services (AWS) held a private press and analyst session last week to talk about its new tool AWS Elemental Media Connect . This new tool…

US Cord Cutting Q3 2018
SVOD Users the Driving Force

Report by Tim Mulligan

7 Dec 2018

Cord cutting is now a firmly entrenched component of the pay-TV business, especially in the US. Pay-TV providers of all kinds continue to shed subscribers each quarter, all against the backdrop of a continually…

Global Video Forecast 2018–2025

Report by Tim Mulligan

6 Dec 2018

2018–2025 will represent an epoch-defining era for video as streaming supplants analogue as the main technology for delivering content to TV audiences. In 2018 streaming video subscriptions already…

Friends for Life? Warner Media and Netflix Renegotiate Frenemy Deal

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

6 Dec 2018

The revelation that Warner Media (previously Time Warner, and acquired by AT&T in June 2018) has negotiated a clause in its 2019 licensing agreement with Netflix for ageing sitcom Friends highlights…

Orange Has Bold Ambitions For Financial Services

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

4 Dec 2018

Last week, Orange held a press and analyst briefing to discuss its plans for Orange Bank and the progress to date. Orange is one of Europe’s leading converged telcos. It is aggressively rolling out fibre…

In for a Penny, In for a Pound…Netflix and the Imminent Pinewood Studio Agreement

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

4 Dec 2018

Over the weekend news broke about streaming video on demand (SVOD) global leader Netflix being in advanced stages of its negotiations with the owners of Pinewood Studios (UK), to secure a long-term lease…

Digital Sports Viewing will increasingly become a shared experience

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

30 Nov 2018

On November 28 Eleven Sports, the streaming SVOD insurgent, announced the rollout of a potentially disruptive feature called ‘ Watch Together ’. Watch Together adds private video group functionality…

BT Unveils BT Plus v2.0

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Nov 2018

BT will be offering a WiFi guarantee as part of the next iteration of BT Plus, its premium home broadband and 4G bundle. This includes a new Smart Home Hub 2 (router) along with one disc that connects…

BT Sport Continues to Drive Innovation

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

23 Nov 2018

BT Sport will broadcast this weekend’s EE Wembley Cup live on YouTube using remote production over EE’s 5G network; a world first according to BT Sport. The sporting event is an exhibition football…

Huawei Is A Force To Be Reckoned With In 5G

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

22 Nov 2018

Huawei held its annual global mobile broadband forum event in London this week. It was a great opportunity for the network vendor to demonstrate its leadership in 5G and appease key stakeholders on security…

The Implications Of Amazon’s Bid For Fox’s Regional Sports Networks

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

21 Nov 2018

Hot on the heels of 21CF (21 st Century Fox) securing a renewal of its multi-year distribution deal with the leading US pay TV operator AT&T; 21CF’s regional US Sports networks are now in play. According…

The English Premier League And The Risks Ahead

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 Nov 2018

Last week’s appointment of Susanna Dinnage to the post of chief executive of the English Premier League marked a watershed moment in the history of Europe’s most valuable sports league. For a start,…

Why AT&T is Renewing Its Fox Distribution Relationship

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 Nov 2018

Yesterday , leading US telco AT&T publicly announced the multi-year renewal of its programme distribution deal with Fox Networks Group. AT&T negotiated the deal with 21 st Century Fox assets,…

5G Represents a Marriage Made in Heaven For the Cable Industry

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

14 Nov 2018

Last week MIDiA Research was invited to participate on a panel at the Cable Next Gen Europe event in London, to discuss convergence and the impact of 5G for cable providers. The gathering largely focused…

MIDiA Research Predictions 2019

Report by Alistair Taylor, Georgia Meyer, Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller

8 Nov 2018

In this report MIDiA Research analysts present their predictions for what will be the big trends in digital media and tech, across music, video, media, brands, marketing, games and sports in 2019. Key…

Twitter’s Q3 Earnings Usher in The New Normal For Public Tech Companies

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

25 Oct 2018

Today’s Twitter Q3 earnings represents a signature change in big tech and the value criteria ascribed to publicly traded consumer facing tech companies. For the first time in Twitter’s five years…

Netflix Q3: The SVOD Giant Pushes On, but the Tail Risks Are Mounting

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

17 Oct 2018

Yesterday’s Q3 earnings results for Netflix were welcomed by a Wall Street unnerved by last week’s US stock sell off and fear that the tech majors, the growth engine for the 10-year bull run, are…

The Fan Bingbing Story and What it Means for China’s 2018 Video Transformation

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

11 Oct 2018

China has come a long way in short time in video. Going hand in hand with the dramatic economic expansion the Country has experienced, China’s domestic box office alone increased 19-fold between 2007…

The State of California Goes Head to Head with The US Department of Justice on Net Neutrality

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

2 Oct 2018

The Golden State is renowned for doing things differently from the rest of the US and, yesterday, its liberal credentials were reiterated by California Governor Jerry Brown signing net neutrality legislation…

MIDiA Data Spotlight: Video Piracy
P2P Holding on in Emerging Markets

Cover image for MIDiA Data Spotlight: Video Piracy

Report by Tim Mulligan

1 Oct 2018

This is part of MIDiA’s data snapshot series in which we spotlight curated consumer datasets. Figure 1: P2P Video Piracy is Relegated to Niche Audiences in Developed Markets but Still Has…