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Quick Take: Google Home Counters The Echo Threat By Introducing Payments

Zach Fuller

1 Jun 2017

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Google have released a new Google Payment API with specific emphasis on voice capabilities. The service will allow Google Home device users to pay in-app or online with any verified credit or debit card saved to their Google account via products such as Google Play, Chrome and YouTube.

Why the Voice Control Landscape Will Be So Competitive

Zach Fuller

26 May 2017

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Withthe success of Prime and the Echo, Amazon at present is experiencing the same halo effect that graced Microsoft in the 90s and Apple in the 00s. Withtheir finger on the pulse of everything from entertainment (Manchester by-the-sea, American Gods) to drones, there appears to be a consensus that s...

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Xbox Starts Rolling Out $9.99 Games Subscription Service, Game Pass

Karol Severin

26 May 2017

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Xbox has announced that its subscription service, Game Pass , will be launching on 1st June to all Xbox Live users. Xbox Live Gold members receive early access from 24th May. Game Pass offers over 100 Xbox One and backwards compatible Xbox 360 games, which users can download and play.

Who’s Leading The Streaming Music Pack?

Mark Mulligan

25 May 2017

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At MIDiA Research we are currently in the final stages of producing the update to our annual landmark report: The State Of The Streaming Nation, a report which compiles every streaming market data point you could possibly need.

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Amazon Ups Its Game In The UK & Germany

Tim Mulligan

23 May 2017

Media and Marketing

Today Amazon announced that it is rolling out Amazon Channels in the UK. This is an add-on for Amazon Prime members which allows them to add premium video channels to their monthly subscription. The channels range from Discovery, Eurosport Player, ITV Hub+, hayu, MUBI, BFI Player, MGM, Hopster to Sh...

Tencent’s Online Games Revenue Understates The Company’s True Gaming Power

Karol Severin

19 May 2017

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Tencent published its financial results for Q1 2017 this week. Online Games revenues grew by 34% to RMB 22.8 billion (approximately $3.3 billion at the current exchange rate). To illustrate the degree of its dominance in the gaming world, this alone is more than EA’s and Activision’s revenues co...

The Internet’s Adolescence: The Real World Catches Up Eventually

Mark Mulligan

19 May 2017

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I started my career as an internet analyst back in the period of the dot-com bubble. They were heady days in which anything seemed possible. The world was changing in unprecedented ways and the possibilities were endless.

Why Netflix Is A Next Generation Network And Why Amazon Is A Next Generation Operator

Tim Mulligan

19 May 2017

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10 years on and the digital landscape is a mobile-centric landscape, with global online video consumption due to reach 50% penetration rates in 2019 (based on the MIDiA Research video forecast modeling).

Vivendi-Havas: A Music Industry Perspective

Zach Fuller

18 May 2017

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After a quiet period in which music and media assets in general were perceived to be in irreversible decline, the narrative is suddenly changing. The boost in revenue from streaming and the allure of consistent income that comes with the transition to recurring subscription revenue seems to have pro...

How Tencent’s Appeal To Western Games Companies Drives Its Global Gaming Domination

Karol Severin

12 May 2017

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Tencent announced a $90 million investment into Pocket Gems, a US-based studio best known for its major titles Episode and War Dragons. It is hardly news that Tencent has been on a gaming acquisition spree over the past few years.

New Report: Snap Inc Q1 2017 - Declining User Growth Exacerbates Rising Costs

Zach Fuller

12 May 2017

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Following the release of its first earnings call since its IPO in March, Snapchat creator Snap Inc has seen its stock price drop 28% to its lowest price since going public. The development increasingly reflects investor uncertainty as to whether the company will be able to continue following a perio...

Latest MIDiA Research Reports: An Overview

Mark Mulligan

11 May 2017

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Throughout Q1 2017 MIDiA Research has taken a close look at the latest shifts, trends and consumer insights within the digital marketplace across the 4 key areas of Video, Media, Music and Games. MIDiA reports address market forecasts and growth patterns by coverage areas and our latest reports cons...

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Why Facebook Is Getting Into TV

Tim Mulligan

10 May 2017

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Last week there was a lot of coverage around the 51% increase in year on year ad revenue and the additional 80 million monthly active users added to Facebook in Q1 2017. However last week also saw the unveiling of a significant new development in Facebook’s overall usermonetization strategy.

Amazon Double Down on Voice Control by Announcing Echo Show

Zach Fuller

9 May 2017

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Amazon is doubling down on Echo’s success (60% growth rate since November 2016) by just announcing the Echo Show. A visual iteration on the Echo, the device is priced at $229.99 and will initially only be released in the US, mimicking the rollout strategy of the original Echo device last year.

Amazon Prime Live Events, More Than Just Gigs For Olds

Mark Mulligan

9 May 2017

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Amazon today announced ‘Amazon Prime Live Events’, a series of smaller capacity gigs by largely heritage acts made available exclusively to Amazon Prime members in the UK. The first wave of artists include Blondie, Alison Moyet and Texas.

Quick Take: Snapchat Opens Up To Brands

Zach Fuller

5 May 2017

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Having incurred considerable audience loss to Instagram since the Facebook owned platform began copying several of the image-based messaging apps most popular features, Snapchat is fighting back with its latest pitch to brands and advertisers.

Why Facebook’s Instant Games Could End Up Eating Apple And Google’s Lunch

Karol Severin

4 May 2017

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Facebook has started rolling out its non-download Instant Games globally, after having launched in the US in November. The announcement has come after additional new developer features were introduced to Instant Games developers during last week’s F8 conference.

Can Twitter Successfully Transition Into A Live Streaming Destination?

Tim Mulligan

4 May 2017

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At yesterday’s first ever Digital Content NewFronts, struggling social media platform Twitter made a bold play for relevance in the video-centric world of digital content. With much fanfare, Twitter unveiled a slew of 16 separate live streaming partnerships with premium media providers across Spor...

State Of Freemium Games In Q1 2017 – Regional Analysis Of Top Charts

Karol Severin

28 Apr 2017

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The sheer importance and popularity of the freemium games model in the app economy is evident across the globe as they capture the lion’s share of both the top 100 grossing overall apps as well as gaming charts globally.

WikiTribune Is a Start, But It Misses The Core Issue On Fake News

Zach Fuller

27 Apr 2017

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Having created Wikipedia, one of the most widely read sites in the history of the World Wide Web, Jimmy Wales is aware of the complexities and pitfalls when it comes to managing the authenticity of information.

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