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Thinking the unthinkable – Netflix as gatekeeper

Tim Mulligan

29 Jul 2019

AVOD Strategy SVOD

Life after Netflix’s disappointing Q2 earnings has been challenging for the iconic global streaming hegemon. Netflix has achieved hegemonic global subscription video on demand (SVOD) status through a smart combination of serving up second-tier licensed content alongside zeitgeisty original and exc...

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What a post-peak Netflix could look like

Tim Mulligan

25 Jul 2019

Netflix Strategy Video

Last week was a bumpy ride for Netflix – a company that is used to being on the right side of Wall Street and the consumer. The world’s leading streaming service made a noticeable miss with is quarterly membership growth numbers increasing by 2.

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Why sitcoms are the leaders in scripted shows

Amanda Stears

24 Jul 2019

scripted drama sitcoms TV

On May 2004, 52.5 million Americans tuned in to watch the season finale of Friends . 15 years later, it is still one of the most-watched TV shows in history. When news broke that Friends and The Office (US) will no longer be available on Netflix come early 2020, subscribers were not pleased.

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The Frank Ocean days may be gone, but streaming disintermediation is just getting started

Mark Mulligan

24 Jul 2019

Marketing Music Business Strategy

Music Business Worldwide recently ran a story highlighting that both Spotify and Apple Music were backing independent artist (i.e., independent of record label rather than an indie label artist) Aaron Smith, including featuring him in priority playlists such as Spotify’s New Music Friday.

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The State of the Music Publishing Nation

Hanna Kahlert

22 Jul 2019

Music Music publishing Business Strategy

This blog highlights some key points from MIDiA’s latest flagship report, the State of the Music Publishing Nation . Now that streaming is settling into its role as the de-facto mode of consumption (contributing to 50% of music industry revenues last year), the acceleration of publishing growth is...

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Sports and sponsorships: MLB seeks revenue home run

Alistair Taylor

22 Jul 2019

Sports Strategy Video

Major League Baseball (MLB) could finally allow for sponsorship patches appearing on its teams’ uniforms, the league confirmed to the Sports Business Journal . US sports have historically steered clear from patch sponsors on game day apparel, until 2006 when the Major League Soccer’s Real Salt L...

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Music publishing as an asset class – Update

Zach Fuller

19 Jul 2019

Music publishing Music music industry

Back in February, MIDiA released a report detailing the financial innovation taking place in the recorded music industry and how this was effectively securitising the concept of music publishing rights.

Should streaming services produce TV shows in a linear format?

Amanda Stears

17 Jul 2019

linear tv streaming service SVOD

Streaming video on demand (SVOD) giant Netflix is famous for cultivating the binge-watch phenomenon, fuelled by the popularity of its originals. In the pre-streaming era, people were dependent on traditional scheduled TV for engaging with TV shows.

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New MIDiA Artist Survey – Take Part!

Mark Mulligan

16 Jul 2019

Artist survey DIY artists Independent artists

Firstly, thanks to all of you who took part in our artist survey last year. If you did so, you should by now have received the link to the free report. If not, email us at info@midiaresearch and we’ll get it to you.

Privacy concerns and digital advertisers: Why brands that demand attention will lose out in the post-peak shift of the attention economy

Hanna Kahlert

16 Jul 2019

Attention economy brands Cultural trends

Mid-2019 sees the digital market mid-quagmire. The saturation of the attention economy is driving further and further competition between brands to create propositions that can stand out enough to earn adoption, in a market where overwhelming choice vastly outweighs the total adoption potential of c...

Why the SVOD boom will benefit Live Nation

Zach Fuller

12 Jul 2019

live nation music industry Strategy

My first experience of the United States was not the NYC, LA, or Florida usually encountered by those visiting the new world for the first time. I was five years old and, due to an Auntie marrying a midwestern doctor, the family holiday consisted of a brief jaunt from Cincinnati, Ohio through to Ind...

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Go big or go home: DAZN poised to swoop in on the crown jewel of sporting rights

Alistair Taylor

11 Jul 2019

Sports DAZN Business Strategy

Streaming insurgent DAZN, which now operates in nine markets, has announced its intention to bid for US domestic NFL rights, undoubtedly the crown jewel of sporting rights. Adding the world’s most valuable league to its roster would catapult DAZN into the next echelon of sports broadcasters and fi...

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Independent artists: The age of empowerment

Mark Mulligan

11 Jul 2019

artist careers Artist survey Artists

MIDiA is proud to announce an exclusive new report in conjunction with Amuse – Independent Artists: The Age of Empowerment . The report is based on a global survey of independent artists that we conducted earlier this year, with respondents from all of the world’s continents.

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Why video is king in the peak attention economy

Tim Mulligan

11 Jul 2019

Video TV Peak Attention

As we move firmly into the peak attention economy, the value proposition of entertainment is becoming increasingly nuanced. While consumers have dramatically made the switch to digital consumption following on from the smart phone revolution post-iPhone launch 12 years ago, trends forged in the anal...

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Free-to-Attend Event: Monetising Fandom

Mark Mulligan

10 Jul 2019

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Join us on Wednesday 17 th July in central London for MIDiA’s next free-to-attend event: Monetising Fandom in a Fragmented Content Landscape. Regular attendees of our events will know that they combine great new data and analysis with insightful panels and a mix of attendees not quite like at any ...

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New Ofcom rule could revive VAS services

Amanda Stears

10 Jul 2019

Media Mobile content Mobile content

Since 28 June UK consumers have been able to switch network providers through a single text message, while still retaining their existing mobile number. According to UK communications regulator Ofcom, a third of mobile customers find the process of switching to another provider cumbersome.

Sports and the tech majors: A competitive partnership

Hanna Kahlert

8 Jul 2019

Streaming streaming sports tech majors

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our Sports research practice. The Sports vertical provides comprehensive global analysis of the key players unleashing disruption in the business of sport broadcasting, streaming and e-sports alongside detailed and segmented analysis of consumer engagement b...

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The artist marketing playbook needs rewriting

Mark Mulligan

5 Jul 2019

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The whole essence of fandom is being turned upside down. An emerging crop of streaming-native artists is finding its audience in a much more targeted and efficient way than via the traditional music marketing.

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Yesterday: The Beatles and the economics of music catalogue

Zach Fuller

5 Jul 2019

music catalogue Music publishing the beatles

The release of Yesterday , a film about an aspiring musician who one day discovers he is the only person in the world who remembers The Beatles, is an interest test-case for catalogue in the streaming era.

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Is pay-TV killing off niche sports?

Alistair Taylor

4 Jul 2019

Pay TV Sports esports

With both the ICC Cricket World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup approaching their climaxes, the stark difference in audience engagement raises the question, is pay-TV killing off niche sports? Deciding the medium through which to distribute live sports has never been more crucial.

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