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Among Us: What brands can learn from gamer communities

Hanna Kahlert

2 Nov 2020

Last Tuesday, 27 October, a new record was set for the third-largest games stream in Twitch history , with an audience of between 300,000 and 400,000 over three and a half hours. It was not driven by a big-name gamer or high-profile tournament, however – but by Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC), the ...

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PS5 and Travis Scott partnership illustrate PlayStation’s/Sony’s cross-entertainment future

Karol Severin

29 Oct 2020

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Over the last year we have written a number of times that Sony’s future is cross-entertainment , while Xbox’s future is cross platform . This stems from their respective strengths and weaknesses. Sony would find it, at best, incredibly challenging to compete with Microsoft on cloud, cross-platfo...

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Spotify Q3 2020: What price growth?

Mark Mulligan

29 Oct 2020

Spotify reported another strong quarter in Q3 2020, with subscriber growth up 27% year-on-year (YoY) and ad-supported user growth up 21%. Spotify continues to set the pace for the global streaming market and has demonstrated that streaming has proven resilient to lockdown.

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Post-Pandemic Programming

Mark Mulligan

29 Oct 2020

COVID-19 caused dislocation and disruption to the global entertainment business. Now, the recession and the prospect of further pandemic peaks create an unprecedented outlook for entertainment companies.

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Foxtel, diversifying for reach, launches freemium Kayo service

Alistair Taylor

28 Oct 2020

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Australian pay-TV organisation Foxtel is launching a free version of its sport-centric streaming service Kayo in 2021. This follows a difficult year for the streaming service that saw its subscriber numbers recover to over 600,000 after suffering a significant decline following the initial COVID-19 ...

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No Time to Die contemplates a streaming future

Tim Mulligan

28 Oct 2020

Video Covid-19

A big story over the previous two months in the film industry has been the role of streaming to help fill the pandemic-induced gap in theatrical release schedules due to the shuttering of cinemas around the world.

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Turning fandom into revenue: Why UGC is the next big revenue maker for the content industries

Keith Jopling

28 Oct 2020

Music Games Covid-19

In our recent report The Rising Power of UGC , in association with Audible Magic we identified that the music industry could unlock as much as $6 billion in revenues from UGC by 2022. Such an outcome would see UGC contributing around 10% of music industry revenues, but this is just the tip of the ic...

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Quibi’s failure is a warning to those who do not seek to understand audiences

Hanna Kahlert

27 Oct 2020

Quibi launched six months ago, grabbing onto the coattails of short-form content and announcing it would bring “big stories” in “small bites”. Studio executives were curious to see if, indeed, the potential of the powerhouse social format could be harnessed to pay for their high-production v...

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UGC is the next music industry growth driver and the short-term opportunity is worth $6 billion

Dara Jegede

26 Oct 2020

Music Covid-19 user-generated content

User-generated content will contribute a significant proportion of the growth in music consumption over the next two years in an opportunity that is worth circa. $6 billion to the music industry value chain.

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How YouTube can be a music industry growth driver

Mark Mulligan

23 Oct 2020

In the coming weeks MIDiA will be presenting the third edition of its biannual YouTube music report, State of the YouTube Music Economy 3.0: End of the Beginning. This is a major report that presents the definitive traits of the YouTube music economy, including revenues, royalty payments, streams, s...

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Why DAZN is adapting to German consumer nuances with linear and digital bets

Alistair Taylor

22 Oct 2020

AZN sport-centric SVOD

DAZN’s recently-established position as the ‘Netflix of sport’ has been a hard fought one, requiring extensive rights investment in order to carve out a compelling proposition. In the markets where it has the best rights it has experienced the strongest adoption, with the converse equally true.

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No surprise: Quibi bows to the market realities for its six-month old video service

Tim Mulligan

22 Oct 2020

Video

Much-hyped premium short-form mobile video start-up Quibi has bowed to the inevitable and announced the closing of the service. Inan open letter posted on Medium yesterday,Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announced that their six-month old video service was being shuttered.

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Blurred lines: UGC is bringing creators and users closer, and blurring promotion with consumption

Keith Jopling

21 Oct 2020

Video Music Games

Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 hit ‘Dreams’ is the latest ‘legacy hit’ to have also become the latest viral phenomenon, thanks to a skateboarder with a thirst for cranberry juice. In just one week, streams of the song had increased by eight million on Spotify.

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Podcasts Q2 2020: Spotify takes an early lead

Mark Mulligan

20 Oct 2020

MIDiA has just published its latest Podcast report, P odcasts Q2 2020: Spotify Takes an Early Lead . In it we present data from MIDiA’s quarterly survey that presents a comprehensive view of podcast user behaviour, who podcast listeners are, how it stacks up against radio and music streaming liste...

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Live streaming and the role of music artist empowerment in the digital era

Hanna Kahlert

19 Oct 2020

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As the coronavirus lockdowns have forced venues to close and people indoors, artists have been unevenly impacted across the music industry. While many bigger studios were forced to cease operations, and some artists unable to release or record music – often relying on previous recordings they coul...

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More consumers intend to buy PS5 than Xbox Series X, but both companies will be content with their trajectory

Karol Severin

16 Oct 2020

Xbox PlayStation games consoles

With both PS5 and Xbox Series X having sold out their pre-order stock, the winter holiday race is heating up. Following Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, we wrote that the acquisition is unlikely to have a short-term impact on console sales, and rather play a larger role in the conversion ...

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The Premier League going pay-per-view means a sucker-punch for sports fans

Alistair Taylor

15 Oct 2020

English Premier League EPL pay per view

English Premier League (EPL) clubs have agreed an ‘interim solution’ to allow fans to continue watching their teams live. EPL fixtures not selected for broadcast in October will be available to fans on a pay-per-view (PPV) basis.

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HomePod Mini: Apple’s pandemic-era product

Mark Mulligan

15 Oct 2020

Music

Apple’s Tuesday product announcement showcased its 5G iPhones, but also included the launch of the new $99 HomePod Mini. Though it might have looked like a supporting act for the launch, its strategic importance should not be underestimated – especially in the context of how Apple competes with ...

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Disney puts its best digital foot forward for its 97th birthday

Tim Mulligan

13 Oct 2020

Video

The 11 months since Disney launched its direct-to-consumer (D2C) service Disney+ have been the most challenging and disruptive of its near century-long history. Founded 97 years ago on Friday (October 16th, 1923), Disney’s longevity is in part due to its embrace of technology and radical reorganis...

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From blockbuster-breaker to niche premium experience – cinema gets a makeover

Hanna Kahlert

12 Oct 2020

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Lockdown has been catastrophic for live entertainment, forcing the closure of venues from movie theatres to concert halls to local music stages. This has forced creators and venues alike to adapt their strategies to the new normal, finding any way to access and engage with the audiences they rely on.

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