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Why Comcast is bidding for Sky

Mark Mulligan

27 Feb 2018

Amazon

Comcast

FCC

In a dramatic development Tuesday, US telco giant Comcast announced it is bidding £22.1 billion ($31 billion) for UK pay-TV operator Sky. This is a 16% premium to the existing takeover bid currently undergoing...

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Market Definition Lifecycles and the Future of Netflix

Zach Fuller

26 Jan 2018

Amazon

Apple

Facebook

How a business defines itself and the products or services it offers are crucial in how market forces (public or private) develop around it. Narrow definitions of business operations in the short-term...

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Walled Gardens: How Does Amazon and Google’s Approach Compare to Apple’s?

Zach Fuller

22 Jan 2018

Amazon

consumer electronics

echo

Having begun to embed itself within popular consciousness throughout 2017, voice control is poised to extend its influence and usher in the latest hardware paradigm shift in tech. What is important to...

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Quick Take: Amazon, the Premier League and Next Gen Sports Frameworks

Zach Fuller

5 Jan 2018

Amazon

Media

next gen monetisation

In a move long anticipated by MIDiA , Amazon are rumoured to be in the running for Premier League streaming rights. Although they are unlikely to be alone in this endeavour (both Facebook and Google have...

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MIDiA Research Predictions 2018: Post-Peak Economics

Mark Mulligan

18 Dec 2017

2018 predictions

Amazon

Apple

With 2017 drawing to a close and 2018 on the horizon, it is time for MIDiA’s 2018 predictions. But first, on how we did last year,our 2017 predictions had a 94% success rate. See bottom of this post...

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Disney, Netflix and the Squeezed Middle: The Real Story Behind Net Neutrality

Mark Mulligan

15 Dec 2017

Amazon

apple music

Disney

Unless you have been hiding under a rock this last couple of weeks you’ll have heard at least something about the build up to the decision over turning net neutrality in the US, a decision that was confirmed...

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Twitch To Start Live Streaming Minor League Basketball

Karol Severin

14 Dec 2017

Amazon

Games

live streaming

NBA’s G League will be the first official sports league to start a streaming channel on Twitch, starting this Friday. It will offer live streaming of up to six games per week and offer viewers chatroom...

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Quick Take: YouTube Moves Into Social E-commerce With Ticketmaster Partnership

Zach Fuller

15 Nov 2017

Alphabet

Amazon

Amazon Prime Video

YouTube has announced a partnership with Ticketmaster that will allow its video property to connect users directly with concert tickets. The deal is non-exclusive and similar to a previous coalition between...

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Tencent Can’t Lose With Its 12% Stake Purchase in Snap Inc

Zach Fuller

10 Nov 2017

Amazon

chinese tech

Evan Spiegel

As tech’s big players continued to rollout their Q3 earnings reports, one of the most startling revelations was quietly embedded within Snap Inc’s stock ownership. The section read: In November 2017,...

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Quick Take: Big Tech’s Q3 Earnings Have Big Implications for Media

Zach Fuller

3 Nov 2017

advertising

Alphabet

Amazon

With US listed public companies’ quarterly earnings currently being drip-fed to Wall Street, here are two of the implications for Media and Advertising entities from Tech’s Big Four Q3 earnings: Amazon’s...

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Announcing MIDiA’s Streaming Services Market Shares Report

Mark Mulligan

3 Nov 2017

7Digital

Amazon

amazon music unlimited

As the streaming music market matures, the bar is continually raised for the quality of data required, both in terms of granularity and accuracy. At MIDiA we have worked hard to earn a reputation for high-quality,...

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Amazon Music: The Dark Horse Comes Out Of The Shadows

Mark Mulligan

20 Oct 2017

Amazon

amazon music unlimited

Amazon Prime Music

MIDiA has just published a new report that analyses Amazon’s streaming music strategy and how this fits within the wider competitive landscape. Here are some highlights: Back in the days when online...

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Will Amazon Build Its New HQ in Detroit?

Zach Fuller

20 Oct 2017

Amazon

dan gilbert

detroit

Since Amazon’s announcementthat it issearching for a city to build its new HQ – mayors across the US have been courting the tech giant in a bid to bring a short-term boost to economic prosperity in...

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The Emerging Video Content Bubble

Tim Mulligan

9 Oct 2017

Amazon

broadcast TV

content bubble

For the TV industry, the current period of video content spending is a golden era. Content budgets are the highest they have ever been, as are revenues for the top 22 global TV networks. However, the video...

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Netflix Is Now The Fifth Highest Ranked TV Network For Show Fandom

Tim Mulligan

28 Sep 2017

Amazon

AMC

BBC

We are proud to announce the inaugural results of our new TV Show Brand Tracker. The findings reveal how streaming is impacting TV show audiences and which networks are performing best. Based on data from...

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Spotify, Netflix And Instagram Make Gains In Q2 2017

Mark Mulligan

19 Sep 2017

Amazon

apple music

candy crush saga

Since Q4 2016 MIDiA Research has been fielding a quarterly tracker survey across the US, UK, Canada and Australia to build a proprietary dataset that provides a unique insight into how digital consumer...

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A View To a Sure Thing: Why Apple and Amazon Want James Bond

Tim Mulligan

12 Sep 2017

Amazon

Apple

Danjaq

Last week the Hollywood Reporter revealed that Apple and Amazon were joining Warner Bros in the bid to win the film distribution rights of James Bond titles from MGM Holdings, the parent company of MGM,...

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Sonos @ 15

Mark Mulligan

8 Sep 2017

Alexa

Amazon

Amazon Echo

Sonos, granddaddy of the connected home audio marketplace, is now 15 years old. Sonos was a pioneer that was so far ahead of its time, it inadvertently found itself as one of the key early drivers of streaming...

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Quick Take: Spotify And Hulu Partner In The US

Mark Mulligan

7 Sep 2017

Amazon

bundle

hulu

Spotify just announced it is bundling in the Hulu No Commercials plan into its $4.99 student offering in the US. Given that the Hulu product retails at $7.99 and Spotify at $9.99, this is unmistakably...

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Quick Take: Why Amazon and Microsoft Are Joining Forces on Voice

Zach Fuller

1 Sep 2017

Amazon

Apple

Facebook

Amazon and Microsoft have announced they will be collaborating around the Echo by allowing Microsoft’s Cortana service to be accessed through the voice control device. Whilst the move is not a direct...

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