Why Netflix and Amazon Are Outbidding The Competition For The Best Of Sundance

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Jan 2016

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manchester by the sea

Netflix

Amid the cold wintery weather of Utah, something extraordinary is happening, and it is not just the annual Sundance Film Festival currently being held in the scenic location of Park City. For the world’s...

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MIDiA Chart Of The Week: Netflix Leads Format Innovation

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

22 Dec 2015

Amazon

Chart Of The Week

Chart Of The Week

The advent of Video On Demand transformed the business models of the broadcast and pay-TV industries. Now it is set to have an equally disruptive impact on the nature of video content itself as the old...

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Quick Take: Facebook Music Stories

Blog post by Karol Severin

6 Nov 2015

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Apple

digital content

Facebook launched‘Music Stories’ for iPhone users who use Spotify or Apple Music with more hardware and listening options to follow. Music Stories let’s you share 30 second music snippets from Spotify...

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MIDiA Chart Of The Week: Online Video Subscriber Forecasts

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

19 Oct 2015

Amazon

Chart Of The Week

Chart Of The Week

Over the last few years online video subscription services from the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Hulu havekick started a revolution in premium video that is threatening to disrupt the traditional TV business...

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Why The Novel Is A Key Component Of The Multi Media Landscape

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

16 Oct 2015

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BBC

devices

Perhaps the most revealing comment at MIPCOM 2015 was the one made by Nick North, the BBC Director of Audiences. He stated, that he was more concerned about losing the attention of young viewers distracted...

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How Game Apps Will Benefit From Amazon's Entry Into The Merch Market

Blog post by Karol Severin

2 Oct 2015

Amazon

app publishers

Content Creators

After the launch of Amazon Underground, Amazon continues its strategy to actively support the long tail of more budget-constrained developers and content creators. Merch by Amazon, launched yesterday,...

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Amazon Underground Challenges Dynamics Of The App Economy

Blog post by Karol Severin

27 Aug 2015

Amazon

Amazon Underground

app charts

Amazon has partnered with developers to make over $10,000 worth of games, apps and in-app items for free. Instead of traditional monetization models, Amazon will pay developers based how long consumers...

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Amazon Prime Music Shows Us Why Catalogue Size Doesn't Matter

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

29 Jul 2015

Amazon

Amazon Music

Music Streaming

This week Amazon launches its streaming music service Amazon Prime Music in the UK. Amazon has long been the sleeping giant of digital music. In the days of CD ecommerce it ruled the roost, the dominant...

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Why Netflix And Amazon Want Jeremy Clarkson

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

26 Mar 2015

Amazon

exclusive content

jeremy clarkson

The BBC’s decision not to renew the contract of the ever-controversial Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has generated far more than its fair share of media attention. It has even triggered responses...

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