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Netflix versus AMC – a tale of two fandoms

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Tim Mulligan

11 Aug 2022

The last two weeks have witnessed two contrasting approaches toward the increasingly fragmented world of show fandom. First of all, it was revealed that Netflix has taken legal action against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear and their company Barlow & Bear.

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If the future of entertainment is niche, how does the Meta approach fit in?

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Hanna Kahlert

3 Aug 2022

The last week has undoubtedly been a hectic one for the developers of Instagram, which recently began trialling a TikTok-esque, video-first focus on its app to some users. The update was not well received, with Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian themselves coming out and sharing the plea to “make Instagram Instagram again”.

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Why film has the creative full stop advantage

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Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2022

As the summer holidays begin, and Netflix starts feverishly planning for its strategic pivot into advertising, the impact of the unfolding attention recession will start being felt in video streaming. Across the northern hemisphere, record temperatures and the appeal of in real life (IRL) alternatives to staring at screens are now at their most appealing.

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Spotify is courting gen Z, but is it enough?

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Tatiana Cirisano

13 Jul 2022

Music streaming

Spotify just made its first games acquisition by snapping up Heardle , a popular online game where players compete to guess a song by its opening notes. Heardle will remain a standalone website for now, although Spotify says it plans to integrate Heardle “more fully” into its app.

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Why Top Gun: Maverick defines peak film in the streaming era

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Tim Mulligan

12 Jul 2022

The film industry could be forgiven for thinking that the COVID induced disruption of the previous two years could be written off as an aberration in the long-term dominance of the live theatrical view experience.

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The average gamer plays more than one hour per day, as time spent takes centre stage

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Karol Severin

8 Jul 2022

games consumption

gamer engagement

Over the last two decades, the business models of video games have progressively shifted from unit-sales-led towards engagement-led. This is due to a combination of factors; including the rise of in-game spending, subscription services, and interactive digital worlds that have become venues for experiences way beyond just gameplay in its traditional sense.

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The Kate Bush resurgence shows that music consumption has no time stamp

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Keith Jopling

13 Jun 2022

There are not many good news stories at the moment. It has brightened up my summer a little, though, to see music legend Kate Bush (or ‘our Kate’ if you happen to be British) acknowledge that her song, ‘Running Up That Hill’ , has been “given a whole new lease of life” thanks to the recent sync on the Netflix series Stranger Things.

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O’Brien purchase targets millennials, but what about the rest?

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Annie Langston

9 Jun 2022

The audio battle started with major network acquisitions, such as Amazon’s purchase of Wondery and Spotify’s acquisitions of Gimlet , The Ringer and Paracast . Now, SiriusXM is stepping into the ring with its purchase of Conan O’Brien’s network Team Coco.

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The Morbius flop demonstrates the importance of measuring sentiment, not just engagement

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Hanna Kahlert

8 Jun 2022

its morbin time

The Marvel films franchise has been one of the most reliable box office attractions of the last decade. Thus, when the latest instalment, Morbius , was due to be released, expectations were high: the film was expected to gross around $33 million on its opening weekend, with some estimates as high as $40-50 million.

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Single player vs. multiplayer | A generational changing of the guards or a bifurcation of gamer behaviours?

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Karol Severin

26 May 2022

Though the roots of the multiplayer mode go back decades, online multiplayer games have been taking the world by storm in more recent years. Here is where things stand at the moment: 57% of gamers prefer single-player over multiplayer games, compared to 22% who prefer multiplayer games.

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Why the attention and macro economy lights are flashing for subscription video

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Tim Mulligan

24 May 2022

attention recession

subscription video on demand

cost of living impacts

Recessions are all about timing. What can make great sense for a consumer and an ambitious business in a time of plenty can flip to being perceived as expensive and profligate in a time of financial uncertainty.

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Why increased competition and the cost-of-living crisis add up to a new Netflix

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Tim Mulligan

17 May 2022

Audience Insight

15 years into Netflix’s subscription video on demand (SVOD) pivot and the entertainment disruptor is poised to pivot again. According to press reports, Netflix is considering re-inventing itself as an SVOD service with an entry-level ad-supported subscription tier.

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The creator economy goes beyond UGC

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Hanna Kahlert

11 May 2022

Media and Marketing

Audience Insight

Cultural trends

We are seeing much in the way of changes when it comes to entertainment, as the Covid boom meets the competitive constraints of a return to ‘normal’ activities . Too many services now struggle to win over too little free time.

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Why 2022 will finally see the emergence of the streaming TV era

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Tim Mulligan

3 May 2022

Amid the sharp negative market reactions to Netflix’s recent subscriber losses, the age-old business truism of responding to, rather than building consumer demand holds truer than ever before. Traditionally, subscriptions have made up the minority of TV revenues, with the ad-supported free-to-air model driving monetisation across the globe.

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Digital inflation and the looming video subscriber crunch

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Tim Mulligan

19 Apr 2022

subscriber retention

2022 is proving to be a challenging time for video subscription services. With the D2C big bang moment now in its third year, the initial wave of subscriber adoption is giving way to the challenge of sustainability.

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The Oscars finally returns to relevance

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Tim Mulligan

29 Mar 2022

On Sunday night, the 94thAcademy Awards (commonly known as the Oscars after its iconic award statuette) made a streaming service piece of content officially the most acclaimed film in the world. Apple TV+’s CODA, a coming of age comedy drama is an English-language remake of the 2014 French-Belgian film La Famille Bélier .

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Podcast industry tackles underrepresentation, but will every voice be heard?

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Annie Langston

25 Mar 2022

underrepresentation

As the podcast format develops, various companies are taking strides to tackle representation issues to ensure that every voice can be heard. For women's history month, Lisbyn announced its #ClaimPodParity movement to bring attention to female podcast creators.

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Elden Ring’s early success shows that traditional gaming experiences are still relevant

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Perry Gresham

24 Mar 2022

niche is the new mainstream

From Software’s hardcore action role-playing game (ARPG), Elden Ring, has outperformed even the most optimistic predictions, resulting in the biggest game launch in recent history (excluding yearly titans Call of Duty and FIFA).

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Music creators – we want your insight!

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Mark Mulligan

22 Feb 2022

Audience Insight

Beyond our role in analysing, reporting, predicting, and consulting within music and media, MIDiA is a team of people - many of us creators too - who are committed to making a fairer, more sustainable and creator-friendly music industry.

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How streaming is redefining what makes a global hit

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Tim Mulligan

15 Feb 2022

International Hit 2.0

The hallmark of the first wave of streaming disruption was video on demand functionality which unleashed a TV show commissioning boom focused upon scripted drama whole season releases. The ad-free subscription-based model removed the need for intrusive ad breaks and sponsor considerations as well as the time and concept constraints imposed by linear prime-time scheduling.

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