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Media Musings: Who Will Buy Snap Inc?

Zach Fuller

14 Dec 2018

As outlined in our 2019 forecasting report, MIDiA predicts that Snap Inc. as we know it will be no more by the end of 2019. Its most notable asset Snapchat still has a sizeable audience among younger demographics but the company will be most likely acquired by a larger entity.

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Team Instagram: 2018’s Ideological Warfare

Georgia Meyer

14 Dec 2018

For Facebook, Instagram serves three critically valuable purposes: it maintains Facebook’s connection with younger users – shielding itself from competition with Snapchat. Secondly, it is opening up crucial new revenue streams via Instagram story ads.

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Soon to be the Biggest Ever YouTube Channel, T-Series May Also Be About to Reshape Global Culture

Mark Mulligan

13 Dec 2018

Media and Marketing

Some time over the next month or so aYouTube landmark will bepassed: T-Series will pass PewDiePie as the most subscribed YouTube channel on the planet .As of time of writing T-Series had 75.4 million subscribers compared to PewDiePie’s 76.

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Knockout Blow For Eleven Sports?

Alistair Taylor

13 Dec 2018

additive service

Audience behaviour

Eleven Sports, the insurgent subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, is considering closing its operations in the UK and Ireland after failing to secure distribution via traditional TV operators. Failure to attract enough subscribers onto its platform since its launch has only increased doubts over the financial viability of the service.

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Google, Facebook, And The Coming Big Tech Disruption

Tim Mulligan

12 Dec 2018

2018 has turned out to be the year in which the seemingly invulnerable tech majors started to come unstuck. So far, Facebook has fallen the furthest in both the eyes of regulators and the general public upon whom it depends for multi-billion revenues.

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Move Toward the Cloud is Real and Happening in 2019

Tim Mulligan

10 Dec 2018

cloud computing

Following araft of announcements at AWS reIgnite , Amazon Web Services (AWS) held a private press and analyst session last week to talk about its new tool AWS Elemental Media Connect . This new tool allows broadcasters to securely distribute live video feeds via the cloud.

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Superstars and Specialist Services: Will OTRO Bring Value to Fans, Footballers and their Financiers?

Georgia Meyer

7 Dec 2018

digital content

niche audiences

As debates on the sustainability of various digital content business models continue to play out live, OTRO, a new entrant to the market offers an opportunity to marry competing points of view. OTRO: the overview Otro is a new digital content offering for football fans: exclusive content, documentaries, competitions and access to personal moments with the world’s top players will populate this new $3.

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Friends for Life? Warner Media and Netflix Renegotiate Frenemy Deal

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Tim Mulligan

6 Dec 2018

The revelation that Warner Media (previously Time Warner, and acquired by AT&T in June 2018) has negotiated a clause in its 2019 licensing agreement with Netflix for ageing sitcom Friends highlights the existential challenge facing TV players in the streaming era.

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Sport1 To Drop US-centric Channel in Favour of Esports

Alistair Taylor

5 Dec 2018

addressable audience

audience demographics

German broadcaster Sport1 is replacing its US sport focused channel for the very first German-speaking esports channel. Sport1 announced last week that the channel dubbed eSports1 will launch in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on January 24th 2019, replacing Sport1 US.

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Independent Labels Grew Global Market Share to 39.9% in 2017

Mark Mulligan

4 Dec 2018

Media and Marketing

The global independent label trade body WIN has just published the third edition of the Worldwide Independent Market report. You can download the entire report for free here. As regular readers will know, MIDiA Research has conducted this study on behalf of WIN for each of the three editions, collecting an unparalleled volume of data from many hundreds of independent record labels right across the globe.

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Orange Has Bold Ambitions For Financial Services

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Tim Mulligan

4 Dec 2018

Last week, Orange held a press and analyst briefing to discuss its plans for Orange Bank and the progress to date. Orange is one of Europe’s leading converged telcos. It is aggressively rolling out fibre broadband services across its footprint.

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In for a Penny, In for a Pound…Netflix and the Imminent Pinewood Studio Agreement

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Tim Mulligan

4 Dec 2018

Over the weekend news broke about streaming video on demand (SVOD) global leader Netflix being in advanced stages of its negotiations with the owners of Pinewood Studios (UK), to secure a long-term lease on the facilities.

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Digital Sports Viewing will increasingly become a shared experience

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Tim Mulligan

30 Nov 2018

On November 28 Eleven Sports, the streaming SVOD insurgent, announced the rollout of a potentially disruptive feature called ‘ Watch Together ’. Watch Together adds private video group functionality to create a shared viewing experience for groups of friends and fans.

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BT Unveils BT Plus v2.0

Tim Mulligan

27 Nov 2018

Media and Marketing

BT will be offering a WiFi guarantee as part of the next iteration of BT Plus, its premium home broadband and 4G bundle. This includes a new Smart Home Hub 2 (router) along with one disc that connects to the router to improve connectivity throughout the home.

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BT Sport Continues to Drive Innovation

Tim Mulligan

23 Nov 2018

BT Sport will broadcast this weekend’s EE Wembley Cup live on YouTube using remote production over EE’s 5G network; a world first according to BT Sport. The sporting event is an exhibition football tournament featuring a range of YouTube high-profile stars including Spencer Owen, F2 Freestylers and Calfreezy as well as international football legends.

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Huawei Is A Force To Be Reckoned With In 5G

Tim Mulligan

22 Nov 2018

Huawei held its annual global mobile broadband forum event in London this week. It was a great opportunity for the network vendor to demonstrate its leadership in 5G and appease key stakeholders on security concerns.

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Taylor Swift, Label Services and What Comes Next

Mark Mulligan

22 Nov 2018

Taylor Swift has done it again, striking a deal with UMG that includes a commitment from the world’s largest label group to share proceeds from Spotify stock sales with artists, even if they are not recouped (ie haven’t generated enough revenue to have paid off the balance on their advance so not yet eligible to earn royalty income).

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The Implications Of Amazon’s Bid For Fox’s Regional Sports Networks

Tim Mulligan

21 Nov 2018

21st Century Fox

Hot on the heels of 21CF (21 st Century Fox) securing a renewal of its multi-year distribution deal with the leading US pay TV operator AT&T; 21CF’s regional US Sports networks are now in play. According to CNBC , tech major Amazon is bidding for all 21CF’s 22 regional sports TV networks.

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Why AT&T is Renewing Its Fox Distribution Relationship

Tim Mulligan

19 Nov 2018

Yesterday , leading US telco AT&T publicly announced the multi-year renewal of its programme distribution deal with Fox Networks Group. AT&T negotiated the deal with 21stCentury Fox assets, which will go to Disney once their takeover of Fox is finalised early in 2019.

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The English Premier League And The Risks Ahead

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Tim Mulligan

19 Nov 2018

English Premier League

Last week’s appointment of Susanna Dinnage to the post of chief executive of the English Premier League marked a watershed moment in the history of Europe’s most valuable sports league. For a start, history has been made with the blunt recognition that Dinnage is the first female chief executive in the organisation’s 26-year history.

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