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Netflix $17 billion budget staves off Disney and HBO Max competition

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Tim Mulligan

30 Jun 2020

As Netflix increases its annual content budget from the $13.9 billion in 2019 to an estimated $17 billion in 2020, the global video streaming leader is responding to the competitive threat posed by its...

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Device sales key to Apple TV+ ROI

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Tim Mulligan

25 Jun 2020

During its WWDC 2020 event on Monday, Apple reminded the world that Apple TV+ reachesone billion screens. This is an officialrestatement of Apple Originals contributor Oprah Winfrey at last year’s Showtime...

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Innovation via Free-to-air Highlights Missed Opportunity to date for the EPL

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Alistair Taylor

24 Jun 2020

Sporting rights

Following live sports’ hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the English Premier League (EPL) saw two of the top three most-watched matches in league history occur last weekend. The previous record...

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Ninja’s next move crucial, as Apple Rejects Facebook Gaming App

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Karol Severin

24 Jun 2020

games streaming

For the lack of better word, times are about get crazy for the mid-to-top tier end of games streamers and creators as the content wars heat up, so here are some observations and hopefully some useful pro...

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The Song Economy Part 2 - strategies for making songs (even) bigger

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Keith Jopling

22 Jun 2020

In ‘ The Song Economy is just getting started ’ I looked at how major catalogue songs such as Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’, Toto’s Africa and Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is...

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Is streaming making it harder and more expensive for consumers to access video content?

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Tim Mulligan

19 Jun 2020

Back in 2007, Netflix made its famous pivot from being a subscription postal DVD rental provider to becoming an on-demand video streaming provider. Fast forward 13 years and the entire TV industry has...

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Media Companies Divesting From Games Is A Double-Edged Sword

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Karol Severin

17 Jun 2020

Just a couple of weeks ago MIDiA Research wrote about Endeavor selling off its Epic Games stake . Now it has emerged that AT&T is looking to sell off Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), the...

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Bain Capital Fashions Itself Goal-Scoring Opportunity with Tabled Serie A Offer

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Alistair Taylor

16 Jun 2020

Italian football league Serie A is attracting suitors for an equity share, following a €3 billion ($3.4 billion) ‘tentative offer’ made by Bain Capital for 25% of the league. This opened up competition...

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Just what is Tencent’s Endgame?

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Mark Mulligan

16 Jun 2020

Tencent’s combined $200 million investment in WMG follows on the heels of its $3.6 billion joint investment in Universal Music. It is hardly Tencent’s first investments in music, having spent $6.2...

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What PlayStation 5 Tells Us About Sony's Trajectory

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Karol Severin

12 Jun 2020

PlayStation put on an impressive showcase of 20+ upcoming titles, culminating in presenting the design of its new console, PlayStation 5, due to launch later this year. Though no launch date, price or...

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MIDiA's Recovery Economics principles for competing effectively post lockdown

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Dara Jegede

11 Jun 2020

covid-19 impact

If you missed our webinar on how media and entertainment will evolve post lockdown and how companies should adapt, the recording is available below. MIDiA analysts present in this webinar how the entertainment...

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The BBC Steps Into A Brave New World With The Appointment of Tim Davie

Tim Mulligan

9 Jun 2020

The appointment of Tim Davie, the current chief executive of BBC Studios – the commercial licensing and production arm of the BBC – as the next director general of the BBC is a signal that fundamental...

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New Webinar on What Comes After Lockdown

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Mark Mulligan

9 Jun 2020

Want to know what happens in the post-Lockdown era? Join us for our free-to-attend Recovery Economics webinar tomorrow (Wednesday 10thJune) at 4pm BST / 11am EST / 8am PT for insight on music, radio,...

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HBO Max’s Existing IP Is Emerging as Its Key Asset

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Tim Mulligan

5 Jun 2020

One week into the HBO Max launch and its competitive edge is starting to show in an area which streaming services are not best known – their existing intellectual property. The new season 4 of adult...

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To be Silent is to be Complicit – On Which Side of History Will the NFL be Remembered?

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Alistair Taylor

3 Jun 2020

Blacklivesmatter

blackouttuesday

Yesterday, social media went silent as it observed #BlackOutTuesday . Following George Floyd’s killing by a Minneapolis police officer, athletes and teams have all spoken up in solidarity, demanding...

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Dealing with Crises During The Crisis Is a Part Of New Normal

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Karol Severin

2 Jun 2020

crisis management

Sony , EA , and Activision were among companies to postpone marketing events and product release efforts in light of the current protests against police brutality and racism in the United States. The current...

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Recovery Economics | Bounce Forward not Back

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Mark Mulligan

28 May 2020

COVID-19 social distancing measures caused unprecedented dislocation to the entertainment economy. With a recession now a question of ‘how bad’ rather than ‘if’, entertainment companies have to...

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Move Over Mickey, The NBA is Set to Become Disney World’s Star Attraction

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Alistair Taylor

27 May 2020

Australian Rules Football

COVID-19 forced sports leagues to think outside the box for restarting live sports. The UFC wanted to rent a private island , the NRL to ferry players to and from games, and the WWE performed to empty...

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California Plans To Reopen Studios, But Return to Normality Will Take Much Longer

Tim Mulligan

26 May 2020

Last week Gary Newsom, the governor of California announced the imminent rolling out of measures this week for the resumption of production of Hollywood movies and TV Shows. Los Angeles County, where the...

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PlayStation Now and Xbox Game Pass Increase Subscribers, But Recovery Will Favour Disruptors

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Karol Severin

22 May 2020

Both PlayStation (PS ) and Xbox have recently announced significant increases in their games streaming service user bases. Xbox Game Pass now has 10 million subscribers and PlayStation now has 2.2 million...

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