Blog: MIDiA Research

Read our latest daily deep dives, hot takes, and exciting updates about the entertainment world. Check out the latest insight from your favourite analyst, or search by coverage areas - music, entertainment and fandom, creator economy and social.

MIDiA welcomes three new hires

Dara Jegede

17 Feb 2021

team

MIDiA Research

Jobs at MIDiA

We are pleased to introduce three new additions who recently joined our growing team. Kriss Thakrar and Srishti Das expand MIDiA's consulting division, while Kazia Rothwell comes on as data coordinator.

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Exclusive COVID-19 Research Package for Independent Entertainment Companies

Mark Mulligan

6 Apr 2020

Covid-19

covid-19 research

During these unprecedented times, the entertainment industries are experiencing rapid change and have been forced to adapt accordingly – from the near collapse of live entertainment, through the cessation of filming and recording, to the surge in home entertainment consumption.

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The Artist Marketing Playbook Needs Rewriting

Mark Mulligan

5 Jul 2019

artist marketing

artist streams

Artists

The whole essence of fandom is being turned upside down. An emerging crop of streaming-native artists is finding its audience in a much more targeted and efficient way than via the traditional music marketing.

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MIDiA Research Welcomes Veteran Telco Analyst Paolo Pescatore To Team

Mark Mulligan

16 Nov 2018

MIDiA Analyst Team

MIDiA Research

Paolo Pescatore

I am very pleased to announce that seasoned and respected analyst Paolo Pescatore is joining MIDiA’s analyst team, to head up our new Telco Consumer Services research stream. Paolo has spent the last 20 years covering telecoms, media and technology (TMT) research and advising leading telcos and te...

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The Outlook for Music Catalogue: Streaming Changes Everything

Mark Mulligan

29 Jun 2018

catalogue

catalogue m&a

catalogue valuations

Friday’s news that catalogue acquisition business Hipgnosis Songs Fund is set to float on the London Stock Exchange, having already raised around $260 million, reflects a booming market for music catalogues.

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Fandom Overlap – Cannibalisation Risks For Games And SVOD Releases

Karol Severin

24 Jan 2018

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Fuse

MIDiA Fuse

October 27 was one of the busiest days in terms of major games releases in 2017. On that day, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed and Wolfenstein II were released, attracting gamers across the genre spectrum.

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Join Us At ‘Radio Is Streaming’s Next Frontier’

Mark Mulligan

22 Jan 2018

Gibson

Gibson brands

midia

I’m very pleased to announce that MIDiA is hosting a special industry event on Wednesday 7 th February at Gibson Brands incentral London, in partnership with 7digital. The event ‘Radio Is Streaming’s Next Frontier’ is going to explore how in 2018, streaming music is going to start impacting ...

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Latest MIDiA Research Reports: An Overview

Mark Mulligan

11 May 2017

2017

consumer insights

Digital

Throughout Q1 2017 MIDiA Research has taken a close look at the latest shifts, trends and consumer insights within the digital marketplace across the 4 key areas of Video, Media, Music and Games. MIDiA reports address market forecasts and growth patterns by coverage areas and our latest reports cons...

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Announcing MIDiA’s New Research Practice: Paid Content

Mark Mulligan

11 Jan 2017

conversion

Digital Media Strategy

facebook strategy

We are proud to announce the launch of MIDiA’s latest research practice: Paid Content. We’ve been working on this service for the past 9 months and it is headed up by our Paid Content analyst Zach Fuller.

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We're Hiring!

Mark Mulligan

23 Nov 2016

Careers

Jobs

MIDiA Research

We'vebeen fortunate enough to have had a good 2016 at MIDiA Research and we're now planning for an even better 2017. To this end we're hiring for two new positions in our London office: Production Manager / Content Editor Account Executive Details of these tworoles are listed below.

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Paid Content Analyst: MIDiA Research Is Hiring

Mark Mulligan

29 Jan 2016

MIDiA Research

midia research jobs

Paid Content Analyst

We’re looking for a Paid Content Analyst to join our small but quickly growing team. The position will be based in our London Tileyard office. The analyst will provide analysis on digital content monetization strategies across all three of our research areas (Music, Online Video and Mobile Content...

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