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The BBC’s Planet Earth II, Snapchat And The Premium Content Play

Tim Mulligan
Hot on the heels of last week’s S-1 Initial Public Offering prospectus release by Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, was this morning’s announcement that the US messaging service is partnering with BBC Worldwide, the international commercial arm of the BBC, to launch an exclusive series of Planet Earth II shows on Snapchat’s Discover platform in the US and Canada.
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Why Netflix Can Turn A Profit But Spotify Cannot (Yet)

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Mark Mulligan
Having just celebrated its 10 th (streaming) birthday, Netflix followed up with a strong earnings release, announcing 5.8 million net new paid subscribers in Q4 , sending its share price up by 9%. This wraps up a stellar year for Netflix, one in which it doubled down on original programming and delivered acclaimed hits such as Stranger Things and The OA, shows that don’t fit the traditional TV mould.
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YouTube Reaches $4bn In Music Industry Rights Payments

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Mark Mulligan
YouTube just reported that it has paid $1 billion to ‘the music industry’ over the course of the last 12 months. That takes its cumulative payments (since 2007) up to $4 billion. The year-to-date payments for $900 million are a 22% on the full year payments made in 2015 – the year in which labels started going for YouTube’s jugular because they felt it was not paying its fair share (ie the value grab / value share).
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We're Hiring!

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Mark Mulligan
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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YouTube And The Power Of The Cultural Conversation

Tim Mulligan
#MadeForTrends is Google’s big PR campaign to present YouTube as a content destination for mainstream consumers to rival linear TV and to show its value as a digital partner for advertisers. In a presentation at Google’s new resplendent UK Headquarters at Kings Cross on Thursday –the pitch was clear – YouTube is a thing and it’s only getting bigger.
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