MIDiA Research Predictions 2018: Post-Peak Economics

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

18 Dec 2017

2018 predictions

Amazon

Apple

With 2017 drawing to a close and 2018 on the horizon, it is time for MIDiA’s 2018 predictions. But first, on how we did last year, our 2017 predictions had a 94% success rate. See bottom of this post…

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Disney, Netflix and the Squeezed Middle: The Real Story Behind Net Neutrality

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

15 Dec 2017

Amazon

apple music

disney

Unless you have been hiding under a rock this last couple of weeks you’ll have heard at least something about the build up to the decision over turning net neutrality in the US, a decision that was confirmed…

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The FCC Repeals Net Neutrality: This Changes Everything

Blog post by Zach Fuller

15 Dec 2017

adit pai

bcc

cable companies

Anticipated for months, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted yesterday to repeal the Obama-era ‘Open Internet Order’ enacted in 2015. Despite public outcry across social media over the…

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With interest in Fox’s video content business, is 2017 the beginning of the end for traditional TV and film companies?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

21 Nov 2017

21st century fox

Comcast

Fox

Last Friday, media stocks in the US rose on the back of news that 21 st Century Fox had been approached by Comcast, Walt Disney Co, Sony and Verizon over the possible sale of its film and international…

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Quick Take: YouTube Moves Into Social E-commerce With Ticketmaster Partnership

Blog post by Zach Fuller

15 Nov 2017

Alphabet

Amazon

amazon prime video

YouTube has announced a partnership with Ticketmaster that will allow its video property to connect users directly with concert tickets. The deal is non-exclusive and similar to a previous coalition between…

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Has The SVOD Killer Arrived?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

14 Nov 2017

hulu

Online video

Philo

In 2014 ESPN had 95 million subscribers and its $10.8 billion in revenues accounted for 25.7% of Walt Disney Co’s $40.2 billion revenue. In 2015, ESPN lost three million subscribers and this 3% decline…

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Despicable Me 3 and Hollywood’s Shift Towards International Film Franchises

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 Nov 2017

despicable me 3

film revenues

international box office

The forthcoming digital release of Despicable Me 3, timed to coincide with the Thanksgiving holiday is a reminder of the tectonic plates currently underway in the movie industry. Long used to a US-centric…

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Brand Awareness Is The Other Side Of Fandom

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

7 Nov 2017

game of thrones

HBO

Online video

One of the many metrics we track in our new trends and insights offering, Video Trends by MIDiA , is the level of awareness audiences have of a TV show in a market. TV show awareness among consumers is…

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TV Fandom And The Power Of Social Apps

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

1 Nov 2017

facebook

instagram

Online video

In the fast-moving digital world of 2017 the TV show is facing an existential challenge. On the one hand, TV shows have never been more popular, with scripted drama leading a renaissance in video as a…

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Pay-TV Cord-cutting Versus Savvy SVOD Switchers

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

16 Oct 2017

Content Budgets

Online video

Pay TV

The news last Thursday about AT&T’s 390,000 pay-TV subscriber losses in the third quarter of 2017 are a salient reminder of the winds of change currently sweeping through the traditional video industry.…

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The Emerging Video Content Bubble

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

9 Oct 2017

Amazon

broadcast TV

content bubble

For the TV industry, the current period of video content spending is a golden era. Content budgets are the highest they have ever been, as are revenues for the top 22 global TV networks. However, the video…

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Netflix Is Now The Fifth Highest Ranked TV Network For Show Fandom

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

28 Sep 2017

Amazon

AMC

BBC

We are proud to announce the inaugural results of our new TV Show Brand Tracker. The findings reveal how streaming is impacting TV show audiences and which networks are performing best. Based on data from…

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Spotify, Netflix And Instagram Make Gains In Q2 2017

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

19 Sep 2017

Amazon

apple music

candy crush saga

Since Q4 2016 MIDiA Research has been fielding a quarterly tracker survey across the US, UK, Canada and Australia to build a proprietary dataset that provides a unique insight into how digital consumer…

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Quick Take: Spotify And Hulu Partner In The US

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

7 Sep 2017

Amazon

bundle

hulu

Spotify just announced it is bundling in the Hulu No Commercials plan into its $4.99 student offering in the US. Given that the Hulu product retails at $7.99 and Spotify at $9.99, this is unmistakably…

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Apple, The Culver Studios And The Importance Of Content

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

4 Sep 2017

Apple

Film

Online video

The Financial Times has reported that Apple is planning to acquire The Culver Studios, a complex of film-making buildings in LA next to where Sony Pictures is based. The Culver Studios has a long history…

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Mayweather, McGregor and the Changing of the Guard In Premium Sports

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

1 Sep 2017

Boxing

mayweather

mcgregor

Saturday August 26 th  saw the biggest prize fight in combative sports history, with unbeaten world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match against Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)…

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Why The Creator Of Scandal Has Found A Home In Netflix

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

15 Aug 2017

Grey's Anatomy

How to get Away with Murder

netflix

Shonda Rhimes is now a ‘Netflixer’, in the words of Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos. Rhimes is renowned for being the creator of hit shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal , which…

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Iflix And The Emerging Market Opportunity For Video

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

9 Aug 2017

inflix

netflix

Online video

Subscription video service Iflix yesterday announced that it had secured $133 million in a new round of funding. It brings the total investment in the company to date to $298 million. Iflix was launched…

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Apple, Eros And The Billion Dollar Content Play

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

8 Aug 2017

Apple

emerging markets

eros group

On August 7th the   Economic Times  ran a story on Apple’s perceived interest in acquiring the film and music catalogue of the Eros Group, which is the largest movie producer in India. Although not…

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The Relentless Rise of YouTube

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2017

Alphabet

emerging markets

google

Monday unfurled the latest chapter in the YouTube Journey. At the Q2 earnings announcement for Alphabet, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that Alphabet’s growth in revenues in Q2 2016 was largely due…

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