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Quick Take: Vevo Buys ShowYou But Will It Seize The Opportunity?

Mark Mulligan

8 Dec 2015

Music streaming

Vevo has acquired video curation/discovery platform ShowYou . There’s a lot of talk about how this could preface a move into subscriptions for Vevo, given that ShowYou launched subscription functionality back in October 2014, and that’s probably right but there’s not too much about the company that makes it look like a big catch for Vevo.

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MIDiA Chart Of The Week: Music Discovery

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Mark Mulligan

30 Nov 2015

Chart Of The Week

When YouTube first starting rising to prominence streaming music was still in its infancy. Thus even though royalty payments were far form setting the world alight, there was a clear case for YouTube views driving discovery which then led to sales.

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The Vision Behind Today’s DisneyLife Launch

Tim Mulligan

23 Nov 2015

Today marks the launch of DisneyLife in the UK. This is Disney’s new app –based subscription video on demand service. The launch represents a significant development in the evolution of the global content provider which has been the forefront of so much story-telling innovation and looks set to continue this tradition.

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MIDiA Chart Of The Week: How Music Measures Up Against Video

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Mark Mulligan

23 Nov 2015

Chart Of The Week

Music streaming

The music industry has long been viewed as a canary in the mine for how media industries transition into the digital era. In many respects that role has now been outlived. Book publishers quickly realised that after a few short years they had moved beyond where the labels had got to in 10.

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Consumer Spending On Digital Music Fell In 2014 [Yes You Read That Right]

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Mark Mulligan

17 Nov 2015

Spending money on recorded music has become a lifestyle choice, an honesty box for the conscientious consumer. No one really needs to pay for music anymore. That much is familiar to most, but what is new is that it is now manifesting itself in a new worrying way.

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Quick Take: Apple Music Comes To Android

Mark Mulligan

11 Nov 2015

As long anticipated Apple has launched the Android edition of Apple Music. I t is a non-typical move for Apple but not one without precedent, not least of which the Windows edition of iTunes which was crucial to iPod uptake.

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MIDiA Data Point Of The Day: Shazam

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Mark Mulligan

4 Nov 2015

Data Point Of The Day

Shazam has become part of the digital music marketplace furniture but is seeking out a new business model now as there's no money in the affiliate sales model for streams, not that there was ever that much in the download sales affiliate model either.

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MIDiA Chart Of The Week: Listening Habits Of Streaming Music Consumers

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Mark Mulligan

2 Nov 2015

Chart Of The Week

Although the relatively early stage of development of the streaming market means that most listening habits are not yet being changed, there are fundamental shifts emerging among streamers and subscribers that point to the future of music consumption: Subscribers are fickle listeners: 58% of subscribers report listening to individual albums and tracks just a few times while 60% are doing this more than they used to because they are discovering so much new music.

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Will Adele Be The Last Hurrah Of The Album Era?

Mark Mulligan

23 Oct 2015

The much anticipated Adele album ‘25’ will go on sale on November 20th and its lead single ‘Hello’ hit the airwaves and Vevo today , with Adele doing an impressive number of near-simultaneous radio interviews in support.

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First Take: Electric Jukebox Aims To Take Digital Music To The Mainstream

Mark Mulligan

14 Oct 2015

awakening the music industry in the digital age

Back in 2009 I wrote a report at Forrester entitled ' Taking Digital Music To The Mainstream: The Music Product Features For The Living Room’ . In it I outlined a vision for a standalone, affordable connected hi-fi for the living room that came pre-packaged with all the music in the world.

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MIDiA Data Point Of The Day: CD Buyers

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Mark Mulligan

12 Oct 2015

Data Point Of The Day

The CD is notdead, the walking dead perhaps, but far from finished. In fact more people buy CDs (41% consumers) than any other recorded music product.The music buyer market is now firmly multi-speed, with half of consumers going digital (and a minority of those in the subscription fast lane) and the majority still buying CDs - a dying product that the music and consumer electronics industries are turning theirback on.

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A Glimpse Into the Future Of Video Consumption

Mark Mulligan

19 Jul 2015

Something momentous is happening amongst the future generation of Video consumers. According to a report from Miner & Co Studio, 57% of parents surveyed said that their children now prefer to watch video on a handheld device rather than on a Television.

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Facebook Goes Head To Head With YouTube

Tim Mulligan

3 Jul 2015

A lot can happen in the world of online video in a year. In fall 2014 Facebook was reporting 1 billion views per day for it’s video feature. Fast forward to summer 2015 and the world’s preeminent social network now claims 4 billion daily video views.

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Ali Baba's New Video Streaming Service Sheds A Light on Netflix's Global Strategy

Tim Mulligan

17 Jun 2015

On Monday, Alibaba announced during its CEO’s latest US tour that it will launch a new video streaming service in China. The Tmall Box Office (TBO) will go live in July and will include original content in its programming.

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Pinterest Changes The Rules of Online Advertising

Tim Mulligan

21 May 2015

On Tuesday, Pinterest made a significant announcement. The social networking platform which has become the darling of creatives and the general public for its image focused sharing functionality and carefully curated community ethos has decided to embrace video advertising on the site.

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Verizon Seeks To Future-Proof Its Online Video Strategy

Tim Mulligan

14 May 2015

The May 12th decision to purchase AOL is a bold statement of intent by Verizon. Subject to regulatory approval, the $4.4 billion purchase will provide America’s largest Wifi carrier and significant Internet & TV provider with a crucial competitive edge in the emerging battlefield of OTT.

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Why Netflix Is Worried About Sling TV

Tim Mulligan

17 Apr 2015

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has repeatedly presented HBO as the biggest competitive threat to his online subscription video service. Both companies have highly engaged audiences who respond well to segmented programming (The Sopranos, Orange is the New Black) where programmes are commissioned for niche demographic cohorts.

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YouTube Gets Tough On Content Creators

Tim Mulligan

14 Apr 2015

YouTube CEO Susan Wojicki’s stated goal to move beyond the ad-funded content model for the world’s largest video site is nearing fruition. YouTube has drafted new rules for its partners - content owners- that are scheduled to come out later on this year.

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