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

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Mark Mulligan

22 Jan 2018

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...

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Walled Gardens: How Does Amazon and Google’s Approach Compare to Apple’s?

Zach Fuller

22 Jan 2018

consumer electronics

Having begun to embed itself within popular consciousness throughout 2017, voice control is poised to extend its influence and usher in the latest hardware paradigm shift in tech. What is important to...

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Why YouTube Is Going Big At Sundance

Tim Mulligan

19 Jan 2018

Interesting things are happening at YouTube. In February 2017 it launched YouTube TV, a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service with live video and catch up incorporated into its core functionality....

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Is The Telegraph Model The Future Of Premium News Journalism?

Tim Mulligan

19 Jan 2018

digital transformation

Yesterday the Telegraph announced its decision to remove bulks from its operations. Bulks are the distribution of free copies of the print version of newspapers and a means to pad out print circulations,...

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Free Report: Lyrics Take Centre Stage In Streaming Music

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Mark Mulligan

16 Jan 2018

We are pleased to announce the publication of a brand new, totally free, Streaming Music report. In this report, we present the findings of an exclusive consumer survey fielded in November 2017 to consumers...

4 min read

Quick Take: Facebook Deprioritises Publishers

Zach Fuller

12 Jan 2018

Facebook has once again updated its news feed and in the tradition of its tense relationship with content creators, it does not appear to favour publishers. It is worth viewing such a move in the context...

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Traditional Pay-TV Squeezes More Revenue Out of a Declining Asset

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Tim Mulligan

10 Jan 2018

ESPN’s announcement last week about the latest Nielsen ratings showing that this season’s NFL coverage had seen viewing figures decline 9.7 from the 2016 season was startling enough. The follow up...

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We're Hiring!

Mark Mulligan

10 Jan 2018

2017 was a big year for MIDiA, during which we expanded our team, coverage and revenues. We also added many fantastic new companies as clientsandlaunched our suite of cloud data tools: Fuse. But we have...

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Quick Take: Amazon, the Premier League and Next Gen Sports Frameworks

Zach Fuller

5 Jan 2018

next gen monetisation

In a move long anticipated by MIDiA , Amazon are rumoured to be in the running for Premier League streaming rights. Although they are unlikely to be alone in this endeavour (both Facebook and Google have...

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The Sports Bubble and What It Means For TV

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Tim Mulligan

4 Jan 2018

The broadcasting of live sport has been a key part of TV’s appeal and underpins the pay-TV ecosystem. However, a combination of entrenched cord-cutting and an ageing audience means that revenues are...

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Joining the Dots: How Wixen’s Suit Impacts Spotify’s DPO

Mark Mulligan

4 Jan 2018

Spotify law suit

While many are still recovering from their festive exertions, Spotify hits the news twice –though for two very different reasons: the long-awaited confirmation of its DPO date and, less expected, a new...

4 min read

Quick Take: Universal’s Partnership with Facebook

Zach Fuller

22 Dec 2017

content monetisation

Following its renewed deal with YouTube earlier this week, Universal has signed another landmark agreement for digital monetisation, this time with Facebook. Described by the world’s largest recorded...

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The Top TV Shows Of 2017

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Tim Mulligan

20 Dec 2017

Game of Thrones

For the past 15 months MIDiA Research has been tracking every quarter more than 60 leading TV shows across the US, UK, Canada and Australia. With the fragmentation of TV audiences and the rise of streaming...

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MIDiA Research Predictions 2018: Post-Peak Economics

Mark Mulligan

18 Dec 2017

2018 predictions

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

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Mark Mulligan

15 Dec 2017

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

Zach Fuller

15 Dec 2017

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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Twitch To Start Live Streaming Minor League Basketball

Karol Severin

14 Dec 2017

NBA’s G League will be the first official sports league to start a streaming channel on Twitch, starting this Friday. It will offer live streaming of up to six games per week and offer viewers chatroom...

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Three Reasons Why The Disney-Fox Deal Matters

Tim Mulligan

14 Dec 2017

Media and Marketing

Disney’s $52.4 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets is now confirmed. With Fox debt factored in, the total transaction cost rises to $66.1 billion. See my post yesterday for...

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Why Fox Has Given Comcast The Cold Shoulder And Why Disney Is Now The Preferred Option

Tim Mulligan

13 Dec 2017

The end of 2017 is shaping up to be a pivotal time for the video landscape in the US. Tomorrow, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will vote on whether or not to remove the common carrier designation...

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Shazam Is Apple’s Echo Nest

Mark Mulligan

11 Dec 2017

Shazam finally found a buyer: Apple. Ever since its affiliate sales revenue model crumbled with the onset of streaming (there’s no business in an affiliate fee on a $0.01 stream), Shazam has been trying...

3 min read

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