MIDiA in the Press
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Billboard, September 2026
Global Music Publishing Revenue Grew by 9.6% in 2025: MIDiA - Billboard
... MIDiA Research on Monday (Sept. 28). The market share of major ... Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney's 'Musk ...
Yahoo Tech, September 2026
The disc is dying, but the box isn't – what will a "physical game" actually mean in 2030?
To find out, I spoke to Perry Gresham, head of data at MIDiA Research, and James McWhirter, senior analyst at Omdia. Their answers suggest the ...
Money Week, September 2026
From labels to artists: A power shift in the music industry - MoneyWeek
What does streaming mean for the music industry's growth? Streaming is now maturing in developed markets, says Perry Gresham of MIDiA Research. Future ...
Hypebot, September 2026
MIDiA's Music Creator Survey Is Back: Help Shape The Future - Hypebot
Top music industry analysts MIDiA Research has launched its annual Music Creator Survey, offering artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers a ...
Radioink, September 2026
Report: Radio Poised To Reclaim Music Discovery Crown
MIDiA Research Audio and Entertainment Analyst Laura Fisher said, “In an entertainment landscape dominated by ubiquity, fragmentation, and ...
radioworld.com, September 2026
“Music's Next Discovery Engine Might Be Radio” - Radio World
That's the theme of a recently released report from MIDiA Research, which based its findings on research involving consumers in the U.S., U.K., Canada ...
Radio Today, September 2026
Younger listeners use radio to discover music – RadioToday
MIDiA Research says younger listeners value context, human curation and the changing nature of live programming, qualities which streaming ...
insideradio.com, August 2026
Ad-Supported Audio, Fan Economy To Grow As Streaming Matures. | Story | insideradio.com
MIDiA Research's just-released annual global music forecast sees retail revenues growing by 62.9% through 2033, from 2025's $74.3 billion to an ...
Music Ally, August 2026
India to have the third highest music subscribers by 2033, predicts Midia
Last week, consultancy firm Midia Research shared its newest forecasts for the growth of the music industry. The big number? It predicts the ...
routenote.com, August 2026
Recorded music market forecast to reach $121.1 billion by 2033 - RouteNote Blog
MIDiA Research forecasts the global recorded-music market will reach $121.1 billion by 2033, with emerging markets, streaming and the wider fan ...
Billboard, August 2026
Global Recorded Music Retail Revenue to Top $121 Billion by 2033, MIDiA Report Says
Billboard, August 2026
Global Recorded Music Retail Revenue to Top $121 Billion by 2033, MIDiA Report Says
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gamerant.com, July 2026
Study Reveals How Many People Would Pay $150 for GTA 6 - GameRant
More than 59% of the sample in MIDiA Research's study showed some level of interest in picking up GTA 6. However, most respondents expected the ...
Fortune, June 2026
Private equity gets cut of two of Taylor Swift's biggest pop hits through Max Martin catalog sale
... Tatiana Cirisano, vice president of music strategy at insights firm MIDiA, told Fortune. HarbourView did not respond to Fortune's request for ...
The Times, June 2026
You can take a film to the next chapter — but don’t call it a sequel
Ben Woods, entertainment analyst at MIDiA, told The Times that studios were trying to walk a “hard tightrope” of leaning into popular franchises as “safe bets” with the millennial viewership who have spending power, while bringing in Gen Z by insisting the film is “new and fresh”.
BBC, April 2026
Fewer UK adults posting on social media, Ofcom finds - BBC
Ben Woods, creator economy analyst at Midia Research, sees this as social media ...
BBC, February 2026
YouTube's $60bn revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push - BBC News
Midia Research senior analyst Hanna Kahlert said while it was a big announcement, it was "perhaps not a surprising one" - with the platform ...
bloomberg.com, January 2026
Bertelsmann Is Said to Consider Buying Concord Music - Bloomberg
The deal is a sign of the growing power of “mid-cap” record labels in the past few years, said Mark Mulligan, analyst at MIDiA Research. “Now you ...
bloomberg.com, January 2026
Amazon Supersizes Its Brick-and-Mortar Ambitions in Chicago - Bloomberg.com
managing director at industry analyst Midia Research. Talking about the music streaming company's efforts to move forcefully into podcasting and ...
Billboard, January 2026
Splice Reveals Its Top Genres of 2025 - Billboard
The report was prepared by data analysis firm MIDiA Research and covers data from Jan. ... Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 ...
Billboard, January 2026
Splice Reveals Its Top Genres of 2025 - Billboard
The report was prepared by data analysis firm MIDiA Research and covers data from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Download the full ...
BBC, December 2025
Gary Lineker: Can The Rest Is Football Netflix deal succeed?
For both sports and video podcasting, "this is a landmark deal," according to Laura Fisher, audio and entertainment analyst at MIDiA Research.
IGN, October 2025
How Much Will GTA 6 Cost? New Research Claims $100 Price Point 'Would Actually Leave Money on The Table' - IGN
Variety, September 2025
Streaming Is Crushing Songwriters' Livelihood — Artist House Aims to Fix That
... MIDIA Research study last year, only 10% earned more than $30,000 annually, while over half (54%) earned between $0 and $1,000. A whopping 67% of ...
Billboard, September 2025
TikTok Drives Views, Not Fans — YouTube and Streaming Still Dominate Music Discovery
BBC, September 2025
Streameast: Largest illegal live sports streaming site shut down - BBC
Sports broadcasting is big business, with the total value of media ... Ben Woods, an entertainment analyst at Midia Research, said the site's ...
BBC, September 2025
'AI slop': Emily Portman and musicians on the mystery of fraudsters releasing songs in their name
Reuters, September 2025
Apple teams up with TuneIn to boost radio features amid streaming competition
Wall Street Journal, August 2025
Apple Makes Music Push in Radio After Losing Ground to Spotify
Apple’s market share of digital music subscribers in the U.S. fell to 25% at the end of last year from 30% in 2020, according to MIDiA Research,
TikTok, July 2025
TikTok announces the beta launch of TikTok Songwriter Features
MIDiA Research's newly-released second annual songwriter report complemented our findings in revealing that: More than 80% of songwriters in Midia's survey post on social media for their songwriting careers, and nearly one-quarter say that building a social media brand is among their top goals for this year
Vogue Business, July 2025
Oasis and the supersonic merch opportunity
With an average annual growth rate of 2.6 per cent since 2024, the global music merch market will be worth $16.3 billion by 2030, according to a report from Midia Research
BBC, June 2025
Telegram announces partnership with Musk's xAI
Media analyst Hanna Kahlert at Midia Research told BBC News the move followed the pattern of "social and AI trying to absorb each other".
BBC, March 2025
As music streaming subscriptions stall, are price rises inevitable?
Almost half the population, 32.4 million people, has now signed up to apps like Spotify and Apple Music, according to music industry analysts MIDiA Research.
BBC, March 2025
As music streaming subscriptions stall, are price rises inevitable?
About 1.25 million new customers took out a plan last year, said MIDiA, representing growth of 4%. In 2020, that figure was 9%.
Financial Times, March 2025
The next phase of the streaming wars
By 2031, Midia Research forecasts music streamers will be able to push through three more broad rounds of price increases, while also introducing new...
BBC, March 2025
Split Fiction: Josef Fares says video games studios should 'stick to vision'
A report from analytics company Midia Research found that couch co-op was especially popular among people aged 16 to 24. It surveyed 9,000 gamers worldwide, and said roughly 40% of respondents in the age range reported it was their preferred way to play.
BBC, March 2025
Split Fiction: Josef Fares says video games studios should 'stick to vision'
A report from analytics company Midia Research found that couch co-op was especially popular among people aged 16 to 24.
Financial Times, March 2025
Spotify says it paid $10bn in royalties last year amid artist criticism
Mark Mulligan, analyst at Midia Research, said: “For the majority of artists, it doesn’t matter what the economics are, there is just so much music being listened to, it all gets divided into really small bits.”
BBC, February 2025
Avowed: New game release doesn't want to overstay its welcome
Analyst Rhys Elliott, from Midia Research says the trend towards longer games has been "an insidious creep over time".
Financial Times, February 2025
Spotify to launch new premium service aimed at music ‘superfans’
But Midia Research offered a more sceptical view. “You could make a case that a superfan tier is disruptive innovation, but that will depend upon whether it really pushes the boundaries of what streaming is,” analyst Mark Mulligan wrote. “Otherwise, it may only be as ‘disruptive’ as mobile carriers having premium plans for higher-spending consumers.”
Music Ally, January 2025
Music's creator economy: 'Look at data that helps you understand your audience'
Earlier in the day, cultural trends analyst Hanna Kahlert, of MIDiA Research, shared data and findings from a recent Midia survey into creator ...
Music Connection, January 2025
Splice & MIDiA Research unveil "Sounds of 2025" - Music Connection Magazine
... Mulligan, Managing Director and Music Analyst, MIDiA Research. “The sounds that producers use to create today give us a window not only into the ...
Forbes, January 2025
As Indie Artists Rise, Music Stars Knowledge Share Industry Success - Forbes
Independent musicians are on the rise taking more than half of the global recorded music market in 2023, according to MIDiA Research, but the trend is ...