MIDiA Reports

Recession Impact
| Music Industry 2020 Growth Scenarios

Report by Mark Mulligan

29 Jun 2020

As part of MIDiA’s research stream focused on how COVID-19 is impacting the entertainment industries, this report explores how the combination of lockdown measures and the coming recession will impact…

Recovery Economics
Outlook for Music, Games, Video & Sports

Report by Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin and Alistair Taylor

19 Jun 2020

recorded music

music streaming

Covid-19

MIDiA analysts present in this webinar report how the entertainment industries can plan not to simply bounce back, but to rebuild their value propositions and supply chains to adjust to the realities of…

Q2 2020 TV Show Demand
Asia-Pacific

Report by Tim Mulligan

18 Jun 2020

midia index

wikipedia

TV show

This slide deck highlights consumer demand indicators for TV shows, with details for titles and genres for Wikipedia page views across 15 Asia-Pacific countries for June 11, 2020. Wikipedia page views…

Q2 2020 TV Show Demand
Europe

Report by Tim Mulligan

16 Jun 2020

Video

This slide deck highlights consumer demand indicators for TV shows, with details for titles and genres for Wikipedia page views across 16 European countries for June 11, 2020. Wikipedia page views are…

Q2 2020 TV Show Demand
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Report by Tim Mulligan

16 Jun 2020

wikipedia

TV show

midia index

This slide deck highlights consumer demand indicators for TV shows, with details for titles and genres for Wikipedia page views across five MENA countries for June 11, 2020. Wikipedia page views are…

Recovery Economics
| Games Sees Temporary Bounce but Should Prepare For Decline

Report by Karol Severin

11 Jun 2020

The 20,000 Foot View: The effects of the coronavirus-induced crisis unfolded in multiple stages, each with its own characteristics. During the early outbreak and strict lockdowns, games engagement benefited…

Recovery Economics |Bounce Forward not Back
- webinar slides

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Report by Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin and Keith Jopling

11 Jun 2020

Free Report

recovery economics

recession impact

Covid-19

MIDiA analysts present in this webinar how the entertainment industries can plan not to simply bounce back, but to rebuild their value propositions and supply chains to adjust to the realities of the new…

Spotify Q1 2020 Earnings
First Signs of Pre-Recession Weakness

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Report by Mark Mulligan

29 May 2020

The 20,000 Foot View: 2020 was a solid quarter for Spotify but showed early signs of COVID-19 impact across premium and especially ad supported. With a global recession looming, these may be the first…

US Video Consumer Deep Dive
Q1 2020

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Report by Tim Mulligan

26 May 2020

The 20,000 Foot View: This report presents key trends and analysis from MIDiA’s quarterly Video Brand Tracker survey, including devices for viewing, video streaming activities, SVOD, demographics, video…

Recovery Economics
Post-Lockdown Innovation

Report by Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin, Alistair Taylor and Keith Jopling

20 May 2020

The 20,000 Foot View: COVID-19 social distancing measures caused unprecedented dislocation to the entertainment economy. With a recession now a question of ‘how bad’ rather than ‘if’, entertainment…

Radio is Switched On Again
Strategies for 2020 and Beyond

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Report by Keith Jopling and Mark Mulligan

15 May 2020

The 20,000 Foot View: Just what is radio? Radio is branded and produced show content known best in the form of live (or pre-recorded) broadcast. However, the definition of ‘radio’ is shifting away…

Recovery Economics
Music, Games, Live Streams and the Future of Concerts

Report by Mark Mulligan, Karol Severin and Keith Jopling

11 May 2020

Games

concerts

live

The 20,000 Foot View: In April 2020 Travis Scott’s Fortnite event pulled in 27 million players. While this was happening, the global artist community was scrambling to plug the income and engagement…

D2C 2020
Media, Tech and Communications Majors Go Head to Head

Report by Tim Mulligan

30 Apr 2020

Media Majors

tech majors

Communications Majors

The 20,000 Foot View: The current division between the new video D2C entrants of 2019/2020 has revealed a strategic split between those that are leveraging established distribution advantages versus those…

India Music Consumer Behaviour
Fragmentation and Disruption

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Report by Mark Mulligan and Srishti Das

28 Apr 2020

india

india streaming

india music market

The 20,000 Foot View: This report presents key trends and analysis from MIDiA’s Q1 2019 India Consumer Survey, including streaming music activities, radio, streaming app users, factors driving streaming…

COVID-19
Impact on Entertainment Demand and Behaviours

Report by Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin, Alistair Taylor, Keith Jopling and Hanna Kahlert

24 Apr 2020

Free Report

The 20,000 Foot View: COVID-19 is having a clear and direct impact on the entertainment and media industries, driven by investor uncertainty – resulting in plummeting share prices – and restrictions…

COVID-19 and the Vulnerability of Pure Play Sports Streaming Services

Report by Alistair Taylor

23 Apr 2020

oronavirus

Covid-19

Pay-TV

The 20,000 Foot View: The postponement of annual competitions and major quadrennial events has highlighted just how heavily pay-TV and sport-centric streaming services’ value propositions…

COVID-19
Lockdown Listening

Report by Mark Mulligan

21 Apr 2020

Covid-19

coronavirus

covid-19 impact

The 20,000 Foot View: After an initial lockdown lull, streaming music consumption is beginning to trend upwards again. As the abnormal begins to normalise, lockdown listening is resulting in new and distinct…

Consumer Engagement
Building Sustainable Brands in 2020 and Beyond

Report by Hanna Kahlert

20 Apr 2020

brands

engagement

targeting

The 20,000 Foot View: Brands have an ongoing engagement problem. No matter how much data they use or how targeted they go, competition is fierce, consumer attention is saturated, and all usage comes at…

Tech Major Market Shares 2019
Amazon Powers Ahead

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Report by Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin and Alistair Taylor

9 Apr 2020

tech majors

tech major

tech major market shares

The 20,000 Foot View: The tech majors are power players in the global digital content marketplace through a combination of their own content services, ad monetisation and control of audiences via devices,…

COVID-19
The Self-Isolation Entertainment Boom

Report by Mark Mulligan

6 Apr 2020

Free Report

covid 19

coronavirus

media consumption

The 20,000 Foot View: Following our first COVID-19 impact report, this report deep dives into how media consumption patterns have changed in the initial weeks of COVID-19 dislocation. While it is crucial…