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US Video Consumer Behaviour Q4 2019
End of the Beginning for the Streaming Transition

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Tim Mulligan

January 2020

Streaming video

Apple TV

Netflix

This report presents key trends and analysis from MIDiA’s quarterly Video Brand Tracker survey, including devices for viewing, video streaming activities, subscription video on demand (SVOD), demographics, video streaming app users, and top-streamed TV shows.

Battle Royale
The Monetisation Sweet Spot

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Karol Severin

January 2020

Facebook

Twitter

Gaming

Niche is the new mainstream. Battle Royale players are one of these niches – far from mainstream in terms of consumer penetration, but impactful and valuable. Across music, video, news, magazines and games, they engage and spend more than average gamers.

AVOD Players Case Study
Media Prima Berhad and Cinedigm

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Amanda Stears

December 2019

YouTube

roku

dailymotion

Ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) services face significant challenges in their efforts to be commercially sustainable, in particular the struggle to attract advertisers away from traditional free-to-air TV. Ultimately, these services must seek to establish themselves as credible alternatives to linear consumption.

The Paywall Paradox
Ring Fencing Advertising’s Most Valuable Consumers

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Mark Mulligan

December 2019

Spotify

Marketing

Amazon

Music and video subscribers are the most influential technology and brand advocates amongst their peer groups and are therefore the most valuable users for advertisers and brands to reach. They are consuming progressively more content behind paywalls, which, as predominately ad-free spaces, represents a growing challenge for marketers.

20/20 Vision
MIDiA Research Predictions 2020

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Alistair Taylor, Amanda Stears, Karol Severin, Keith Jopling, Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller

December 2019

Apple

Spotify

Discovery

In this report MIDiA Research analysts present their predictions for what will be the big trends in digital media and tech across music, video, media, brands, marketing, games and sports in 2020 and the coming decade. Companies and brands mentioned in...

US and UK Sports Fans
Reaching Digital Natives

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Alistair Taylor

December 2019

YouTube

Amazon

revenue

Sports as a product is feeling the squeeze of the peak attention economy. Sports fans in the traditional sense are ageing, and appealing to a younger digitally-native audience is a fundamental issue that rights holders can no longer ignore. Sports rights holders have realised the importance of their virtual (gaming) counterparts, acknowledging that they are taking much of the attention of a large proportion of their fanbases, but also nurturing expected future fans who do not interact with the real-life version of sports.

Spotify Podcast Strategy
Strong Start, Long Way to Go

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Mark Mulligan

November 2019

Spotify

Spotify

Pandora

Spotify has bet big on podcasts, viewing them as a means to multiple strategic ends. After a number of major acquisitions, Spotify is beginning to deliver meaningful audience and revenue numbers. Though it is still early days for Spotify’s podcast strategy, there is clear long-term potential to transform the wider audio landscape.

TV Network Rankings
Brand Equity and the Weaponisation of Originals

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Amanda Stears

November 2019

US

UK

YouTube

The big streaming networks Netflix and Amazon have become the powerhouses of video brand equity by simultaneously weaponising TV shows as acquisition tools and assimilating the brands of traditional networks through association with their shows. The disconnect between original TV networks and global audiences is becoming wider as local networks and streaming services gain audience appeal and relevance.

Sports Rights
Measuring the ROI for Streaming

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Alistair Taylor

October 2019

Subscriptions

Amazon

subscribers

Measuring streaming sports audience engagement is paramount when determining which rights mix consumers are actually willing to pay for. Netflix has shown that in a saturated market, retaining consumer attention can cost twice as much as it did previously to retain the same level of user engagement.

Recession Impact
How an Economic Downturn Could Reshape Digital Media

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Alistair Taylor, Amanda Stears, Karol Severin, Keith Jopling, Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller

October 2019

Apple

Spotify

Amazon

Ten years on from the credit crunch, the global economy could be poised to enter another economic recession. Many of the underlying causes of the credit crunch remain in place, due to governments lacking the appetite for the structural reform required to right the faults in the global financial system that catalysed the slowdown.

Direct to Consumer 1.1
Video’s Big Bang Moment

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Tim Mulligan

October 2019

Streaming

Apple

Spotify

2019 marks the biggest shift in the US video market since Netflix’s pivot into streaming in 2007. Apple, Disney and AT&T-owned Warner Media are preparing for their direct-to-consumer (D2C) launches into the US market in Q4 2019/Q1 2020. How they fare will have a significant impact on the global evolution of video subscriptions.

US Streaming Video
How Ad Supported Will Reshape the Market

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Tim Mulligan

October 2019

Streaming

Apple

YouTube

In the shift to streaming, advertising has been sidelined by the growth of streaming video on demand (SVOD) in the US video market. However, Hulu’s growth, along with increasing competition for consumers’ digital wallet, is helping to make the case that there is an opportunity to replicate traditional pay-TV’s subscription and advertising model.

Leaving Legacy Behind
Music Marketing Responds to Streaming

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Keith Jopling

October 2019

music marketing

Music marketing has changed for good Marketing music has never been straightforward. That’s why, back in the day, label executives would use the single as the shortcut to finding an audience on which to foster the artist, and even more importantly, their latest album.

Consumer Ad Receptiveness
Apathy, Evasion and Engagement

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Mark Mulligan

September 2019

Spotify

Marketing

Amazon

On-demand audiences expect to be able to control their digital experiences, and many have opted for the ad-free oases of streaming subscriptions. While traditional media might be losing audience share it is not giving up the fight, instead investing heavily in ad tech that improves targeting and advertiser agility.

US Gamers
Targeting Games Franchises to Compete in the Attention Economy

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Karol Severin

September 2019

YouTube

Netflix

Facebook

Games used to be isolated from other media activities. This has all changed with the rise of the attention economy, and the shift of gaming devices from purely consoles, to smartphones now supporting other media formats. This dynamic opens a floodgate of opportunities for media and entertainment companies, tech majors, telcos and brands alike to create cross-entertainment collaboration and marketing opportunities.

Music Consumer Behaviour Q2 2019
Fragmentation and Disruption

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Mark Mulligan

September 2019

Music consumers

iTunes store

Spotify

This report presents key trends and analysis from MIDiA’s quarterly Music Brand Tracker survey, including places of listening, streaming music activities, radio, demographics, streaming app users, time spent listening and top streamed artists. Companies...

The Post-Peak Attention Economy
What’s Next for Entertainment?

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Karol Severin

September 2019

Consumer behaviour

Apple

Spotify

With only 24 hours in a day and an ever-growing number of entertainment services competing for consumer choice to spend them on, consumers have reached the limits of their available time – and therefore attention – to allocate to propositions across the digital market.

International Consumer Sentiment for Streaming Video Monetisation
2019

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Tim Mulligan

September 2019

100 million subscribers

Introduction This slide deck highlights consumer demand for video subscription services and preferred features, with detail for sub-segments such as country, age, streaming service and video genre The data is pulled from MIDiA’s Q1 2019 Consumer Survey...

Southeast Asia Video Streaming Deep Dive

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Amanda Stears

August 2019

Streaming

Streaming video

Apple TV

Video streaming services in Southeast Asia first appeared in 2015 and have evolved into the main video consumption platforms for local consumers. With a combined population of 371.65 million, and a combined GDP of $2.9 trillion, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia represent sizeable and attractive growth markets for streaming services.

TV Show Fandom
Streaming Redefines TV Show Success

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Amanda Stears

August 2019

Streaming

Streaming video

Apple TV

The scripted drama boom and the rise of streaming have dramatically reshaped TV consumption and viewing habits. The act of watching a TV show is no longer confined within the four walls of the living room, nor is it constricted by a fixed schedule. Measuring the success of a show can no longer be done by traditional ratings alone, but instead a wider range of metrics, including brand awareness, TV viewership, streaming and fandom, have all become critical in judging the success of a show in the streaming era.

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