Reports: Paid Content

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MIDiA Research Predictions 2017
The Year Of The Platform

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Karol Severin, Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller
As we correctly predicted, 2016 was the year video ate the world. 2017 is going to be shaped by the battle for consumer attention through formatting and distribution wars. VR is likely to cede further ground to AR, bots will become established, while messaging apps add to their dominant position (even though user growth will slow).
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The Death of the Monthly Active User
Redefining User Metrics For The App Era

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Zach Fuller
The Monthly Active User (MAU) metric is the default measure of digital services but its usefulness is lessening. While it offered desktop-era services a better alternative to page views, its use for mobile apps is increasingly anachronistic. With the advent of smartphones, users are absorbing app-based services far more intimately into their lives,...
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Content Connectors
How the Coming Digital Content Revolution Will Change Everything

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Mark Mulligan
Content Connectors, devices such as Apple TV, Google’s Chromecast, Amazon Kindle Fire TV and Roku, are set to transform the way in which mainstream consumers interact with digital content. Current adopters of these devices are the most valuable paid content consumers across all content genres, not just the video for which Content Connectors are b...
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