Reports: Streaming video

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Video Consumer Snapshot Q2 2021
US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea, Brazil

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Tim Mulligan
This slide deck presents consumer demand for video subscription services and streaming consumption, with detail for streaming services and video consumption preferences. The data in this deck is pulled from MIDiA’s Q2 2021 Consumer Survey that was fielded in US, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea and Brazil.
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Sci-fi video fan consumer snapshot, Q2 2021
US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea, Brazil

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Tim Mulligan
This slide deck presents sci-fi video fan consumer demand covering video services, live TV viewing, binge viewing, device viewing, YouTube consumption, and leading video services by WAU penetration. The accompanying dataset includes the demographic breakdown for each segment by age (16-19, 20-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55+), by distribution (absolute numbers of consumers), and by penetration (percentage of engagement for each activity).
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MIDiA Research video streaming subscription forecasts 2021-2027
Margins eclipse reach as developed markets dominate revenue growth

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Tim Mulligan
This report presents the key figures, trends and drivers of MIDiA’s video streaming forecast model. The figures presented in this report are in billions of US dollars unless otherwise stated. An Excel file posted alongside this report provides complete country-level data, as well as a detailed methodology statement.
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Q2 2020 UK Video Consumer Deep Dive

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Tim Mulligan
UK video engagement in Q2 2020 remains primarily a two-horse race between subscription-based Netflix and ad-supported YouTube, which returned to dominance with 55% weekly average user penetration – three percentage points higher than Netflix. Against this trend new streaming entrant Disney+ has achieved 16% weekly average user penetration, underlying the rising competition between the subscription-based and ad-supported video streaming alternatives as the UK streaming market matures.
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D2C 2020
Media, Tech and Communications Majors Go Head to Head

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Tim Mulligan
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 focused on monetising existing content assets. The current market distortions wrought by the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic have placed power firmly in the hands of services able to leverage zeitgeisty originals combined with libraries of proven content and brand assets.
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TV Network Rankings
Brand Equity and the Weaponisation of Originals

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Amanda Stears
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.
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TV Show Fandom
Streaming Redefines TV Show Success

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Amanda Stears
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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Netflix After Q2 2019
Post-Peak or Strategic Reset?

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Karol Severin, Tim Mulligan and Amanda Stears
With a market capitalisation 122 times its current annual net income, Netflix suddenly finds itself scrambling to justify its price-to-earnings ratio. The July 17th earnings call knocked 11% off the market capitalisation of the poster-child of the streaming era in a matter of two days – equivalent to the entire market capitalisation of Snap Inc, another former darling of the tech and media landscape.
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US Cord Cutting Full Year 2018
Streaming Transition Picks Up Pace

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Tim Mulligan
Cord cutting is now an established component of the US pay-TV landscape, reinforcing the role of the US as the canary in the mine for the global pay-TV business. Cord cutting accelerated in 2018, highlighting the secular nature of the phenomenon. However, this is not simply a story of decline but instead one of transition, with streaming growing ­— in a wider sense — the total base of pay-TV subscribers.
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