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Independent label market shares
Up on all counts

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Mark Mulligan

October 2021

Spotify

Record labels

Independent labels

This report presents record label market share that is measured not just by label reported revenues, but also by separating the revenues of independent labels that are distributed by major label groups, in order to give a more precise view of how the independent sector is performing.

Live streamed events consumer behaviour
Q2 2021

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Mark Mulligan

October 2021

live music

Music

Live video streaming

This report looks at live stream audience data and audience behaviour trends with regards to live streamed events. Methodological notes: The Brazil self-reported, live streamed penetration rate from MIDiA’s survey came in at 22% for Q2 2021 – a sharp increase on previous quarters.

Games discovery and conversion
Navigating between generations in the 2020s

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Karol Severin

September 2021

Spotify

YouTube

digital natives

The 2020s population is split between digital natives and older digital migrants, which shapes how consumers discover and convert to new games. Younger consumers are more likely to discover via channels and formats pioneered by digital natives, such as creator coverage and social media feeds.

From social media to creator tools
The evolution of UGC

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Hanna Kahlert

September 2021

Apple

Spotify

YouTube

Entertainment is suffering intense competition as audience attention time, already saturated before the pandemic, is hit by the gradual return of ‘in real life’ activities. A flurry of new propositions over the last year and a half, namely in streaming and social media, are competing on largely similar grounds – making differentiation ever mo...

Smart home
Smart devices are winning the battle for the future of TV

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Tim Mulligan

September 2021

smart tvs

VOD

net neutrality

The unbundling of TV consumption is catalysing the smart home, with media streamers and smart TVs driving adoption and engagement. The smart home entertainment ecosystem will expand due to smart devices (smart TVs and smart speakers), as they are building on traditional consumption habits and engagement of key segments to act as smart home ecosyste...

Music creator tools forecast
Moving towards a hybrid future

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Mark Mulligan

September 2021

Creators

Apple

Spotify

Once upon a time, music software and hardware were distinct market segments, but now they are increasingly fusing into a network of hybrid creator tools ecosystems. Standalone hardware still has a vibrant future, but the real momentum lies with software, sounds, services and the hardware that supports them.

Creator hubs
Creator tools’ next growth driver

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Mark Mulligan and Kriss Thakrar

September 2021

Creators

Spotify

Artists

The emerging competitive dynamic between insurgents and incumbents is the catalyst for an unprecedented period of innovation in the music creator tools space. However, because this dynamic is underpinned by substantial institutional investment and strong market growth, the second order effect is the further fragmentation of an already congested and...

Gamers & entertainment merchandise

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Karol Severin

August 2021

Gaming

Games

mobile games

As the digital entertainment worlds grow alongside the traditional IRL entertainment world, the next step in the evolution of the entertainment industry will be to bridge the IRL & digital entertainment spheres together, as and where appropriate. One such opportunity is to build bridges between physical and digital merchandise buying.

The four key cultural trends transforming digital entertainment in 2021 and beyond

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Hanna Kahlert

August 2021

Marketing

live

Amazon

The effect of streaming on entertainment is not new, but as we move into the era of mainstream vaccinations, the shifts in streaming-driven consumer behaviour over the last year and a half will drive fundamental changes. From the rise of virtual events to the fall of the box office opening weekend, underpinned by the swift commodification of conten...

Sci-fi video fan consumer snapshot, Q2 2021
US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea, Brazil

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Tim Mulligan

August 2021

Video

YouTube

Amazon

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...

Sports fan consumer snapshot, Q2 2021
US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea, Brazil

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Tim Mulligan

August 2021

Streaming

Video

Fandom

This slide deck presents sports fan consumer demand, covering video services, live TV sports viewing, sports highlight viewing, free live digital sports viewing, device viewing, sports betting, fantasy sports penetration, TV genre preferences, and sports type preferences.

Spotify Q2 2021 earnings
Slowdown arrives

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Mark Mulligan

August 2021

Streaming

Music Subscriptions

Spotify

The growth headwinds that appeared in Q1 2021 manifested in a pronounced user growth slowdown in Q2, with ad-supported users hit hardest. Spotify has been through lean growth periods before, but what is different this time is that streaming’s new players are growing at pace.

Unlocking mainstream AVOD
The silver streamer catalyst

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Tim Mulligan

July 2021

Subscriptions

Streaming

Amazon

Ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) has been championed as the free-to-access equivalent of subscription video on demand (SVOD). However, for AVOD to become the digital successor to free-to-view TV it needs to break out of its current niche user base.

Addressable creator markets
An opportunity with many layers

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Mark Mulligan

July 2021

Apple

Apple

Artists

The music creator tools space is undergoing a change that is simultaneously renaissance and transformation. The creator culture boom has driven an unprecedented degree of investment and investor interest. However, because the music creator tools space is a collection of diverse products and services, an underlying challenge has been how to identify...

The changing context of consumption
Emerging consumer trends in a re-saturated attention economy

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Hanna Kahlert

July 2021

Spotify

Amazon

Netflix

Rampant attention competition has driven changes in entertainment consumption itself, exacerbated by the last year’s attention boom. Quality of attention and quantity of attention are increasingly differentiated, making adjacent behaviours more valuable than ever to track sentiment and consumer expression.

Music consumer survey Q1 2021
YouTube extends its reach

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Mark Mulligan

July 2021

Spotify

YouTube

Deezer

The data in this report is taken from MIDiA’s Q1 2021 consumer survey. The full data from this survey and all the preceding quarterly surveys are available, along with data visualisation tools and dynamic segmentation, on MIDiA Fuse. The countries covered in this report are US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Brazil, South Korea.

How does AVOD unlock the mainstream consumer

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Tim Mulligan

July 2021

Video

How does AVOD unlock the mainstream consumer webinar presentation.

MIDiA Research 2021 – 2028 global music forecasts
ARPU growth finally delivers

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Mark Mulligan

June 2021

revenue

Global

Music

This report presents the key figures, trends and drivers of MIDiA’s music forecast model. The figures presented in this report are both retail and label trade values and are in billions of US dollars unless otherwise stated. An Excel file posted alongside this report provides complete country level data, including DSP market shares and a detailed...

MIDiA Research video streaming subscription forecasts 2021-2027
Margins eclipse reach as developed markets dominate revenue growth

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Tim Mulligan

June 2021

Streaming

Apple

Video

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.

The esports viewer dossier Q1 2021

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Karol Severin

June 2021

subscribers

Gaming

Games

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