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MIDiA Data Spotlight: Home Technology
Ownership is Going Both Deep and Wide

Mark Mulligan

28 Sep 2018

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This is part of MIDiA’s data snapshot series in which we spotlight curated consumer datasets. Figure 1: The Digital Home is Becoming Increasingly Sophisticated Household Ownership of Digital Technology, Q1 2018 The ‘digital home’ was a term that rose to prominence in the mid 2000s as the first generation of home router centred devices started...

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Video Streaming Subscription Services Market Metrics

Tim Mulligan

27 Sep 2018

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This report includes the key findings of MIDiA’s Global Streaming Video Subscriber Market Share Model, in which we present the subscribers, revenues and market shares of video streaming services in 31 different countries. This report contains charts and analysis for 10 countries, including consumer survey data, while the complete excel model is p...

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MIDiA Data Spotlight: Music Listening
Car Leads the Way

Mark Mulligan

27 Sep 2018

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This is part of MIDiA’s data snapshot series in which we spotlight curated consumer datasets. Figure 1: Music Listening Mainly Happens on the Go Key Places of Listening to Music, Q1 2018 The car has long been one of the heartlands of music listening and remains so with 55% of consumers engaging in this activity.

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MIDiA Data Spotlight: Music Consumption
YouTube and Radio Lead the Pack

Mark Mulligan

26 Sep 2018

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This is part of MIDiA’s data snapshot series in which we spotlight curated consumer datasets. Figure 1: YouTube and Radio Dominate Music Consumption Key Music Consumption and Purchasing Behaviour, Q1 2018 Music consumption and spending is more diversified than ever, with traditional formats still holding on to their loyal legacy audiences, while ...

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The Paywall Challenge
Locking Away Digital’s Most Valuable Consumers

Georgia Meyer

21 Sep 2018

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Music and video subscribers are the most influential amongst their peer groups and are some of the most valuable segments for advertisers and brands. The fact that they spend an increasing portion of their time behind ad-free paywalls, represents a growing challenge for marketers.

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Quarterly Digital Content Trends: Q2 2018

Mark Mulligan

18 Sep 2018

Streaming Streaming Music US

In this report, we present highlights of content trends from MIDiA’s Quarterly Brand Tracker, a survey fielded in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This report explores how consumer behaviour evolved between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018 across music, video, games and social.

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Music Streaming Services Market Shares
H1 2018 Subscriber Share Update

Mark Mulligan

13 Sep 2018

Subscriptions Streaming Music Subscriptions

This report provides a global level mid-year update to MIDiA’s Music Subscriber Market Shares report, presenting H1 2018 figures. Companies and brands mentioned in this report: Amazon, Amazon Prime Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, Apple, Apple Music,...

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Pandora
Mapping Its Place in the US Streaming Market

Mark Mulligan

7 Sep 2018

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Pandora is the granddaddy of streaming music, clocking 10 million active users before Spotify had even gone into public beta. It remains the most widely used audio streaming service in the US, but is no longer the golden child of the space. Despite having been long positioned as the long-term future of radio, investors have become increasingly conc...

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Streaming Services Market Shares 2.0

Mark Mulligan

30 Aug 2018

Subscriptions Subscriptions Streaming

This report includes the key findings of MIDiA’s Global Music Subscriber Market Share Model in which we present the subscribers, revenues and market shares of streaming services in more than 20 different countries. This report contains charts and analysis for 11 countries including consumer survey data, while the complete excel model is posted al...

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India’s Digital Consumers
Race to Win The Next Billion Intensifies

Georgia Meyer

24 Aug 2018

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A large portion of the globe’s next one billion digital consumers are going to come online in India. These consumers are characterised by swift adoption of digital spending habits, having leapfrogged PCs and experiencing the internet for the first time via mobile phones.

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Paid News Digital Subscriptions
Bubble or Breakthrough?

Zach Fuller

22 Aug 2018

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Still feeling imbued with the often cited ‘Trump bump’, paid news media subscriptions continued their healthy growth trajectory throughout 2017 and into the first quarter of 2018. The market, excepting China and India, grew largely in symmetry with other digital behaviours, as premium news brands continued to make their case as a credible alter...

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State of the YouTube Music Economy 2.0
A Turning Point for All Parties

Mark Mulligan

14 Aug 2018

Streaming Streaming Music Spotify

This report is now into its second edition, updating the most comprehensive YouTube music dataset ever compiled in order to present all sides of the argument in an objective and impartial manner. The report provides an exhaustive view of the market for revenues, ad rates, stream rates, users, streams and subscribers.

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Tech Majors Market Shares Q2 2018
A Tale of Mixed Fortunes

Alistair Taylor, Karol Severin, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller

10 Aug 2018

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Q2 2018 delivered contrasting milestones for the tech majors with Apple becoming the first company to have a trillion-dollar market capitalisation while Facebook simultaneously saw the single biggest one-day loss in market capitalisation in the history of US stock exchanges.

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Spotify Q2 2018 Earnings
More Needed from Emerging Markets and Ad Supported

Mark Mulligan

30 Jul 2018

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Spotify’s Q2 2018 earnings show continued solid progress across most of its performance metrics. However, investor scrutiny is intensifying, especially with the growing subscriber arms race in the US becoming — albeit incorrectly — perceived as a litmus test for global success.

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The Sports Video Landscape
Sports Streaming Services in a Digital First Ecosystem

Alistair Taylor

27 Jul 2018

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The 13.2% dip on the 2019–2022 English Premier League (EPL) rights deals compared to the 2015-2018 deal highlighted the decline in value for sports broadcast rights. In light of this downturn and a fall in the consumption of sports content on traditional linear TV, moves are being made into the subscription video on demand (SVOD) space, with Disn...

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Advertising in China
Reaching the Most Digitally Savvy Consumers

Georgia Meyer

24 Jul 2018

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Streaming, both music and video, are in the early follower phase of consumer adoption in China. While they are still niche consumer segments, their behaviours will become more widely adopted. Chinese consumers in these segments increasingly curate their content, including the extent to which they pay attention to the advertising messages they recei...

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Emerging Music Markets
Streaming’s Third Wave

Mark Mulligan

9 Jul 2018

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With streaming growth set to slow in mature western markets by 2019, the next wave of fast growth will come from a mixture of mid-tier markets such as Mexico, Brazil, Japan and Germany. Beyond that, the streaming market will need to look towards emerging markets for growth.

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TV and Video Advertising
The Shift to Digital

Tim Mulligan

29 Jun 2018

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The video advertising landscape is slowly moving away from both being broadcast TV based and being primarily driven by developed markets. The transition is picking up pace, with TV advertising declining by an average 3% per year from 2017 to 2023. In the meantime, over-the-top (OTT) ad revenue will increase by 10.

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Quarterly Digital Content Trends: Q1 2018

Mark Mulligan

29 Jun 2018

Streaming Streaming Music US

In this report, we present highlights of content trends from MIDiA’s Quarterly Brand Tracker, a survey fielded in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This report explores how consumer behaviour evolved between Q4 2016 and Q1 2018 across music, video, games and social.

UK Gamer Profile
Digital Entertainment Natives

Karol Severin

18 Jun 2018

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Mobile and PC gamer penetration declined slightly in the UK between Q4 2016 and Q4 2017. Meanwhile, console ownership did not grow either, attesting that the market is constrained by the impending peak in the attention economy. It is becoming harder to compete for attention and engagement, precisely at the wrong time.

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