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Building Show Fandom in the Streaming Era

Report by Tim Mulligan

13 Feb 2020

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) video big bang moment is getting into stride, with Peacock and HBO Max following Apple TV+ and Disney+ into the already-congested video streaming marketplace. TV show marketing...

Demand Creation
What’s the Next Big Growth Curve for Music?

Report by Keith Jopling

14 Jan 2020

demand creation

music industry

labels

Over the past 40 years the music industry has seen highs and lows, mirroring the careers of many of the legacy artists the industry plays host to. The most spectacular successes in the music business,...

The Paywall Paradox
Ring Fencing Advertising’s Most Valuable Consumers

Report by Mark Mulligan

12 Dec 2019

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marketing and brands

Marketing

brands

The 20,000 Foot View 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...

20/20 Vision
MIDiA Research Predictions 2020

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

10 Dec 2019

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abundance paradox

The 20,000 Foot View 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...

Post-Peak Attention and the Case for Micropayments

Blog post by Zach Fuller

9 Dec 2019

Blockchain

Innovation

Media

Success in new business paradigms involves wasting what is abundant to capture what is scarce. The Industrial Revolution did this by taking advantage of technologies that used the finite resource of human...

US and UK Sports Fans
Reaching Digital Natives

Report by Alistair Taylor

6 Dec 2019

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peak attention economy

attention

engagement

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...

Streaming Pricing
Solid Outlook but Slowing Demand

Report by Mark Mulligan

4 Dec 2019

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pricing

pricing strategy

streaming pricing

Across a wide selection of Western countries, the streaming music and video subscription markets are reaching a high degree of maturity. As saturation for core products nears, further growth will depend...

Spotify Podcast Strategy
Strong Start, Long Way to Go

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Report by Mark Mulligan

28 Nov 2019

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Spotify

Podcasts

podcast market

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...

The Imitation Game: Why First-Mover Advantage Could Lose its Allure in Tech Strategy

Blog post by Zach Fuller

25 Nov 2019

advertising

Media and Marketing

‘Originality is nothing but judicious imitation’ - Voltaire ‘Good artists copy; great artists steal’ – Steve Jobs Being the first is overrated when it means you can instantly be copied. The...

Infostructure and the Barriers to Innovation

Blog post by Zach Fuller

15 Nov 2019

infostructure

Innovation

media tech

Or, Why the United States Never Built High-Speed Connecting Railways Disruption is never simple, and what is often logically more efficient rarely wins out in the game of adoption. This process has a storied...

Recession Impact
How an Economic Downturn Could Reshape Digital Media

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

29 Oct 2019

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recession

economic cycles

economic downturn

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...

Consumer Ad Receptiveness
Apathy, Evasion and Engagement

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Report by Mark Mulligan

30 Sep 2019

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advertising

ads

Marketing

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...

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

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Report by Karol Severin

12 Sep 2019

Free Report

attention economy

cross entertainment

consumer behaviour

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...

TV Show Fandom
Streaming Redefines TV Show Success

Report by Amanda Stears

30 Aug 2019

streaming

streaming video

TV show

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...

Sports Fans Consumer Trends 2019

Report by Alistair Taylor

6 Aug 2019

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peak attention economy

attention economy

value proposition

Sports-centric subscription video on demand (SVOD) services have largely struggled to entice subscribers, based on their current value propositions which consist mainly of niche rights. Pay-TV has the...

State of the Podcast Nation

Report by Mark Mulligan

23 Jul 2019

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Podcasts

podcast

podcast market

Podcasts are an overnight success many years in the making. Podcasts were first added to Apple’s iTunes ecosystem in 2005, only to then spend a long time in the shadows. Now, however, they occupy...

Artist Fandom
The Artist Marketing Playbook Needs Rewriting

Report by Mark Mulligan

19 Jul 2019

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artist fandom

artists

artist fans

The whole essence of fandom is being turned upside down. An emerging crop of streaming native artists is finding its audience in a much more targeted and efficient way than via traditional music marketing....

2019-2021
Emerging New Metrics for Sports Streaming Success

Report by Alistair Taylor

14 Jun 2019

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licensing

rights acquisition

bidding

The clock is ticking down to 2021 when the major domestic sports rights in the US and the UK will start coming up for renewal. Thus far, pureplay sports streaming video on demand (SVOD) services such...

Truth and Trust in the Era of Fake News

Report by Mark Mulligan

30 May 2019

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news

digital news

online news

The second half of the 2010s have become a watershed moment for news. The combination of the manipulation of social platforms by political agents, the growing effect of consumers’ personal filter...

Music Marketing
Niche is the New Mainstream

Report by Mark Mulligan

20 May 2019

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music marketing

Marketing

music marketing strategy

Streaming personalisation and falling radio audiences are combining to rewrite the music marketing rulebook, ushering in a whole new marketing paradigm. Hits used to be cultural moments; artist brands...