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Defining entertainment superfans Characteristics, categories, and commercial impact
From casual listeners to podcast purists Mapping podcast platform preferences
The State of the Video Creator Economy The road to one billion creators
The 2026 Grammys and Bad Bunny’s cementation of the local language era
Why ignoring creator wellbeing is a financial risk for the creator economy
Music sync market forecast Production libraries raise the pitch
Welcome to the brand new MIDiA
Socioeconomics of podcast listening Engaging a higher value audience
Before and after podcasts Mapping the podcast listener journey
The case for more digestable games: Over a third of console and PC gamers play LESS than 5 hours a week
Why HYBE expanding into China is a bigger deal than you think
Social platform user behaviour Q3 2024
Music subscriber market shares 2024: Slowdown? What slowdown?
What Acast's Q3 earnings signal about the global podcasting market
Will audio have a seat at the creator economy table?
MIDiA Research study rejects $100 price point for Grand Theft Auto VI
State of the music creator economy AI’s growing reach
Why predictions matter – and MIDiA’s take on 2026
