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HYBE 2.0 diverges from the major-label blueprint in 4 key ways — will it work?

Tatiana Cirisano

8 Aug 2024

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HYBE kicked off the month with new leadership and a new plan to bring the Korean entertainment company into its next era of growth. In a letter to shareholders , outgoing CEO Jiwon Park and new chief Jason Jaesang Lee were refreshingly open about HYBE’s past weaknesses as they laid out a plan to p...

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Embracing the cultural ascent of games: Zelda, Sony, and games-video symbiosis

Perry Gresham

10 Nov 2023

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Gaming has been mainstream for a while, but in recent years it has started flexing its cross-cultural muscles, intersecting with music, sports, and increasingly with video . The latest example is a new live-action movie, based on The Legend of Zelda games franchise, announced this week as a collabor...

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MIDiA Research Presents Results from First-Ever Songwriter Survey

Tsion Tadesse

31 Jul 2024

709 Music

67% of songwriters name “lack of meaningful streaming income” as their biggest challenge, and it remains the top obstacle regardless of income level and career stage, according to the latest study by MIDiA Research LONDON, 31 July 2024 – Songwriters, although often referred to as the backbone...

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Songwriters take the stage
A new playbook for a new era

Tatiana Cirisano and Fernanda Balzaretti

31 Jul 2024

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The streaming era upended the already-fraught business of being a songwriter, pushing songwriters to secure new revenue streams and better deal terms. While the recorded music industry has responded to similar shifts with a flourishing artist services market, the same is not true for songwriters.

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Profiling gamers by platform

Karol Severin

21 Dec 2023

Audience Insight

This report presents key metrics and consumer insights regarding mobile gamers, console gamers, and computer gamers. It is targeted to help investors, distributors, developers, and publishers understand the nuances and commonalities between these three segments.

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The state of the video creator economy
Creativity in a streamlined world

Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan and Ben Woods

11 Jul 2024

Business Strategy Creator economy

The video creator tools industry is primed for turbo-charged growth as artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates the consumerisation of creation. While the opportunity is significant, a considered approach is needed to ensure AI elevates the creator economy’s success at turning passive consumers into monetisable creators.

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The ‘why’ and ‘what’ behind in-game spending

Karol Severin

29 Aug 2024

Audience Insight

As the games industry matures and global games revenue growth slows down, in-game spending will remain one of the industry’s key growth drivers. Historically, in-game spending was mostly associated with advantage-gaining items. In 2024 however, cosmetic in-game items account for the majority of in-game spending and will be increasing their share ...

Is BritBox International the missing commercial streaming catalyst for the BBC?

Tim Mulligan

4 Mar 2024

BritBox Video Business Strategy

Last Friday, ITV announced the sale of its entire 50% interest subscription video on demand (SVOD) service to its partner and fellow shareholder, BBC Studios (the commercial arm of the BBC). BritBox was Launched in in 2017 as a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV.

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MIDiA’s 2025 predictions
It’s social’s stage now

Mark Mulligan, Karol Severin, Hanna Kahlert, Tatiana Cirisano, Ben Woods, Rutger Rosenborg, Rhys Elliott and Olivia Jones

5 Dec 2024

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The creator economy reshaped entertainment in the first half of the 2020s and social wasthe big winner, now positioned at the centre of the entertainment economy. In 2025 wewill see the second-order effects begin to play out, set against the backdrop of attentionsaturation, content commodification, and increased focus on profit.

Global Music Subscription Market Sees Growth, Led by Emerging Markets

Tsion Tadesse

8 Feb 2024

Music

[London - 8th February, 2024] - MIDiA Research, a leading research and insights firm, has unveiled its highly anticipated Music Subscriber Market Shares Q3 2023 report. This comprehensive analysis showcases the remarkable expansion of the global music subscription market, driven primarily by emergin...

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Golden years, golden opportunity
Older gamers are a key growth opportunity in a challenging games market

Rhys Elliott

28 May 2024

Audience Insight

Unlike in the past, gamers are now sticking with games through adulthood and into old age, leading to a growing segment of older gamers. Older gamers are a valuable segment posing a key growth opportunity for games companies in a stagnant market. Yet, most game makers do not currently cater to older gamers.

State of the music creator economy – The consumer era

Mark Mulligan

14 Dec 2023

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MIDiA is excited to announce the publication of the latest edition of its annual ‘State of the music creator economy’ report. Based on months of research, MIDiA creator and consumer surveys, market sizes and forecasts, this report is the definitive assessment of the music creator tools industry.

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Games subscription user deep dive
More is more

Karol Severin

28 Feb 2024

Audience Insight

Games subscriptions are playing an increasingly important role in the distribution section of the games industry’s value chain. A growing number of developers, therefore, must think through whether to partner with subscription services and, if so, which ones.

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State of the music creator economy
The consumer era

Mark Mulligan

12 Dec 2023

Product Strategy

The pandemic triggered a surge in the music creator economy, which brought with it an influx of external interest and investment. 2022 saw growth moderate, but the long-term outlook is not only strong, it will also be supercharged by the consumerization of creation.

New MIDiA Research Study Unveils Strategies for Maximising Video IP Fandom

Tsion Tadesse

6 Feb 2024

Video

London, 6th February 2024 - Understanding fandom dynamics has become increasingly crucial in a landscape inundated with entertainment options. MIDiA's latest study, ‘Optimising the monetisation opportunities for TV and film fandom in the TV-streaming era’ , analysing Q3 2023 brand tracker data, ...

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Horizon's price changes show why consoles are pushing for no discs

Rhys Elliott

10 Oct 2024

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PlayStation recently launched a remaster of 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn forPS5 and PC. As part of a specialpromotion from Sony, anyone who already owns the original Horizon Zero Dawn can paya $10 upgrade fee to access the remaster.

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The state of music AI
The consumer opportunity lies in modification, not generation

Tatiana Cirisano and Hanna Kahlert

27 Jun 2024

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MIDiA previously predicted that generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) would accelerate music’s “Instagram moment”, where consumers could create and remix music as easily and often as they post photos and videos on social media. However, just because everyone can do these things does not mean everyone will want to.

20% of gamers love couch co-op: Split Fiction’s success is proof players want more

Rhys Elliott

20 Mar 2025

Audience Insight Games Gaming

Key insights from this blog: MIDiA's research shows that a significant portion of gamers consider couch co-op a favourite genre. The runaway success of Split Fiction supports these findings Producing more couch co-op games would cater to gamer segments that MIDiA has identified as being underserved,...

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MIDiA’s analysts answer questions on their 2025 predictions

Karol Severin

5 Feb 2025

Business Strategy Music Games

We are delighted by the overwhelmingly positive response and discussions sparked during our 2025 predictions webinar. We are grateful for all the engaging questions you asked during the session. Though we were unable to get through all of the excellent questions in the one-hour window, we certainly ...

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Skydance is seeking to become of Paramount importance for streaming

Tim Mulligan

12 Dec 2023

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The tectonic plates of consolidation are once again on the move with The New York Times breaking the story on Sunday that Shari Redstone, the President of National Amusements, Inc. (NAI) and Chair of Paramount Global, is in talks with Skydance to sell a controlling stake in NAI.

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