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Music Streaming Needs a New Future

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

12 Jun 2020

Alibaba

China

Fandom

While doing some research on the Chinese streaming market I came across this fantastic UX tear down of Xiami Music . I recommend you read it in full. The day before I found this–also must-read–article...

BBC Kids to LADbible: Video Providers Expand Their Reach

Blog post by Amanda Stears

18 Oct 2019

2btube

Alibaba

AVOD

In the streaming era, having international reach is just as important as being an established local brand. This week (October 14) sees TV players Tubi, Facebook Watch and Youku each expanding content reach...

Tencent Announces Strategic Pivot, Focusing On Cloud and AI

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

2 Oct 2018

Alibaba

business services

Chinese regulators

Chinese tech major Tencent announced its first restructuring in six years and third in its 20 year history, including creating a new division to focus on business services such as cloud computing. This...

Announcing MIDiA’s State Of The Streaming Nation 2 Report

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

5 Jun 2017

7Digital

Alibaba

Amazon

2016 was the year that streaming turned the recorded music business into a good news story, with revenue growth so strong that it drove nearly a billion dollars of total growth. Leading streaming services...

Quick Take: Baidu Acquires xPerception as Competition in Sensory Computing Heats Up

Blog post by Zach Fuller

14 Apr 2017

Alibaba

Amazon Echo

Apple

Chinese tech giant Baidu announced today they will be acquiring xPerception, in what can be interpreted as a strategic play for the Augmented Reality market. At face value, xPerception covers much of 2017...

Differentiating Full-Stack Media and Tech Ecosystems

Blog post by Zach Fuller

20 Feb 2017

Alibaba

Amazon

full stack media

Two key developments in digital media that MIDiA Research has addressed over the past year are the emergence of both full-stack media and the tech ecosystem. These shifts in the digital life have recently...

Four Companies That Could Buy Spotify

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

15 Feb 2017

1 billion

21st Century Fox

Alibaba

For much of 2016 it looked nailed on that Spotify would IPO in 2017 and that the recorded music industry would move onto its next chapter, for better or for worse. The terms of Spotify’s $1 billion debt...

What’s In A Name: From Yahoo to Altaba

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

11 Jan 2017

Alibaba

altaba

Apple

So two weeks into the 2017 and it's another year and yet another twist in the ongoing saga that is Yahoo. On Monday, Yahoo Inc disclosed in a regulatory filing that it was splitting the company into two....

Are China’s Leading Tech Companies Building a Next Gen Full-Stack Sports Ecosystem?

Blog post by Zach Fuller

25 Nov 2016

Alibaba

alisports

football

Chinese investment in sports is unique. True, there has been outside investment in the major European leagues for decades now, as well as the common occurrence of a former world-beater heading to obscure...

Full-Stack Media and Smart TV: Why LeEco’s Acquisition of Vizio Has Big Implications for Apple and Pay TV Giants

Blog post by Zach Fuller

4 Aug 2016

Alibaba

Apple

Innovation

LeEco’s (formerly LeTV) $2 Billion acquisition of flat screen makers Vizio is a bold step in the development of full-stack media offerings for Smart TV. The deal essentially buys LeEco directly into...