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Clutter versus curation: The cure to entertainment’s attention saturation woes

Hanna Kahlert

18 Aug 2023

curation

digital saturatoin

attention economy

Across digital content –be that music, TV, social video, or just photos on Instagram – algorithms favour a “more is more” approach. More content, more often, means better visibility, better discovery,...

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Spotify, the Decline of Playlists and the Rise of Podcasts

Mark Mulligan

11 Apr 2019

Anchor

curated playlists

curation

The following is a small excerpt from MIDiA’s forthcoming third edition of its ‘landmark State of the Streaming Nation’ report. For more information about this report email stephen@midiaresearch.com...

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Spotify’s Censorship Crisis is About Social Responsibility

Mark Mulligan

30 May 2018

curation

editorial

Facebook

Spotify has been forced into something of a rethink regarding its hate speech policy. Spotify announced it was removing music from playlists of artists that do not meet its new policy regarding hate speech...

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Introducing MIDiA's Streaming Music Health Check

Mark Mulligan

10 Jan 2017

2nd quarter 2016

curation

digital music

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the following MIDiA report on our report store: 'Streaming Music Health Check: Streaming’s Watershed Moment'. You can purchase the report here. MIDiA Research...

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