Apple, Eros And The Billion Dollar Content Play

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

8 Aug 2017

Apple

emerging markets

eros group

On August 7th the Economic Times ran a story on Apple’s perceived interest in acquiring the film and music catalogue of the Eros Group, which is the largest movie producer in India. Although not particularly...

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The Relentless Rise of YouTube

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2017

Alphabet

emerging markets

google

Monday unfurled the latest chapter in the YouTube Journey. At the Q2 earnings announcement for Alphabet, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that Alphabet’s growth in revenues in Q2 2016 was largely due...

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Facebook, India And The Video Download Test

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

11 Jul 2016

emerging markets

facebook

india

Last week it was announced by Techcrunch that Facebook had emailed media partners informing them that it will be trialling the ability to download videos to be viewed offline on the Facebook app. The trial...

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Yonder Music Unlocks The Emerging Market Opportunity

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

27 Jun 2016

Axiata

Beyond Oblivion

celcom

One of the high profile digital music casualties of recent years was the failed ‘next generation’ service provider Beyond Oblivion. There were numerous factors behind Beyond Oblivion’s failure but...

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State Of The Streaming Nation

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

5 Apr 2016

apple music

Deezer

emerging markets

We are proud to announce a landmark MIDiA report: State Of The Streaming Nation: A Comprehensive Assessment Of The Global Streaming Music Market . If you are in any way involved with the streaming music...

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How Pay-TV Can Get Netflix Off Its Front Lawn

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

20 Jan 2016

emerging markets

netflix

Online video

Amidst all the positive news about Netflix’s continuing growth story, some interesting points were touched upon in yesterday’s Netflix Q4 2015 Earnings Interview with analysts. Perhaps the most revealing...

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Quick Take: Believe Digital Licenses QQ Music

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

3 Dec 2015

Believe Digital

celcom

emerging markets

Following hot on the heals of last week’s Yonder Celcom deal in Malaysia , indie label distributor Believe Digital announced a licensing deal with Chinese telco Tencent’s QQ Music service. Although...

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Google Play Slashes Minimum App Prices In Emerging Markets

Blog post by Karol Severin

20 Nov 2015

android

Apple

apps

Google Play announced new minimum app prices equating to approximately 26 cents, just over a quarter of the US and European minimums. The decision includes 17 emerging markets. ( See the complete list...

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