Netflix Originals In Top Ten Google Search Rankings

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

17 Dec 2015

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Netflix originals

Amidst all the publicity around the most searched for terms on Google in 2015 was the revelation that not one, but three Netflix shows feature in the top ten trending TV Show searches globally. And these…

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Quick Take: Taylor Swift, Apple Music And The Search For Exclusives

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

14 Dec 2015

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apple music

BBC

Taylor Swift just announced that Apple Music will be the exclusive streaming partner of her latest live film ‘The 1989 World Tour Live’ which includes alongside footage of the performances, back stage…

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Netflix Gets Ready To Disrupt TV Commissioning In 2016

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 Dec 2015

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Online video

SVOD

This week, Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s head of content revealed the company’s 2016 originals pipeline. Netflix will nearly double its roster of original series from this year’s 16 to 31 in 2016. It will…

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Hulu’s Growth Shows That It’s Not all About Netflix

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

1 Dec 2015

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For both the mainstream media and the consumer online video subscription services equate to either Netflix or Amazon Prime Instant Video. The push towards SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) services becoming…

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MIDiA Data Point Of The Day: US Video Users

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

27 Nov 2015

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Data Point Of The Day

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There are 169 million online video users in the US. Online video use has now become a mainstream US consumer activity over half of the US population now watching online. Broadband connectivty, technology…

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MIDiA Data Point Of The Day: Video Subscribers

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

18 Nov 2015

Amazon Prime

Data Point Of The Day

netflix

Online video appeals equally across the gender divide and this is reflected in the percentage of female subscribers to video services.  This contrast s sharply with music subscriptions where the majority…

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TV Content Owners Start To Rethink Their Netflix Relationship

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

5 Nov 2015

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netflix

Online video

Yesterday Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes in his company’s Q3 earnings call made a statement which the emerging SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) industry and Netflix in particular didn’t want to hear.…

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MIDiA Chart Of The Week: Online Video Subscriber Forecasts

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

19 Oct 2015

Amazon

Chart Of The Week

Chart Of The Week

Over the last few years online video subscription services from the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have kick started a revolution in premium video that is threatening to disrupt the traditional TV…

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Why The Novel Is A Key Component Of The Multi Media Landscape

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

16 Oct 2015

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BBC

devices

Perhaps the most revealing comment at MIPCOM 2015 was the one made by Nick North, the BBC Director of Audiences. He stated, that he was more concerned about losing the attention of young viewers distracted…

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Why Netflix And Amazon Want Jeremy Clarkson

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

26 Mar 2015

Amazon

exclusive content

jeremy clarkson

The BBC’s decision not to renew the contract of the ever-controversial Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has generated far more than its fair share of media attention. It has even triggered responses…

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