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The Significance behind The Amazon Prime Video Membership Numbers

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

16 Feb 2017

One of the challenges of following the disruption wrought by Amazon in the TV and film business is assessing the size of its Prime membership. Currently a subscription to prime membership includes a subscription...

Amazon Steals A March On Netflix With The First Streaming Pay- TV Best Picture Oscar Nomination

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Jan 2017

amazon studios

Amazon Video Prime

Independent films

In the ongoing video streaming wars currently being fought out between Netflix and Amazon (globally number one and number two global subscription services) Amazon have just claimed a significant victory....

Why Netflix Can Turn A Profit But Spotify Cannot (Yet)

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

19 Jan 2017

content strategy

netflix

Netflix originals

Having just celebrated its 10 th (streaming) birthday, Netflix followed up with a strong earnings release, announcing 5.8 million net new paid subscribers in Q4 , sending its share price up by 9%. This...

Netflix And The Tenth Anniversary Of Video Streaming

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

16 Jan 2017

blockbuster

content strategy

digital strategy

Today marks the tenth anniversary since Netflix launched its pivot into video streaming. Up until 2006, Netflix was a troubled company with repeated predictions for the inevitable demise of its DVD-rental...

Welcome To The New Episodic Reality Of Online Video

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

5 Jan 2017

episodic length

netflix

Online video

2016 was big for many reasons and one of the lesser known yet significant developmental milestones for online video was the launch of The OA , an original series launched by Netflix on December 16 th ....

MIDiA Research Predictions 2017: The Year Of The Platform

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

13 Dec 2016

Access Industries

Alphabet

Amazon

Following an 84% success rate for our 2016 Predictions report, we today launch our 2017 predictions report: ‘ MIDiA Research Predictions 2017: The Year Of The Platform’. The report is immediately available...

Netflix Flexes Its Licensing Muscle

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

1 Dec 2016

netflix

Online video

SVOD

The announcement yesterday that Netflix is going to allow TV and movie downloads for offline viewing is a seismic moment for TV generally not just SVOD (subscription video on demand) services in particular....

Disney and Netflix: A Full-Stack Media Dream

Blog post by Zach Fuller

7 Oct 2016

acquisitions

BAMTech

Bob Iger

Previously linked as being one of many suitors for Twitter, Disney additionally emerged this week as a rumoured buyer for video giant Netflix. Only last month, Disney CEO Bob Iger declared his company...

What Shomi’s Failure Tells Us About The State Of Online Video

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

3 Oct 2016

netflix

Online video

Last week’s announcement that Canadian SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) service Shomi is due to close in November brings to an end its two-year experiment with trying to offer a viable alternative...

The Inevitable Video Data Wars

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

13 Sep 2016

AT&T

Comcast

DirecTV

Netflix’s recent filing to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) inquiryon advanced broadband sets the stakes for a clash of world views between the TV and the tech worlds. The SVOD giant’s position...

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...

Netflix, Australia And Lessons For SVOD

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

1 Aug 2016

australia

netflix

Online video

Netflix’s global rollout has been hailed as a textbook example of how to gain scale quickly in a global context. With its domestic market approaching mainstream (44% penetration in US households), the...

Is TV Going To Be The Saviour of Apple?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2016

Apple

apple tv

iphone

Yesterday’s quarterly earnings by Apple have met with a mixed reception from Wall Street. The stock price climbed 6.1% as as the tech giant reported that its quarterly earnings revenue were was at $42.4...

Netflix And The Challenge Of Scaling Beyond Being The Disruptor

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

20 Jul 2016

netflix

Online video

SVOD

Wall Street has focused on Netflix failing to hits its subscriber growth targets through adding 1.7 million net subscriber gains rather than the 2.5 million target. The share sell off reflects a growing...

The Reasons Why Comcast And Netflix Have Become Friends

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

6 Jul 2016

Comcast

netflix

Online video

Yesterday’s report on Recode about Comcast agreeing to have the Netflix app available in its X1 platform is the latest twist in a complicated relationship. After years of scoring points off each other...

Chart Of The Week: Online Video Subscriber Penetration By Age

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

2 Jun 2016

Amazon

Amazon Prime

amazon video

Streaming video subscriptions are now firmly established as a key component of the pay-TV landscape and look set to be an even bigger part of its future. With Netflix leading the way, SVOD is gaining ground...

Chart Of The Week: Video P2P

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

2 May 2016

Amazon

Chart Of The Week

hulu

It has long been well understood that what is popular on TV is popular on P2P. The list of the top 10 most downloaded TV shows in 2015 thus holds few surprises. All of these shows are either available...

Viacom, Dish Networks And The Content Carriage Squeeze

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

26 Apr 2016

Amazon

dish networks

netflix

The last minute renewal of the carriage agreement between TV Network giant Viacom and Dish Networks, the third biggest pay TV operator in the US, revealed just how much the balance of power is shifting...

Amazon Ups The Stakes For Netflix

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

18 Apr 2016

Amazon

Amazon Prime

amazon video

Next Monday Amazon will roll out its standalone SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) service which will for the first time enable consumers to access its video services without being Prime customers. Prime...

Here's Why Netflix And YouTube Just Parked Tanks On Each Other's Lawns

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

7 Mar 2016

Chart Of The Week

cord cutting

cord nevers

Slowly but surely the traditional media industries are waking up to the importance of YouTubers but those taking note most quickly are the subscription video companies, Netflix in particular. As recently...

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