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The impact of culture on content: Why Squid Game is a bigger hit than Bond

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Hanna Kahlert

14 Oct 2021

Earlier this week MIDiA highlighted how the format of content is gradually eroding , so much so that a TV series, like Squid Game , can reach bigger audiences and generate more conversation than the decades-old...

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Squid Game versus Bond: how streaming is redefining mainstream success

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Tim Mulligan

12 Oct 2021

As video entertainment returns to pre-lockdown consumer choices between home-based, predominately digital, content offerings, and the ‘in real life’ (IRL) appeal of the cinema, the quality of the content...

5 min read

Why games-related video warrants a specific category on mainstream video services

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Karol Severin

8 Oct 2021

genre preferences

In Q2 2021, 11% of US consumers stated that they watch games-related videos every month. This is now nearing the same penetration rate as fandom of reality TV shows or the news (both at 12%), and greater...

3 min read

Did July 1st 2019 mark the end of Spotify’s music creator dream?

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Mark Mulligan

8 Oct 2021

On July 1st2019, Spotify announced that it was closing its system that allowed artists to upload their music directly to Spotify . The move came in the wake of fierce opposition from record labels who...

3 min read

The social reckoning is nigh: The Haugen testimony and Facebook blackout hint at imminent regulatory changes

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Hanna Kahlert

7 Oct 2021

The race between social media (and broader tech) innovation and governmental regulation has been a bit of a hare and the tortoise situation for the past decade-plus. However, the digital-first transition...

5 min read

Live streaming’s second growth phase

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Mark Mulligan

6 Oct 2021

live streamed concerts

virtual concerts

Live streaming erupted in 2020 in the wake of the pandemic. As the year progressed, the market transformed rapidly from a bunch of bands playing guitar in their bedrooms to highly produced, ticketed shows...

5 min read

HBO Max bets on prestige programming and fandom to drive its European rollout

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Tim Mulligan

5 Oct 2021

HBO Max European Launch

House of the Dragon

This morning Warner Media delivered a slick presentation announcing the October 26th launch of its D2C service, HBO Max, in the Nordics, as well as Spain and Andorra. This will be followed by a 2022 rollout...

3 min read

Is live-stream composition the new formula for a hit album?

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Ashleigh Millar

1 Oct 2021

We are no stranger to TikTok and its impact on the music industry, which is changing the structure of the business one viral video at a time. Artists and composers are flocking to the innovative social...

4 min read

Creator TAMs: a new way to assess the creator economy

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Mark Mulligan

1 Oct 2021

Business Strategy

The music creator tools space is undergoing a change that is simultaneously renaissance and transformation. The creator culture boom has driven an unprecedented degree of investment and investor interest....

3 min read

Opportunity for entertainment companies as the ‘Covid Bounce’ effect is in full swing for games

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Karol Severin

30 Sep 2021

covid-19 impact

Following the pandemic breakout in March 2020, MIDiA predicted that Covid-19-induced games engagement growth was temporary and will face a correction as the world starts coming back to life. Indeed, with...

4 min read

Lean-in consumption trends are accelerating the end of single-purpose entertainment offerings

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Hanna Kahlert

30 Sep 2021

Three years ago, MIDiA first proposed that consumer attention was becoming saturated – meaning that all entertainment propositions would not only be competing with similar entertainment types, but also...

3 min read

What YouTube TV’s stand-off with NBCU reveals about phase 2 of D2C disruption

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Tim Mulligan

29 Sep 2021

YouTube TV’s stand-off with NBCU is approaching decision-making time, as tomorrow, September 30th, is the cut-off point for the streaming platform to meet the distribution terms of NBCU. If no agreement...

3 min read

Content proliferation is remaking entertainment categories and giving rise to experiential consumption

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Hanna Kahlert

23 Sep 2021

Media and Marketing

The attention economy reaching saturation was a disruptive force in entertainment long before the coronavirus pandemic. Too much competition for too little time meant that audience engagement was increasingly...

4 min read

Why digital fandom has outgrown the Emmys

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Tim Mulligan

22 Sep 2021

Digital Survivalism

With the progressive move back into in real life (IRL) following mass global Covid vaccinations, hyped-up in-person award ceremonies have returned to business as usual in 2021. This Sunday the Emmys was...

4 min read

UMG’s buoyant stock debut is a new chapter for the music business

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Mark Mulligan

22 Sep 2021

Business Strategy

Universal Music Group (UMG) had an extremely positive first day of trading as a standalone entity, with shares at one stage trading 35% up from their reference point and making the market cap leap to $55...

5 min read

‘Middle class’ artists need niche, not scale

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Mark Mulligan

17 Sep 2021

Business Strategy

Streaming continues to grow strongly, as evidenced by the 28% growth reported by the RIAA for H1 2021 in the US . Everything looks great for the build-up to the impeding Universal Music Group (UMG) IPO....

4 min read

Creator tools will drive the (equal opportunity) future of music

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Hanna Kahlert

17 Sep 2021

The last two years under a pandemic have driven more music creators in a DIY direction. Equipment and instrument sales reported record-breaking growth over lockdown – Sweetwater, for example, had its...

7 min read

Axing exclusive music licenses in China will drive new local music cultures

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Srishti Das

15 Sep 2021

emerging markets

As a result of the new guidelines set out by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), record labels are no longer allowed to issue exclusive licenses to music services. Previously, music services...

2 min read

Why sport star fandom is disrupting the traditionally broadcast-focused world of sports

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Tim Mulligan

14 Sep 2021

Sports Superstars

Manchester United

Saturday September 11thwas a big day for English footballing giant, Manchester United. The team that dominated the top flight of the most competitive football league in the world for two decades, up to...

4 min read

Justice is served…Initial thoughts on the Apple vs. Epic ruling

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Karol Severin

14 Sep 2021

The court ruling in the Apple vs. Epic Games case has taken media headlines by storm. However, given the diversity of narratives around the outcome, it is clear that the ‘winner’, is not exactly clear...

6 min read

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