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Read our latest daily deep dives, hot takes, and exciting updates about the digital entertainment world. Check out the latest from your favourite analyst, or search by coverage - games, video, music, audio, social, or critical developments.

10 Trends That Will Reshape the Music Industry

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Mark Mulligan

3 Apr 2019

The IFPI has reported that global recorded music revenues have hit $19.1 billion, which means that MIDiA’sownestimatespublished in Marchwere within 1.6% of the actual results . This revenue growth story...

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Ecommerce Wars – Can Instagram’s Shop Window and Check-Out All-in-One Compete with Amazon’s Own Brand Ambitions and Voice?

Georgia Meyer

3 Apr 2019

Conquesting Ads

Commerce has moved online. In this rapidly evolving space, the dynamics of which govern the fortunes of so many businesses and brands, Amazon, Walmart and Instagram are playing their hands fiercely. Their...

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We're Hiring A Video Analyst

Dara Jegede

2 Apr 2019

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We are looking for a Video Analyst to join our fast-growing team. You will either currently work in a strategy, commercial or marketing role with a TV or video company, or you will be an experienced industry...

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Business Development Manager Opportunity

Dara Jegede

2 Apr 2019

midia research jobs

We are looking for a client-obsessed individual to join MIDiA’s sales team as a Business Development Manager, to focus on the TV, Video and Media sectors. The successful candidate will report directly...

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The Bullish Case for Apple’s Transition into Media

Tim Mulligan

2 Apr 2019

A week on from Apple’s momentous decision to prioritize becoming a media and consumer services-led company, the stock price for the company remains almost exactly where it was. On Monday March 25th AAPL’s...

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Cord Cutting FY 2018: Streaming Transition Picks Up Pace

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Tim Mulligan

1 Apr 2019

Cord cutting is now an established component of the US pay-TV landscape, reinforcing the role of the US as the canary in the mine for the global pay-TV business. Cord cutting accelerated in 2018, highlighting...

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Fox News to ‘New Fox’: What is Left After Disney Deal

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Alistair Taylor

1 Apr 2019

On the 20th March 2019 , The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Rupert Murdoch’s 21 st Century Fox became official. What did Disney acquire? The $71.3 billion merger significantly strengthens Disney’s...

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Apple’s Subscription Pivot

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Mark Mulligan

28 Mar 2019

On Tuesday Apple announced its arrival on the world stage as a media company, using the lion’s share of its product keynote as the platform for a succession of super star actors, directors and other...

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Downtown Acquires AVL: Value Chains in a Post-direct Distribution Era

Zach Fuller

28 Mar 2019

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When Spotify announced that it was going to launch direct distribution on its platform, it was clear the various digital distributors that emerged in the post-Napster wave of online music (Tunecore, CD...

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How YouTube’s 1bn+ Club is Changing the Face of Global Music Culture

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Mark Mulligan

26 Mar 2019

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Throughout 2018, while locked in a bitter war of words with rightsholders and creators over Article 13, YouTube quietly but dramatically expanded its role as the most powerful platform for creating global...

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Apple Joins The Games Subscription Race With Arcade

Karol Severin

26 Mar 2019

Apple has announced that it will launch a games subscription service called Arcade. For a monthly payment (price point to be determined), the service will feature over 100 original games which users will...

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Apple TV+ and The Beginning of Apple the Media Company – #AppleEvent

Tim Mulligan

25 Mar 2019

Apple today announced the launch of its much anticipated video service, Apple TV+, at its #AppleEventin Cupertino, California. It has been a long time in the making for a combination of reasons, not least...

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AI and the Disruption of the Music Persona

Zach Fuller

22 Mar 2019

Discussions on AI and music continue to grip the music industry, with fears we stand on the precipice of a post-musician world, yet in many ways we have been here before. History dictates that shifts in...

3 min read

Mediapro Offers Eleven Sports a UK Lifeline!

Alistair Taylor

21 Mar 2019

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Streaming service Eleven Sports will now have to table a new offer to maintain its UK La Liga rights, as Mediapro (the agency selling La Liga’s international rights) decides to return La Liga to the...

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Advertising Week Europe: Measuring Success Needs an Overhaul – Lessons From OTT

Georgia Meyer

21 Mar 2019

Advertising Week

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Advertising Week Europe has – unsurprisingly – been brimming with discussions about OTT, programmatic and measurement. What is perhaps more surprising is the fact that OTT advertising is still framed...

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Why Facebook Can Be the Future of Social Music, But Isn’t Yet

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Mark Mulligan

21 Mar 2019

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Facebook recently secured licensing deals with music rightsholders in India , an important step in what has thus far been an underwhelming social music strategy since first inking rights deals in June...

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The BBC Confronts the Reality of Planet (Digital) Earth

Tim Mulligan

20 Mar 2019

Yesterday the chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation, David Clementi, gave a talk at the Oxford Media Conventionwhich starkly addressed the reality which the world’s oldest and arguably most...

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Stadia Begins Tech Majors' Disruption Of Gaming

Karol Severin

19 Mar 2019

Google announced it will launch a games streaming service named Stadia later in 2019 across US, UK, Canada and most of Europe. This much awaited announcement brings gaming a lot closer to a device and...

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Why Snap Inc. Is Launching A Games Platform

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Karol Severin

19 Mar 2019

Snapchat will announce a gaming platform for developers in the upcoming days, according to Cheddar . The hope is to boost engagement as well as revenue growth. Snapchat is still trying to pave its path...

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MIDIA RESEARCH 2018–2026 STREAMING MUSIC FORECASTS

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Mark Mulligan

19 Mar 2019

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MIDiA has just published its global music forecasts, with revenue and user numbers projected out to 2026 (a list of data items and countries covered are listed at the bottom of this post). 2017 was...

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