Amazon Reports from MIDiA Research

The Outlook for Music Catalogue
Streaming Changes Everything

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Report by Mark Mulligan and Zach Fuller

14 Jun 2018

Amazon

Catalogue was a real money spinner for the music industry throughout the sales era. First it underpinned the CD boom (convincing music fans to re-purchase old albums they already owned on prior formats)....

Tech Majors Market Shares Q1 2018
Advertising and Subscriptions Power Growth

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Report by Alistair Taylor, Karol Severin, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller

7 Jun 2018

£3,000.00 excl. VAT

Subscriptions

Streaming

Apple

In Q1 2018 advertising revenue and services revenue drove strong growth for the tech majors – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, with Alphabet and Apple retaining their respective leads in each of those...

India and China Media Trends 2018

Report by Zach Fuller

18 May 2018

£3,000.00 excl. VAT

Streaming

Spotify

Saavn

China and India are undergoing significant change in their media industries. Both countries are viewed as two of the world’s potentially most lucrative economies for digital content, based upon their...

Tencent Has Outgrown China
Now Comes The Next Phase of Growth

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Report by Alistair Taylor

30 Apr 2018

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Streaming

Spotify

Amazon

Following the release of its fourth quarter earnings, Tencent is the first Chinese company to achieve a market capitalisation of over $500 billion, displacing Facebook as fifth most valuable global company....

Recorded Music Market 2017
Streaming Accelerating Growth

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Report by Mark Mulligan

11 Apr 2018

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music sales

Streaming

Streaming Music

Recorded music revenues are booming and the distribution end of the value chain is both vibrant and competitive. This has not been the case for many, many years. Streaming is on course to become the main...

Voice Control Devices
Early Audience Behaviours and Adoption

Report by Zach Fuller

29 Mar 2018

£3,000.00 excl. VAT

Consumer Behaviour

Apple

Spotify

Connected voice-control devices epitomised by the Amazon Echo have transformed from being mere curiosities of consumer electronic R&D divisions, into becoming positioned as the next hardware...

Discovery and Measurement
Challenges For Content Producers In The SVOD Era

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Report by Tim Mulligan

27 Mar 2018

£3,000.00 excl. VAT

Streaming

Apple

Amazon

Streaming video consumption continues to accelerate, still adding users in more mature markets and expanding at pace in emerging markets. Though the mix of value propositions and business models is diverse,...

Spotify by the Numbers
Trials, Churn and Margin

Report by Mark Mulligan

26 Mar 2018

Apple

Spotify

This report presents analysis of Spotify’s key performance metrics as presented in the F1 filing in advance of its direct listing. The report focuses on business performance metrics, such as user acquisition...

Content Bubbles and Streaming Peaks
Media And Tech Trends That Will Shape 2018 And Beyond

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Report by Mark Mulligan

20 Feb 2018

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Innovation

Streaming

Apple

This report is a write up of key themes from one of MIDiA’s 2018 keynotes looking at the key trends, innovations and disruptions that will shape media and technology over the coming years. The full...

The Sports Rights Bubble
Reaching The Tipping Point

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Report by Tim Mulligan

3 Jan 2018

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UK

australia

Video

The broadcasting of live sport has been a key part of TV’s appeal and underpins the pay-TV ecosystem. However, a combination of entrenched cord-cutting and an ageing audience means that revenues are...

MIDiA Research Predictions 2018
Post-Peak Economics

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Report by Karol Severin, Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Zach Fuller and Tunde Sowande

4 Dec 2017

Apple

Spotify

Amazon

In this report MIDiA Research analysts present their predictions for what will be the big trends in digital media and tech across music, video, media in 2018. Key Predictions Competition for time...

Radio Is Streaming’s Next Frontier
How Streaming Will Disrupt Radio Like It Did Retail

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Report by Mark Mulligan

21 Nov 2017

Streaming

Streaming Music

Apple

Streaming’s first achievement was becoming a long-term successor to retail, now it has its sights set on doing the same to radio. Even though the revenue per user is much smaller, the addressable market...

YouTube State Of The Nation

Report by Tim Mulligan

15 Nov 2017

YouTube

Amazon

As the TV viewing experience becomes increasingly YouTube continues to expand as the world’s default video destination, with a 46% increase in year-on-year views for the top 100 YouTube channels. This...

State Of The Streaming Nation 2.1 (Mid-Year 2017 Update)
The Definitive Assessment Of The Global Streaming Music Market

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Report by Mark Mulligan

30 Oct 2017

£3,000.00 excl. VAT

Subscriptions

Streaming

Streaming Music

2016 was the year that streaming turned the recorded music business into a good news story, with revenue growth so strong that it drove nearly a billion dollars of total growth. Leading streaming services...

The Emerging Video Content Bubble

Report by Tim Mulligan

26 Sep 2017

£3,000.00 excl. VAT

Apple

YouTube

Amazon

Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) services like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have spurred a scripted drama renaissance and, in doing, so have trigged a content licensing arms race. Traditional TV networks...

Amazon Music
The Dark Horse Comes Out Of The Shadows

Report by Mark Mulligan

25 Sep 2017

£1,500.00 excl. VAT

Streaming

Streaming Music

Music Subscriptions

Back in the days when online music meant online CD sales, Amazon was the king. Then, along came Apple with iTunes music store and Amazon saw the throne snatched from its hands. No sooner had Apple started...

SVOD User Deep Dive
TV's Specialisation Period

Report by Tim Mulligan

28 Jun 2017

£999.00 excl. VAT

Apple

Amazon

SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) is now the default mainstream video on demand consumption behaviour for TV-like content. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are now the twin lenses behind measuring overall...

Paid News
Legacy Titles and New Media Compete For Share Of Digital Voice

Report by Zach Fuller

28 Jun 2017

Apple

Amazon

google

In an economy based on attention, the monetisation of news in 2017 balances declining advertising revenues against a push towards building subscribers. Emerging business models and shifts in consumer...

Spotify Earnings
Growth Still Comes At A Cost

Report by Mark Mulligan

19 Jun 2017

Streaming

Streaming Music

Spotify

Spotify’s 2016 accounts reveal strong growth in both revenue and user, as well as improved conversion to paid. But they also show growing losses (both in absolute and relative terms) for streaming music’s...

State Of The Streaming Nation 2
The Definitive Assessment Of The Global Streaming Music Market

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Report by Mark Mulligan

31 May 2017

Subscriptions

Streaming

Streaming Music

2016 was the year that streaming turned the recorded music business into a good news story, with revenue growth so strong that it drove nearly a billion dollars of total growth. Leading streaming services...

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