Product Strategy Reports from MIDiA Research

Music’s Instagram moment
The social music creation revolution

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Report by Tatiana Cirisano

1 Mar 2023

20,000 foot view Social media has steadily integrated music, and music creation tools have steadily become more social. These trends are converging, accelerated by shifts in consumer behaviour and artificial...

Stream, interact, repeat
Why SVOD needs a social engagement revolution

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Report by Ben Woods

4 Jan 2023

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Video

Product Strategy

Audience engagement with subscription video on demand (SVOD) services is sliding, with multi-tasking on social media often relegating shows to background viewing. Social media is the threat, but also...

Esports bundle
Available for a limited time

Report by Karol Severin and Sam Griffin

12 Dec 2022

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esports

Games

Sports

This bundle contains three of our most recent esports reports, providing you with a wide selection of insights and content from our analysts. Take this opportunity to get some of our most recent data at...

From video hardware to entertainment hardware
The gamer opportunity for smart TVs

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Report by Tim Mulligan

8 Nov 2022

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Video

smart TV gamers

smart TV gaming streaming retention

Smart-TV-owning gamers skew older and combine increased consumption spend with an increased willingness to pay for content and entertainment more broadly. Smart-TV owners over-index for games consumption...

Friction TV
Addressing the user experience disconnect in streaming TV

Report by Tim Mulligan

20 Oct 2022

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Hybrid SVOD

SVOD

SVOD Services

Streaming TV is now the default way to consume TV content. However, the streaming TV era is now the friction TV era, due to the fragmented nature of the direct-to-consumer (D2C) siloed, competing brands....

Hybrid shock
How ads will change SVOD

Report by Tim Mulligan

31 Aug 2022

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Hybrid SVOD

ad-supported video

video streaming subscriptions

The combined effects of market saturation for subscription video on demand (SVOD) alongside a growing cost-of-living crisis are forcing pureplay SVOD services to modify their ad-free propositions. Disney-owned...

Music IP as video content
Why music fandom is strategically important for D2C

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Report by Tim Mulligan

28 Jul 2022

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music video

music genre

music ip

Music rightsholders are keen to leverage artist IP in an increasingly competitive direct-to-consumer video landscape, where appealing to silver streamers is a strategic play to minimise churn in an era...

Video discovery
The new streaming battleground

Report by Tim Mulligan

25 Jan 2022

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Q3 2021

discovery

streaming video discovery

Now that video streaming consumer activity is mainstream (Netflix WAU is currently at 59%), the challenge is for video to maintain its dominance over competing media formats. At the heart of all this...

Karaoke app user deep dive

Report by Mark Mulligan

30 Nov 2021

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mobile apps

next gen apps

apps

This report presents data concerning karaoke app users. This data is taken from MIDiA’s Q3 2021 consumer survey. The online survey comprised 9,000 respondents across the US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany,...

From social media to creator tools
The evolution of UGC

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Report by Hanna Kahlert

30 Sep 2021

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entertainment

attention economy

lean in

Entertainment is suffering intense competition as audience attention time, already saturated before the pandemic, is hit by the gradual return of ‘in real life’ activities. A flurry of new propositions...

Music creator tools forecast
Moving towards a hybrid future

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Report by Mark Mulligan

24 Sep 2021

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creators

Music creators

artists

Once upon a time, music software and hardware were distinct market segments, but now they are increasingly fusing into a network of hybrid creator tools ecosystems. Standalone hardware still has a vibrant...

Creator hubs
Creator tools’ next growth driver

Report by Mark Mulligan and Kriss Thakrar

7 Sep 2021

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creators

Music creators

artists

The emerging competitive dynamic between insurgents and incumbents is the catalyst for an unprecedented period of innovation in the music creator tools space. However, because this dynamic is underpinned...

Addressable creator markets
An opportunity with many layers

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Report by Mark Mulligan

29 Jul 2021

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Music creators

artists

creator tools

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....

MIDiA Research video streaming subscription forecasts 2021-2027
Margins eclipse reach as developed markets dominate revenue growth

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Report by Tim Mulligan

28 Jun 2021

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Video

forecast

2021

This report presents the key figures, trends and drivers of MIDiA’s video streaming forecast model. The figures presented in this report are in billions of US dollars unless otherwise stated. An Excel...

Games subscriptions
Early market leaders and consumer profiles emerge

Report by Karol Severin

28 May 2021

Games

Product Strategy

games subscriptions

As games subscriptions grow, understanding gamers through the lens of their subscriptions becomes crucial. Monitoring the growth of games subscription services and the behavioural makeup of segments that...

Live streamed concert demand
Ready for prime time

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Report by Mark Mulligan, Karol Severin and Kriss Thakrar

21 May 2021

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live streamed concerts

live stream concerts

virtual concerts

Virtual concerts went from zero to a hundred at an unprecedented rate during the pandemic-shaped 2020, and the momentum carried through to 2021. But if lockdown years are like dog years, then so too the...

Podcast audiences
Competing for attention

Report by Mark Mulligan

20 May 2021

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Podcasts

podcast strategy

Product Strategy

2020 was a big year for podcasts, with increased investment, M&A activity and industry moves. Audiences grew too, but still lag behind in hype and expectation, and a portion of this growth has come...

In-game spending
Cross-entertainment product strategy

Report by Karol Severin

30 Apr 2021

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games product strategy

in-game spending

games forecast

Games revenue growth is about to slow, with in-game spending the sector set to retain most momentum. Simultaneously, other entertainment sectors will actively seek to monetise digital fandom. Future games...

Creator culture
The song becomes the feed

Report by Mark Mulligan and Kriss Thakrar

26 Apr 2021

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creators

Music creators

creator tools

The creator tools marketplace is creating a revolution in the culture and business of music. The third decade of the millennium represents the opening of a new chapter for the music business, with the...

Music Product Strategy Re-boot
Time to Monetise Fandom, Not Access

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Report by Mark Mulligan

25 Jan 2021

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music product strategy

music formats

artist formats

As streaming reaches maturity in many of the largest music markets and middle-tier artists struggle to make ends meet with the live music hiatus, the time has come for a music product strategy re-boot...

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