UK Reports from MIDiA Research

Pixels to playlists
Music preferences and behaviours of gamers

Rhys Elliott

March 2025

Labels

US

The global games industry is a $236.9 billion behemoth. It now rivals film, television, and music combined in terms of revenues and is a cultural driver. Yet, for music companies, labels, and platforms,...

Music streaming consumer profile Q4 2024
Stabilisation and fandom slowdown

Mark Mulligan and Tatiana Cirisano

February 2025

Willingness to pay

Music consumers

Streaming

Consumer music behaviours are both stabilising and showing signs of coming change. Change that could be challenging for all music business stakeholders, especially with regards to fandom monetisation....

Before and after podcasts
Mapping the podcast listener journey

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Rutger Rosenborg

January 2025

US

UK

France

The global importance of video for podcasting extends into the unique market dynamics of the US, UK, France, Mexico, and Japan. Not only does this justify Spotify’s strategic video push, but it also...

Video consumer snapshot Q1 2021
US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, France, Sweden, South Korea, Brazil

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Tim Mulligan

May 2021

US

UK

France

This slide deck presents consumer demand for video subscription services and streaming consumption, with detail for streaming services and video consumption preferences. The data is pulled from MIDiA’s...

Podcast audiences
Competing for attention

Mark Mulligan

May 2021

US

UK

France

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...

Podcasts Q2 2020
Spotify Takes an Early Lead

Mark Mulligan

October 2020

US

UK

France

Podcasts have become the next battle front for audio. Spotify’s ambitious content and product strategy have enabled it to become an early leader, but the podcast market is still in its infancy, with...

Attention Economy
Media Consumption Q2 2020

Mark Mulligan

July 2020

Streaming

Music Subscriptions

US

This report presents MIDiA’s Q2 2020 media consumption data, exploring time and money spent by consumers during the quarter. As such, it presents a snapshot of consumer behaviour that reflects both the...

D2C 2020
Media, Tech and Communications Majors Go Head to Head

Tim Mulligan

April 2020

US

UK

Italy

The current division between the new video D2C entrants of 2019/2020 has revealed a strategic split between those that are leveraging established distribution advantages versus those focused on monetising...

COVID-19 and the Vulnerability of Pure Play Sports Streaming Services

Alistair Taylor

April 2020

Subscriptions

US

UK

The postponement of annual competitions and major quadrennial events has highlighted just how heavily pay-TV and sport-centric streaming services’ value propositions rely on live sports. Filling schedules...

Music Consumer Survey
Country Snapshots

Mark Mulligan

March 2020

Consumer behaviour

Streaming

US

Music consumer survey country snapshots for US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Sweden.

Gamer Consumer Survey
Country Snapshots

Karol Severin

March 2020

US

UK

Sweden

Gamer Consumer Survey Snapshots for the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, and Sweden.

TV Network Rankings
Brand Equity and the Weaponisation of Originals

Amanda Stears

November 2019

US

UK

YouTube

The big streaming networks Netflix and Amazon have become the powerhouses of video brand equity by simultaneously weaponising TV shows as acquisition tools and assimilating the brands of traditional networks...

SVOD Stacking
Direct to Consumer Services Set to Move the Needle

Tim Mulligan

March 2019

Streaming

US

UK

In the attention economy, everyone is your competitor – a point well made by Netflix’s Reed Hastings’ observation that the company is now vying for viewer time with the popular game Fortnite....

TV Fandom Q2 2018
SVOD Audiences Become Mainstream

Alistair Taylor

November 2018

Consumer behaviour

US

UK

TV fandom underpins viewing across all platforms and territories, but is being reshaped by streaming, with audiences having much greater control over what they watch. This choice-led viewing provides the...

Quarterly Digital Content Trends: Q2 2018

Mark Mulligan

September 2018

Streaming

Streaming Music

US

In this report, we present highlights of content trends from MIDiA’s Quarterly Brand Tracker, a survey fielded in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This report explores how consumer behaviour evolved...

Quarterly Digital Content Trends: Q1 2018

Mark Mulligan

June 2018

Streaming

Streaming Music

US

In this report, we present highlights of content trends from MIDiA’s Quarterly Brand Tracker, a survey fielded in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This report explores how consumer behaviour evolved...

Quarterly Digital Content Trends: Q4 2017

Mark Mulligan

January 2018

Streaming

Streaming Music

US

In this report, we present highlights of content trends from MIDiA’s Quarterly Brand Tracker. The survey is fielded in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This report explores how consumer behaviour evolved...

The Sports Rights Bubble
Reaching The Tipping Point

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Tim Mulligan

January 2018

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...

The Top TV Shows Of 2017
Netflix Steals A March

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Tim Mulligan

December 2017

Streaming

US

UK

With TV content audiences becoming ever more fragmented and streaming services guarded with their metrics, understanding the appeal of TV shows has never been more complicated. In this report, we present...

Quarterly Digital Content Trends: Q3 2017

Mark Mulligan

December 2017

Streaming

Streaming Music

US

In this report, we present highlights of content trends from MIDiA’s Quarterly Brand Tracker. The survey is fielded in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This report explores how consumer behaviour evolved...

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