From blockbuster-breaker to niche premium experience – cinema gets a makeover

Hanna Kahlert

12 Oct 2020

cinema

Video

Cultural Trends

Lockdown has been catastrophic for live entertainment, forcing the closure of venues from movie theatres to concert halls to local music stages. This has forced creators and venues alike to adapt their...

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Independent Artists
Pathfinding Through a Pandemic

Mark Mulligan and Keith Jopling

September 2020

Free Report

artist income

independent artists

Music Streaming

2019 was yet another stand-out year for independent artists, with revenues, streams and market shares all growing strongly. Then, along came COVID-19 and the world turned upside down. However, in lockdown...

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Independent artist creativity and innovation in the age of COVID-19

Mark Mulligan

30 Sep 2020

Music

independent artists

indie artists

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the music industry upside down in many ways but among the direct artists community there have also been signs of resilience and creativity in the face of adversity. For...

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MIDiA Research Artist Survey Q2 2020

Mark Mulligan and Keith Jopling

September 2020

independent artists

Music

charts

This deck presents findings from MIDiA's Q2 2020 survey of music artists, assessing the impact on their careers in the wake of the coronavirus. It consists of 13 charts/graphs/table slides.  The full...

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Zombies and vaporwave: Consumer vibes in 2020

Hanna Kahlert

12 Sep 2020

Vapourware

synth wave

lofi

News has become culturally vital in 2020. In a year of global health, social and economic disruption, it now possesses a relevant edge to compete vigorously for consumer attention in a saturated content...

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Facebook’s “Reels” bid to move into TikTok gap will fail

Hanna Kahlert

17 Aug 2020

Mobile content

Media

social video

The rollout of Instagram Reels comes cleverly timed, sweeping in the wake of the announced TikTok ban to claim the many app users who will be searching for a new proposition on which to spend their attention....

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