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Apple, Beats And Streaming's Mutual Fear Factor/blog/apple-beats-and-streamings-mutual-fear-factor
The Apple-Beats deal involves more than streaming music, but streaming is an important part of it. Apple introduced cloud experiences, including iCloud, iTunes Match, iTunes Radio and video rentals, gradually.
Media, Technology And The Innovator Hegemony/blog/media-technology-and-the-innovator-hegemony
The company describes digital content as reaching a critical juncture, with smartphone and tablet adoption driving mainstream consumption while traditional revenues and business models face pressure.
Midia Research global music forecasts/blog/midia-research-global-music-forecasts
MIDiA Research published global music forecasts, with clients able to access the report, data set and presentation.
Samsung And The Smartphone Leader's Poisoned Chalice/blog/samsung-and-the-smartphone-leaders-poisoned-chalice
Samsung forecast a 25% profit drop in its Q2 2014 results, citing softening smartphone sales. The page compares Samsung's situation with Nokia's and describes the smartphone market as volatile.

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Attention versus fandom maximising the value of video engagement/reports/attention-versus-fandom-maximising-the-value-of-video-engagement
The entertainment industry is no longer competing for attention alone, but for its value. Short-form platforms dominate discovery, but the engagement they generate is shallow and often stays within platform ecosystems rather than converting into deeper IP relationships.
Closing the background gap Focused versus background audio listening/reports/closing-the-background-gap-focused-versus-background-audio-listening
Consumers are multitasking across formats to manage limited time, increasing background consumption and creating a new space for platforms to compete. Audio is well suited to background listening.
Creators versus creation Tackling headwinds and bifurcation/reports/creators-versus-creation-tackling-headwinds-and-bifurcation
Audience growth, social platform monetisation and content saturation are creating friction for creators. Average weekly time consumers spend creating and producing content has fallen.
Music creator survey career: Need versus want/reports/music-creator-survey-career-need-versus-want
This report is the second of two reports analysing the results of MIDiA’s 2025 global music creator survey, following Music creator survey | Creation: Rise of the new breed . While the former analyses music creation behaviours, this report focuses on music creators’ careers.

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