Karol Severin | MIDiA Research

Endeavor, Epic Games and the Future Of Digital Entertainment Venues

Blog post by Karol Severin

15 May 2020

Just a couple of months ago Endeavor was on its journey of building a true cross-entertainment conglomerate. Endeavor recognised a long time ago the synergies which can be achieved from cross-entertainment...

Recovery Economics
Music, Games, Live Streams and the Future of Concerts

Report by Mark Mulligan, Karol Severin and Keith Jopling

11 May 2020

Games

concerts

live

In April 2020 Travis Scott’s Fortnite event pulled in 27 million players. While this was happening, the global artist community was scrambling to plug the income and engagement gap caused by COVID-19’s...

The ‘Covid Bounce’ In Games Can Cloud Judgement About What Lies Ahead

Blog post by Karol Severin

1 May 2020

Covid-19

Games

Compared to most, the games industry has benefited from the Covid-19 outbreak and related lockdowns. For a lot of games companies, engagement has increased and so have revenues, albeit just partially....

COVID-19
Impact on Entertainment Demand and Behaviours

Report by Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin, Alistair Taylor, Keith Jopling and Hanna Kahlert

24 Apr 2020

Free Report

Covid-19

Critical Developments

COVID-19 is having a clear and direct impact on the entertainment and media industries, driven by investor uncertainty – resulting in plummeting share prices – and restrictions on movement of people...

Watch Out, Twitch, YouTube and Apple Arcade: Facebook Gaming Is Coming For Your Market Share

Blog post by Karol Severin

21 Apr 2020

Applee arcade

facebook

facebook games app

Facebook has launched a new app, Facebook Gaming, currently available on Google Play. Though the company has been in games for years, this is a major development in its games-related strategy as...

The Gaming Boom Is Driven by Different Genders In Different Age Groups

Blog post by Karol Severin

16 Apr 2020

covid-19 impact

female gaming

gamer demographihcs

We know that we are experiencing a spike in games engagement during this crisis. 21% of adult consumers in the US say they’ve spent more time playing games online ‘in the last two weeks’ (fielded...

Tech Major Market Shares 2019
Amazon Powers Ahead

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Report by Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin and Alistair Taylor

9 Apr 2020

tech majors

tech major

tech major market shares

The tech majors are power players in the global digital content marketplace through a combination of their own content services, ad monetisation and control of audiences via devices, search and social....

Quick take: Games companies try discounts, delays, and self-disruption

Blog post by Karol Severin

7 Apr 2020

amazon games

Games

Amazon might delay games streaming service launch to 2021 The New York Times has reported that Amazon’s games streaming proposition (now deemed Project Tempo) may be delayed to 2021 due to coronavirus....

Quick Take: Games News That Matters, but You May Have Missed Due To Coronavirus

Blog post by Karol Severin

30 Mar 2020

Epic Games

F1 cancelled

Fortnite

Google Stadia launched Stadia Maker s to get independent developers on board: If this works, it could play a pivotal role in the success of the service. Especially in the times of lockdowns and cocooning...

Gamer Consumer Survey
Country Snapshots

Report by Karol Severin

18 Mar 2020

US

UK

australia

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

Why Games Could Benefit from Coronavirus

Blog post by Karol Severin

17 Mar 2020

corona virus

coronavirus

Covid-19

Yes, it’s another coronavirus-related one, but this time hopefully a more cheerful story than what we’ve been reading and hearing over the last few weeks – at least for gamers and the games industry....

Peak Attention
Competing in a Saturated Attention Economy

Report by Mark Mulligan and Karol Severin

11 Mar 2020

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the attention economy

attention economy

attention

Smartphones have made media consumption more interconnected than ever and are still increasing audiences time spent with entertainment. Filling the residual audience downtime from the analogue era was...

Could Google Eat the E-sports Media Rights World?

Blog post by Karol Severin

21 Feb 2020

Google entered a media rights partnership with Activision in January, including rights for the Overwatch League, Call of Duty League and HearthStone. Last week The Esports Observer reported on multiple...

Gaming Is Now Equally Distributed Between Males and Females, But the Supply Side Still Needs To Catch Up

Blog post by Karol Severin

4 Feb 2020

Gaming has been travelling towards a more gender-equal distribution in 2019. While mobile gaming has traditionally been well-represented among females, PC and console gaming have historically skewed male....

Battle Royale
The Monetisation Sweet Spot

Report by Karol Severin

23 Jan 2020

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gaming

battle royale

gamer communities

Niche is the new mainstream. Battle Royale players are one of these niches – far from mainstream in terms of consumer penetration, but impactful and valuable. Across music, video, news, magazines and...

What Star Wars in Fortnite Tells Us About the Future of Digital Entertainment

Blog post by Karol Severin

10 Dec 2019

cross-entertainment strategy

cross-format entertainment

cross-platform entertainment

It has been revealed that Disney will soon be premiering a scene from its upcoming The Rise of Skywalker film. What makes this a truly newsworthy story is that the event will take place inside Fortnite’s...

20/20 Vision
MIDiA Research Predictions 2020

Report by Alistair Taylor, Amanda Stears, Karol Severin, Keith Jopling, Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller

10 Dec 2019

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Keywords: trends

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abundance paradox

The 20,000 Foot View 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, brands, marketing, games and...

Recession Impact
How an Economic Downturn Could Reshape Digital Media

Report by Alistair Taylor, Amanda Stears, Karol Severin, Keith Jopling, Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan and Zach Fuller

29 Oct 2019

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recession

economic cycles

economic downturn

Ten years on from the credit crunch, the global economy could be poised to enter another economic recession. Many of the underlying causes of the credit crunch remain in place, due to governments lacking...

Why PlayStation Now’s Price Cut Alone Is Not Enough To Compete

Blog post by Karol Severin

2 Oct 2019

Games

games streaming

Despite a price cut, PlayStation remains the most expensive gaming experience: PlayStation has announced a 50% price cut to its games streaming service, PlayStation Now. Though slicing a streaming service...

US Gamers
Targeting Games Franchises to Compete in the Attention Economy

Report by Karol Severin

27 Sep 2019

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Games franchises

games audiences

gamer behaviour

Games used to be isolated from other media activities. This has all changed with the rise of the attention economy, and the shift of gaming devices from purely consoles, to smartphones now supporting...