Inside the hit-or-miss world of video streaming
Between late 2015 and the summer of 2017, movie studio Lionsgate launched four niche subscription streaming services, one each targeting film buffs, comic fanatics, Spanish language movie fans and fans of…
Amazon investigating employees for data bribery
Dive Brief: Amazon employees in China are participating in schemes to provide sales data and other internal information to sellers, as well as to delete negative reviews and to restore accounts that have been…
Forget Instagram, teen influencers are making thousands from online gaming
One teenage pro gamer notes that he’s not only comfortable financially, he’s spending less time working than he would at a regular 9-5 job. When 18-year-old Luke Fergie dropped out of high school, he had…
Online video viewing continues to rise
Magid Advisors President Mike Vorhaus gave one of the most popular presentations at Goldman Sachs’ annual Communacopia conference on Thursday. No prizes for guessing it was about the explosion of online…
Why National Brands Should Worry: Private Label Powers Up Target, Trader Joe’s
It has been a decade since the recession drove throngs of consumers into the arms of private-label products, but since then, some retailers have turned these house brands into a competitive advantage. A new…
Hey, kids: Please start paying for your own Netflix accounts
Here are some things in the D.C. area that cost $11 or slightly more: the nachos at Busboys and Poets, a glass of Jean Luc Mader Riesling at Vinoteca, three sliders at the Matchbox in Chinatown. And here are…
Streaming Family Plans: Too Much Sharing Has Execs Concerned About Slipping Revenue Per User
Though Spotify’s subscriber base is steadily growing, the average revenue it gets per paying subscriber is shrinking. One of the biggest reasons: family plans. Industry sources tell Billboard that…
U.S. streaming growth stunted in crowded field
The acquisition of new U.S.-based customers for some streaming services is slowing considerably, according to estimates from broadcast research firm Magid. Why it matters: People are streaming more digital…
Millennials leaders in getting streaming TV for free
The 2018 Magid Video Entertainment Survey, which included 2,000 Americans from the ages of 8 to 64, showed that when it comes to millennials, 26 percent of the group uses the password from someone else’s…
What’s the password? Netflix login sharing may not be as common as you think
It’s a commonly held belief that everyone is sharing Netflix passwords, but this might not actually be true. Streaming services are the primary way many people consume media. Watching series, films and…