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06.03.2025  Guy Bisson

The future of entertainment is diagonal: Rethinking audience, scale and competition for the new era

Traditional ways of thinking about the business of entertainment are broken. As competition between different forms of media intensifies and everyone chases the same audience, a complete rethink of monetisation pathways, competitive …

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03.02.2025  Piers Harding-Rolls

Microsoft is top publisher; 30m hours of Fortnite on Christmas Day; Chinese publishers make waves

This report examines holiday season game title performance across PlayStation, Xbox and Steam. Microsoft (incl. Activision Blizzard) games generated the largest amount of consumer spending in December 2024, at $465m across a …

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07.01.2025  Daniel Harraghy, Minal Modha, …

2024 in Sports: Full Stream Ahead in 2025

This whitepaper takes a look back at the world of sports media rights and sponsorship in 2024 and what we should expect in 2025.

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16.09.2025  Refentse Melamu

Commissioning trends in Canada

This report explores recent Commissioning trends in Canada following the 2025 upfront season. Scripted growth is being led by local SVoD Crave, public service broadcaster CBC and an increase in co-commissions, but broadcasters continue to face challenges.

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08.09.2025  Cyrine Amor

Kids’ TV commissions: Key trends in the market

This report, adapted from a presentation at the Children’s Media Conference (CMC) in Sheffield in July 2025, examines the latest trends in the global children’s TV commissioning market and highlights key opportunities within a …

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03.09.2025  Mayssa Jamil

Why Wednesday’s a winner for Netflix

This report examines Netflix’s decision to release Wednesday: Season 2 in two parts, highlighting how staggered drops of major titles significantly reduce subscriber churn and boost retention across billing cycles. It also explores the …

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04.09.2025

Amplified: What’s behind the rise of broadcaster–streamer partnerships? In conversation with Mark Endemaño

In this episode, Ampere speaks with Mark Endemaño, Managing Director at AlixPartners, about the rise of broadcaster and streamer partnerships. From Disney+ and ITV in the UK to Netflix and TF1 in France, we explore what has triggered this new wave of collaboration, why it matters now, and how it could reshape the future of the media landscape.

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09.07.2025

YouTube’s role in the future of television

In this episode, Ampere explores how YouTube is reshaping the TV landscape, driving shifts in viewing habits, content formats, and broadcaster strategies. Featuring new consumer data and insights into emerging partnerships, we ask: Is YouTube the future of television?

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03.04.2025

Box office hits, franchises, and what's next for cinema?

With cinemas still recovering from the impact of the pandemic, this episode of The Amp Podcast dives into box office trends, the performance of major franchises (including James Bond after the Amazon takeover), and the evolving theatrical strategies of streaming giants like Netflix.

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