Online Music

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Mar. 1, 2008 - 428 Pages

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations

Disclaimers

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics

Product Definitions and Scope of Study

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview

Digital Music- Redefines Music Retailing

Digital Music Market in 2005- Yardstick to Measure Market Potency

Legitimate Channels of Digital Music Drive Online Music Market

Current and Future Analysis

Industry Dynamics Take Shape

The Dawn of Legitimate Online Music

Market Forecast by Distribution Method

Hard-Format

Soft Format

2. Music Industry - What is in Store?

Online Music - Music Industry’s Knight in Shining Armor

Table 1: Comparative Analysis of Worldwide Music and Online Music Revenues: 2001-2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Recording Industry is Unique

Table 2: Leading Companies in the Worldwide Music Distribution Market (2003 & 2004E) - Percentage Breakdown by Value Sales for Universal, Sony, Warner, EMI, BMG, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Internet Retailing in the Limelight

Record Industry Moves Rapidly Towards the Internet

Major Labels Finally Decide to Take the Plunge

Broadband-Enabled Households to Transform Online Music Distribution

3. Impact of Internet on the Music Industry

Internet to Dominate Music Considerations

Table 3: World Market for Online Purchases (2007 E): Percentage Share Breakdown by Popular Categories- Ok, Music, PC Software, Apparel, Food and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Internet - An Exciting Platform for Music Delivery

How Internet Transformed the Music Industry

Traditional Players Lose Grip on the Market

Online Music - Is it Supplementary or Cannibalistic?

Bottlenecks in the Growth Process

4. Market Dynamics

Market Highlights

Market Drivers

New Technologies, Accessibility and Affordability

Broadband Aids in Enhancing Market Reach

Table 4: Worldwide Internet Penetration Rate (2007): By Region-Iceland, USA, Japan, Korea, Europe, Russia, China, and India (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 5: World Broadband Penetration (2005-2009E) by Number of Households in North America, Western Europe, Europe, EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Latin America (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Growth in Internet Users

Availability of High Storage Capacity Portable Players

Market Inhibitors

Market Trends

Legal Music Downloading - Taking Off, Finally

Record Companies Maintain Dominance

Music Service Providers - A New Breed of Middlemen

Table 6: World Market for Legal Music Downloads (2004 & 2005): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales by Major Service Providers - Apple (i-tunes), Roxio (Napster), Yahoo, (MusicMatch), RealNetwork (Rhapsody), Wal-mart and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

A Peek into Select Digital Music Service Providers Operating in Online Music Industry

in the Year 2005

Shift Toward À-La-Carte Model

Music on Mobile Phone Networks Poised for Growth

Table 7: Worldwide Digital Music Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Music Downloads to Mobile and PC in North America, Europe and Asia (Including Japan) (In Value Terms) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Download Initiatives by Major Record Labels Find Success

Consumer Behavior Trends

Digital Lockers - Major Labels to Benefit in the Long Run

Online Music to Blaze a Track which Online Video Follows

Key Issues

Online Music Sites: Subscriptions or One-off Downloads?

Rights Clearance and a Host of Other Issues Choke ital Music Market

Cross Licensing and Product Support - Hot Issues the Marketplace

Portability -An Issue to be Resolved

Copyright and Other Issues

Copy Protection Schemes Still Not Used Widely

Personalization of Music Might Hinder Commercialization

Competitive Landscape

Consolidation Trend Grips the Industry

Price Trends

Table 8: MP3 Download Price Comparison by Region/Country (2004 )

Table 9: An Insight into Consumers Readiness to Pay for Online Music Downloads (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Strategies and Services of Select Players - A Brief Sketch

Selling Music to Feed Other Business Interests

Microsoft and Others to Eat into Apple’s Market Share

Digital Download Services of Select Players

5. Online Music Piracy

Hampering Legitimate Online Music Services Growth

Table 10: Worldwide Online Music Consumption (2005): Breakdown of Age Bracket by Download Types - Legal on- Line, Illegal on-Line and Physical CD

Nature of Unauthorized Services

Web, FTP and link sites

Commercial Services

Peer-to-Peer Networks

Peer-to-Peer Network - How Does it Works?

Table 11: World Market for Music Piracy (2003-2005)

Table 12: World Online Music Piracy Market (2002- 2004): Breakdown by Number of Infringing Files Taken Down from the Internet

Napster Storms Music Industry

Napster Clones Hurting Interests of Recording Industry

Major Labels Strengthen their Arsenal

What can be Done?

Compelling Alternative -Need of the Day

Unlicensed File Sharing Services- Impact on Music Industry

6. Insight into Select Online Music Services

Digital Music Value Chain

Categorization by Sales Model

Subscription Services

Table 13: World Online Music (2005): Important Parameters Ranked by Consumers in Paid Subscriptions - Copy Songs Portability to Device, Personal Radio, Advertisement-free,Time Limit, Share Songs and Usage Limit (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Subscription Services in a Confused State

Customercentric Focus to Promote Subscription Offerings

À-la-carte Downloads

Categorization by Download Type

Tethered Download

Album/Track Download

Bundle Download

Streaming

Customized Streaming

Internet Radio Service

7. A Close Look at Enabling Products/Technologies

Technological Developments

Direct-To-Device Technology - Key to Legitimate Online Music Services

Sony's OpenMG Copy Protection Technology

On-chip Security to Address Security Issues

New "Interactive MP3" Technology

‘Bridgeport’ from SuperTracks

Superdistribution

The Madison Project

Copyright Protection Methods

Encryption

Digital Watermarking

Audio Fingerprinting

Digital Rights Management

Digital Audio Formats

Common Digital Audio Formats

AAC

WAV

AIFF and AU

PCM

DPCM

ADPCM

m-Law Compression

MPEG Audio

MP3 Format

MPEG-Based Proprietary Formats

a2b

Liquid Audio

MP4

Apple QuickTime

Non-MPEG Proprietary Formats

Dolby Digital

EPAC

Windows Media Audio

Real Audio

TAC-

Twin VQ (VQF)

Streaming Audio Formats

Streaming Audio Systems

Portable Digital Music Devices

8. Regulatory Trends and Legal Issues

The Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI)

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Canadian Music Industry Wins Landmark Case

European Commission Approves Recording Industry’s Licensing Program

Joint Committee to Control Music Piracy in Universities

Antitrust Lawsuit Accuses Apple for Dictating Online Music Market

RIIA Vs. Napster

RIIA Vs. Madster

RIIA Vs. Audiogalaxy

JASRAC Vs. MMO Japan Ltd

9. Product/Service Introductions

RS Rolls Out Three New Websites

UMG Partners with imeem

China Telecom Unveils I Music

MP3tunes Launches ‘TuneWatch’

ReelTime Launches Online Music Store

Hutchison, ViDeOnline Announce Launch of hgc.o8media.com

Microsoft Partners with Sanity Digital

Apple® Unveils iTunes® Plus-DRM-Free Music Tracks

Extraplay.Com Introduces New Service

Napster to Deploy the First OTA Music Service in Japan

RealNetworks/iriver Collaboration Launches Rhapsody® DNA-Enhanced Portable Digital

Music Devices

Amazon.Com to Unveil New Stores that Offer Tracks in Mp3 Format Free From DRM

Apple® Launches Pioneering iTunes Service - Complete My Album

AOL Introduces AOL Music Now

Napster Launches Napster 3.7 Featuring Powersync Technology

Destiny Media, Promo Only Jointly Launch Online Music Service

RealNetworks Launches RealMusic

Cdigix Unveils Ctrax Media Player

RealNetworks Introduces RealCommunity Service

Charter Communications Introduces Charter Music To-Go

Microsoft Launches Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP

MusicGremlin Unveils Wireless Music Player

Apple® Introduces the Revolutionary iTunes®

Apple® Introduces Four Latest iTunes® Music Stores

MP3tunes Launches Oboe Syncsoftware

eMusic Introduces ‘The eMusic Dozen’ Compilation

Apple Launches iTunes 5 Online Digital Music Store

RealNetwork Launches RealMusic Subscription Service

Motorola and Apple Jointly Roll Out the First Mobile Phone with iTunes in Hong

Kong

Nifty Corporation Launches Online Music Service in Japan

PodShow Launches PodSafe Music Network

Televisa Launches tarabu.com, a New Digital Store for the Mexican Market

Stelios Rolls Out EasyMusic

Product Launches 2001-2004

10. Recent Industry Activity

CHT Aims to Invest in Skysoft

CHT Acquires 30% Stake in KKBOX

EC Grants Clearance to Sony and BMG Collaboration

Salem Publishing Acquires CMCentral.com

RealNetworks and MTV Collaborate to Create Rhapsody America

Orchard Acquires DMG

KDDI and Sony Partner

Universal Music Acquires BMG

Napster Becomes AOL’s Exclusive Music Subscription Provider

EMI Partners with Baidu for Internet Music Streaming Service

Circuit City and Napster in Joint Venture

Samsung to Unveil Internet Music Store

Burned Media Completes Acquisition of Pretty Event Marketing

Rogers Wireless Launches RogersMusic Store

NT Media Opens Internet Music Store with a Points System

IODA and Last.fm Unite to Form a Diverse Online Music Platform

CBS Acquires Last.fm

RealNetworks Pockets Sony NetServices

WiderThan Partners with Helio

EMI Music Enters into an Agreement with Amazon.com

Vodafone Inks Pact with RealNetworks

Napster and Ericsson Enter into Agreement with Swisscom Mobile

Napster Enters into a Marketing Agreement with Motorola

Oboe Technology of MP3tunes Enables Free Availability of Online Music

Ruckus Network Expands Services to All Colleges Nationwide

Access to iTunes Japan from Yahoo Japan in a Click

Sprint and Pandora Enters into an Agreement

International Data Group to Acquire a Stake in Vietnam’s Yeu Am Nhac

Digital Music Group Takes Over Green Linnet Records

Broadcast Music Enters into a Licensing Agreement with SpiralFrog

Universal Music Group Acquires Vale Music

MTV Launches Internet Venture with Baidu.com

RealNetworks Enters into Distribution Agreement with Novell

RealNetworks Enters into Agreement with Cox Communications

Apple Introduces iTunes Store

RealNetworks, SanDisk, Best Buy to Open Music Online Store

Napster Japan Collaborates with Several Content Providers

Coop Danmark and Danish TDC Open Online Music Store

eMusic Forms an Alliance with SanDisk in Europe

eMusic Partners with Cinema Screen, Hollywood Video and 20th Century Fox

Swish Acquires 51% Stake in Amphead Entertainment

Destra Corporation Acquires Two Music Websites

Buongiorno Opens Mobile Music Studio in the Netherlands

Samsung Collaborates with MusicNet to Launch Portable Media Players

MusicNet Forms MediaNet Division for Licensing Digital Media Content

MusicNet Enters into Partnership with iMesh

Nokia Acquires Loudeye

Aeon Digital Collaborates with MusicNet to Offer Digital Entertainment

Muze Takes Over Loudeye’s Web and Mobile Digital Music Operations

Mandriva Partners with Mindawn

Live Nation Acquires Majority Stake in Musictoday

Digital Music Group International to Distribute Tracks through Three Record

Labels

Bigchampagne Incorporates Napster’s Data

The Orchard Grants License to Yanga

Napster Enters into a Partnership with Ericsson

AOL Acquires MusicNow

eMusic Partners with TVT Records

Sonic Enters into a Strategic Agreement with MusicNet

Baker Capital Takes Over MusicNet

Musicnet Inks a Long-term Agreement with HMV

RealNetworks® Enters into an Extended Online Music Agreement with Comcast

Destra Signs Pact with ABC

MTV Networks and Microsoft Form Partnership

Yedagng Acquires BugsMusic

Napster to Sign a Joint Venture Deal with Tower Records Japan

Lycos Europe Enters into an Agreement with Laut.de

Yahoo Enters into Partnership Agreement with MusicNet

11. Industry Activity in the Recent Past

Industry Activity in the Recent Past

12. Focus on Select Global Players

Buongiorno Vitaminic SpA (Italy)

eMusic.com Inc. (US)

iTunes (US)

RealNetworks, Inc. (US)

MusicNet, Inc. (US)

MTV Networks (US)

OD2 (UK)

Napster (US)

Ecast, Inc. (US)

Wal-Mart (US)

Yahoo! Music Unlimited (US)

13. Global Market Perspective

Table 14: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 15: World Long-term Projections for Online Music by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 16: World 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Hard Format Market (Online) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 18: World Long-term Projections for Hard Format Market (Online) by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 19: World 6-Year Perspective for Hard Format Market (Online) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for One-off Downloads by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 21: World Long-term Projections for One-off Downloads by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 22: World 6-Year Perspective for One-off Downloads by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 23: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Subscription Downloads by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 24: World Long-term Projections for Subscription Downloads by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 25: World 6-Year Perspective for Subscription Downloads by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Overview

Online Music to Account for Significant Share in the Music Market

Table 26: Comparative Analysis of US Music and Online Music Revenues in US$ Million: 2004- 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

What Does the Future Holds?

Market Overview

US Online Music Hits the Right Note

Table 27: US Market for Online Music (2005): Percentage Share Breakdown of US$0.99 Song Download by Revenue Component -Marketing, Overhead, Corporate Profit, Digital Service Provider, Retailer Margin, Publishing, Bandwidth and Artist Royalty (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Search Engines Fuelling Online Music

Mobile Music- A Prime Distribution Format of Online Music

Factors Influencing Growth

Internet Penetration - Key To Rapid Proliferation of Online Music

Table 28: US Online Music Buyers in Millions (2000, 2004 and 2007) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 29: Percentage of US Net Population Buying Music Online (2000, 2004 and 2007) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30: Percentage Share of Number of Hours Spent with Various Media -in the US: (2006) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Online Music Becomes A Mass-Market Phenomenon

File Sharing Services Gain Rapid Popularity

Legal Music Services and Campuses Join Hands to Reduce Piracy

Record Labels to Benefit in the Long Run

Online Music-A Threat to Radio

Consumer Behavior Trends

Buying Behavior of Online Music Customers

Popularity of Music Sites Among Online Music Fans

Table 31: Proportion of US Online Music Fans Visiting Various Music Sites (2004) - Music Download Sites, Music Retail Sites, Radio Station Sites, MTV.com, Artist Sites and Broadcast Sites (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Demographics and Downloading Behavior

Age Group

Table 32: Proportion of US Population Inclined to Music Downloads by Age Group (2004)- Below 18, 18-29, 30-49, 50 andAbove (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)

Gender

Table 33: Proportion of US Adult Men and Women Inclined To Music Downloads (2004& 2005)

Income

Table 34: Proportion of US Population Inclined to Music Downloads by Annual Income (2004 and 2005)

Table 35: Online Experience and Downloading Behavior in the US (2004(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Browsing Behavior of Netizens

Table 36: Online Adult Population and Entertainment Site Visitors in the US (2002-2004) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Competitive Landscape

Table 37: US Subscription Music Service Industry (2005-2006): Number of Subscribers Used Music Services of Major Websites- RealNetworks, Napster, Yahoo Unlimited, eMusic and Music Now (In Thousands) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Key Players

Product/Service Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 38: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 39: US Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 40: US 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Canada Online Music Market-An Overview

Table 41: Leading Companies in the Canadian Music Distribution Market (2000)- Percentage Breakdown by Value sales for Universal Music, Sony, Warner Music Canada, EMI Music Canada,BMG Music Canada, and Others - Historic Data (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product/Service Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 42: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 43: Canadian Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 44: Canadian 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Market Overview

Table 45: Japanese Music Industry (2005-2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Recorded (Audio and Music Video) and Digital Music (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 46: Japanese Online Music Industry (2005-2006): Percentage Breakdown of Digital Music by Channels-Internet Downloads (Single Track, Album and Others) and Mobile Downloads (Mastertones, Ringback tones, Single Track, and Other Contents) and Others (In Volume Terms) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Downloading on Mobile More Popular

Key Player

Product/Service Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 47: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 48: Japanese Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 49: Japanese 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

A. Market Analysis

Market Outlook

Analysis by Distribution Format

Overview

European Online Music Industry-In Recent Past

Mobile Music-A Lucrative Segment

Table 50: Percentage Breakdown of Digital Music Sales by Channels in the Year 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

New One-Stop Licensing Scheme to Bolster Online Music Industry

Legitimate Music Download Services Gains Ground

Table 51: European Online Music Market (2005 & 2011): Percentage of Legal Online Music Downloads by Region-United Kingdom, France, Germany and Others (In Value Terms) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

European Market Beset with Several Problems

Collecting Societies - Hindering Online Music

Technological Advancements to Boost Consumer Spending

Challenges Ahead

Key Players

Product/Service Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 52: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 53: European Long-term Projections for Online Music by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 54: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 55: European Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 56: European 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 57: European 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Table 58: French Market for Online Purchases (2007 E): Percentage Share Breakdown by Popular Items- Leisure Travel, Music, Books, Stocks/Mutual Funds and Toys(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 59: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 60: French Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 61: French 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of DollarSales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Product/Service Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 62: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 63: German Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 64: German 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of DollarSales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. Italy

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Product/Service Innovation/Introduction

Strategic Corporate Developments in the Recent Past

B. Market Analytics

Table 65: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 66: Italian Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 67: Italian 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. The United Kingdom

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Music: A Leading and Lucrative Market in the UK

Music Reaches Out with Innovations

Digital Music: Spectacular Growth over the Years

CDs Might Face the Music from Portable Digital Players and Mobile Phones

Illegal Music Downloads Pose Challenge

Areas Where the US Companies Could Pitch In

P2P Goes Legal and Commercial

Consumer Trends in UK

Table 68: Proportion of UK Population Visiting Music Download Sites (2007 E) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 69: Proportion of UK Population Using Peer- To-Peer Service (2007 E) by Gender - Male and Female

Select Product/Service Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 70: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 71: UK Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 72: UK 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads &Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding/Chart)

4e. Spain

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 73: Spanish Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 74: Spanish Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 75: Spanish 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f. Rest of Europe

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Table 76: Netherlands Market for Online Purchases (2007 E): Percentage Share Breakdown by Popular Items- Music, Books, Pc Software, Leisure Travel and Electronics(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Belgium

Digital Music and E-Commerce Industry in Belgium

Product/Service Innovation/Introduction

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 77: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 78: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 79: Rest of Europe 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia-Pacific

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Overview

Favorable Environment for Rapid Proliferation

Table 80: Asia-Pacific Top 10 Music Sites (2004): Ranking by Market Shares - BugsMusic, MaxMP3, Melon, Jukeon, Muz, MusicOn, Funcake, I like Pop,Wabar.com and My listen(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Australia

Table 81: Leading Online Purchases in Australia (2007E): Percentage Share Breakdown by Items - Books, Groceries, Music, PC Software, PC Hardware (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

China

Internet Market in China

Table 82: Chinese Market for Online Purchases (2007 E): Percetage Use of Internet by Application (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

India

Table 83: Indian Market for Online Purchases (2007 E): Percentage Use of Internet by Application (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 84: Tracking the Demographic Purchase Pattern of Online Music in India- By Age (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

South Korea

Table 85: South Korean Piracy Market (2004-2005): Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales By Segment- Music, Motion Pictures, and Games (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Online Music Benefited the Most from Stringent Online Content Protection

Law

Key Players

Product/Service Introductions

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 86: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 87: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 88: Asia-Pacific 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Formatc, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. Rest of World

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Product/Service Introduction

B. Market Analytics

Table 89: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format -Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 90: Rest of World Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format - Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 91: Rest of World 6-Year Perspective for Online Music by Distribution Format - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets for Years 2004, 2007 and 2010 (includes corresmponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 96 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 118)

Region/Country Players

The United States

Canada

Japan 4

Europe

France 2

Germany

The United Kingdom

Italy 1

Spain

Rest of Europe

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)

Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Online Music in Millions of US$. The major product segments analyzed are Hard-Format (Revenues derived from online sale of music CDs and cassettes), One-Off Downloads (Revenues derived from one-time digital downloads), and Subscription Downloads (Revenues derived through music subscription services). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2004 through 2015. The report profiles 96 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Buongiorno Vitaminic SpA., eMusic.com Inc., iTunes, RealNetworks, MusicNet, Inc., MTV Networks, OD2, Napster, Ecast, Inc., Wal-Mart, and Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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