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Generator Research Limited

Generator is an independent, UK-based industry research company that has been established to become a major provider of research within the fast-developing digital music arena. Our focus includes both online and wireless-based digital music developments.

Our people draw upon deep experience in a range of operational roles in the wireless and media industries. Our practical, hands-on experience allows us to better understand the challenges facing our clients: we've almost certainly grappled with similar issues ourselves and have been faced with the same timescale and resource constraints.
Generator favours a quality-not-quantity approach to research and we insist on taking enough time to provide a quality offering.

Our mission is to identify the key trends that are driving the market and draw conclusions that are based on a clear, straightforward analysis of the facts .We are also interested in pushing the thought envelope and are not afraid to challenge commonly-held assumptions where we think this is justified.

We are an honest broker and aim to provide our clients with world-class focussed analysis and insight that is top-quality, objective and independent.

List of reports from Generator Research Limited

A New Payment Model for Recorded Music 10/9/2007 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... a record label would more closely resemble that of a music publishing company. Under the new model, consumers would be able to obtain digital song files for free, but they would pay each time they ... \| more... Search inside this report	$390.00
Ad-supported Content Services (Part 1): Market Review 2/8/2008 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... for free, but where service providers and rights owners make money by sharing advertising revenue. The report profiles six companies, mentions seven others and identifies the key success criteria for a successful ad-supported content service. \| more... Search inside this report	$390.00
Ad-supported Content Services (Part 2): Sizing the Market - Movies 2/22/2008 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... that was spent in 2007 by North Americans and Western Europeans on movie DVDs (rental and at retail). The report sizes and forecasts the total service revenue for the emerging category of ad-supported movie services. \| more... Search inside this report	$390.00
Ad-supported Content Services (Part 3): Sizing the Market - Music 3/7/2008 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... this report is focused on the emerging market for 'ad-supported music downloads' which includes services like We7 and SprialFrog. The report calculates what this market could eventually be worth in North America and Western Europe. \| more... Search inside this report	$390.00
Ad-supported Music Services - Making a Business Out of Free Music 8/28/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... by handing over hard cash, but by agreeing to view ads. The idea is simple enough: money paid by advertisers to place ads is shared between the music service provider and the rights holders, hopefully ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Apple: Game, Set and Match? Analysing the Company’s Music Business 5/8/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... seriously concerned that we are now witnessing the emergence of an 'ebay' of digital media: a global category leader whose market momentum is such that even well-funded rivals are privately admitting defeat. But others laugh ... \| more... Search inside this report	$371.00
Apple iPhone 2/12/2007 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... Apple. There’s no doubt that the mobile platform will have an important role to play as the digital music market develops. But the challenge for the mobile industry is that the digital media sector is ... \| more... Search inside this report	$310.00
Apple: iPhone and App Store 1/12/2009 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... 2009 to 2013 showing how the relative positions of Apple and Nokia will change as the smartphone market develop according to a new playbook. Apple's strength and competitive position in this rapidly-changing market is analysed ... \| more... Search inside this report	$380.00
Apple WiPod: The Business Case Assessing the Opportunity for a New Category of Music Device 1/30/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... Music phones now offer features that were previously only provided by dedicated digital music players. But what about the mirror image of this established trend? Instead of adding music player features to a mobile phone, ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Consumer Behaviour: The Emergence of Generation 8/14/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... the entire media landscape? This report is an ideal choice for time-pressured professionals who need a comprehensive yet concise analysis of this critical area which is supported by numerous market examples and consumer data. The ... \| more... Search inside this report	$310.00
Consumer Research: DRM What will be the effect of removing DRM from online music? 4/17/2007 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... restrictions that are imposed by DRM. Survey respondents comprised 405 online users in the United Kingdom spanning the age band 15 to 65 years, each of whom said they had a collection of digital music. \| more... Search inside this report	$590.00
Consumer Survey: DRM vs. DRM-free 4/17/2007 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... whom said they had a collection of digital music. Key Topics: Most annoying usage restriction; Increase in digital expenditure if DRM removed; Propensity to share digital vs. CD albums; Changes needed to just buy digital ... \| more... Search inside this report	$590.00
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): A Detailed Analysis of Different Architectures 6/20/2008 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... detailed network model and in-depth analysis to compare and contrast the four different strategies used by CDNs: (1) Hosted, no local cache (parasitic transit & paid-for transit); (2) Hosted, local caches; (3) Hybrid (P2P and ... \| more... Search inside this report	$590.00
Digital Home:A New Dawn for Hi-Fi An Analysis of the Future of Home Audio,The 1/9/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... breakthrough home audio product concepts that are technically possible today, now that music has become freed of the constraints imposed by the CD. These detailed descriptions will provide strategy, product management and marketing executives with ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Media Kiosks Turning - Disappointment into Success 10/30/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... selling digital media from in-store kiosks seems dubious to many in the industry. According to the market consensus, the future of entertainment retail lies online, not at bricks and mortar stores, and so companies pursing ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Music Adoption: Roadblock Ahead - Analysis, Scenarios and Solutions 11/6/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... number of companies who operate incompatible technology platforms. Apple, the first player to enter the market, will soon be joined by Microsoft and other companies are also likely to enter the fray - players like ... \| more... Search inside this report	$371.00
Digital Music: Arrival of the e-Label A New Type of Label Where Signed Artists Will Never Release CDs 2/20/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... Are these developments simply a fad or are they harbingers of a fundamental shift in the historically-proven investment strategy that has been used by record labels for many years? Having first described what an e-Label ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Music: Available Soon on Your TV Analysing the Role of the Television Platform 12/5/2005 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... of digital music is far too complex for the category to penetrate into the mass market. Over the last year few years, Media center PCs have been introduced in an effort to 'dumb down' the ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Music Distribution Time for a New Approach 1/22/2007 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... time provide rights holders and entrepreneurs with the means to monetise existing user behaviour, which is to copy and share digital content on a mass scale. The music industry is at a strategic crossroads and ... \| more... Search inside this report	$990.00
Digital Music Interoperability Major problem or just growing pains? 3/13/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... allow universal interoperability between services and devices. In the digital music world, interoperability comes with conditions which normally tie the consumer to one flavour of delivery platform. The key question for the industry is to ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Music: Legitimising the P2P Model The Industry's Pariah Steps out of the Twilight Zone 2/27/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... reinventing themselves as legitimate businesses and secondly - perhaps more significantly - the underlying P2P technology is being scrutinised by companies such as Warner, Bertelsmann and Microsoft for its potential as a digital media distribution ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Music Meets Mobile Music 9/1/2004 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... an in-depth picture of how this fascinating market will evolve in the coming years. This report explains all the major developments and market trends in detail, providing for the first time a total picture that ... \| more...	$3,325.00
Digital Music Reloaded: Web 2.0: Beyond Downloads 6/12/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... recorded music has not changed a great deal following the arrival of digital music. For example, consumers have been conditioned for years to think in terms of purchasing and owning records such as CDs. Hardly ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Music Retail: Identifying the New Success Formula 7/3/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... a reasonable business yielding good gross margins, although the downside has been the costs associated with acquiring or accessing prime real estate in urban centers. On the other hand, selling digital music downloads is turning ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00
Digital Music Retail Platforms: Case Study A Profile of Europe’s Leading Platform: SDC/DWS 3/20/2006 \| published by: Generator Research Limited ... location, the main tasks were the shop refit, hiring staff and stocking the store with CDs. Although essential, the role of IT was minor, involving little more than setting up a stock control and ordering ... \| more... Search inside this report	$295.00

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