Business Information Markets 2012-2013
Since 1979, professionals tracking the online content industry have relied on Business Information Markets for an accurate and unbiased inside look at the industry—from the latest mergers and acquisitions, to subscriber growth estimates, to the technology trends that are constantly reshaping the dynamic business information market for creating and distributing content to business professionals.Business Information Market Overview
Deciding which subjects to include in the market is subjective, but Simba Information has set report parameters based on in-depth interviews with top business information executives in the electronic information industry. Simba has also tapped into its own institutional knowledge, accumulated during 34 years of market research.
The Business Information Market by Category:
- Financial information
- Credit information
- Current awareness news and research information
- Legal, tax and public record information
- Marketing information
- Health care information
- Scientific and technical information.
Simba provides each market category definition at the beginning of corresponding chapters of the report.
Scope of the Report
Business Information Markets 2012-2013 covers all business information services that provide content, delivered through proprietary online networks, the Internet and handheld wireless devices. It contains the market intelligence needed to evaluate current trends affecting the information industry, and to get an inside track on where future growth is forecast to occur.
No other report delivers as comprehensive and all-encompassing an overview and outlook, broken out by major vertical segments: general news and research, financial, brokerage, legal, tax, public records, health care and other online information services.
Business Information Markets 2012-2013 also includes 16 detailed company profiles of leading business/professional online content providers, such as Reed Elsevier, Dow Jones, Hoover’s, Reuters, WebMD and more.
Table of Contents
Methodology
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Market Overview
Introduction
Market Structure
Financial Information Services
Marketing Information Services
Legal, Tax & Public Record Services
Credit Information Services
Health Care Information Services
Current Awareness News & Research Services
Scientific & Technical Information Services
Market Size
Online Service Sales Steady at $51.7 Billion in 2011
Online Paid Subscriptions Climb to 15.6 Million in 2012
Market Trends and Analysis
Business Information Markets 2012-2013
Table 1.1: Online Services Definitions
Table 1.2: Global Online Services Market Size by Market Segment, 2010-2012E
Table 1.3: Online Business Information Compound Annual Growth Rates by
Segment, 2010-2012E
Table 1.4: Online Services Market Share and Revenue by Market Segment,
2010-2012E
Table 1.5: Online Subscriber Growth by Market, 2010-2012E
Chapter 2: Financial Information Services
Introduction
A Slow Market Recovery
Brokerage Data
Brokerage Information Segment Expands in 2011
Brokerage Information Users Climb 2.3% in 2011
Financial News and Research Services
Financial News and Research Electronic Sales Reach $1 billion in 2011
Financial News and Research Subscriber Base Grows 10.2% in 2011
Mergers & Acquisitions in the Financial Information Market
Issues and Trends in the Financial Information Market
Geographic Expansion
The Future is in the Cloud
Segment Forecast
Table 2.1: Selected Online Brokerage Information Services by Market
Table 2.2: Brokerage Information Sales of Leading Companies,
2010 vs. 2011
Table 2.3: Market Share for the Top Two Online Brokerage Information Services
vs. All Others, 2011
Table 2.4: Financial Information Services Institutional User Survey,
2010 vs. 2011
Table 2.5: Bloomberg Subscriber Growth, 1997-2011
Table 2.6: Selected Online Financial News & Research Services
Business Information Markets 2012-2013
Table 2.7: Financial News & Research Electronic Information Sales,
2010 vs. 2011
Table 2.8: Financial News & Research Services Subscriber Growth,
2010 vs. 2011
Table 2.9: Financial Information Segment M&A Activity,
January 2010-May 2012
Table 2.10: Financial Information Services Sales, 2007-2016P
Table 2.11: Financial Information Services Sales Growth, 2007-2016P
Chapter 3: Current Awareness News & Research
Introduction
Market Size and Structure
Subscriber Levels Rise 1.1% in 2011
Mergers & Acquisitions
Current Awareness News & Research Services: Product Development
Upgrades and Refinements
Current Awareness News & Research Services: Advertising Sales
Segment Forecast
Table 3.1: Selected Online News & Research Services
Table 3.2: Current Awareness News & Research Online Sales Growth,
2010-2011
Table 3.3: Current Awareness News & Research Online Subscriber Growth,
2009-2011
Table 3.4: Key Current Awareness News & Research M&A Activity,
January 2010-July 2012
Table 3.5: Key Current Awareness News & Research Product Launches and
Upgrades, January 2010-June 2012
Table 3.6: Current Awareness News & Research Advertising Sales Growth,
2010 vs. 2011
Table 3.7: Current Awareness News & Research Online Sales 2007-2016P
Table 3.8: Current Awareness News & Research Online Services Sales Growth
2007-2016P
Chapter 4: Legal, Tax & Public Record Information
Introduction
Leading Online Legal, Tax & Public Record Information Providers
Thomson Reuters
LexisNexis
Wolters Kluwer
Bloomberg BNA
Subscription Trends
General Law
Thomson Reuters
LexisNexis
Wolters Kluwer
Bloomberg BNA
Law.com
Tax & Accounting
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting
Bloomberg BNA Tax and Accounting
Public Records Information
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Thomson Reuters Risk & Compliance
Federal and State Government Documents and Regulations
Merger & Acquisition Activity
Key Legal, Tax & Regulatory Product Launches
Sales Forecast
Table 4.1: Key Legal Tax & Public Record Online Services
Table 4.2: Leading Players Total Online Legal, Tax & Public Record Revenue,
2010 vs. 2011
Table 4.3: Legal & Tax Online Service Subscribers, 2010 vs. 2011
Table 4.4: Market Leaders’ Electronic General Law Revenue, 2010 vs. 2011
Table 4.5: Market Leaders’ Electronic Tax & Accounting Revenue,
2010 vs. 2011
Table 4.6: Key Legal, Tax & Public Record M&A Activity,
January 2011-April 2012
Table 4.7: Key Legal, Tax & Public Record Product Launches,
January 2011-April 2012
Table 4.8: Electronic Legal, Tax & Public Record Services Sales, 2007-2016P
Table 4.9: Online Legal, Tax & Public Record Sales Growth, 2007-2016P
Chapter 5: Other Key Business Information Segments
Credit Information Services
Consumer Credit Segment
Business Credit Segment
Credit Segment Trends
Health Care
Leading Players in the Health Care Segment
Health Segment Trends
Marketing Information Services
Audience Ratings Services
Marketing List Compilers
Product Marketing Information Services
Leading Marketing Information Players
Marketing Segment Trends
Scientific & Technical Information Services
Leading Scientific & Technical Information Players
Scientific & Technical Segment Trends
Other Business Information Segments Sales Forecast
Table 5.1: Global Online Credit Information Sales, 2011 vs. 2010
Table 5.2: Key Online Health Care Services
Table 5.3: Leading Global Health Care Information Providers by
Online Revenue, 2010-201P
Table 5.4: Selected Audience Ratings Services
Table 5.5: Selected Marketing Information Providers
Table 5.6: Select Product Marketing Information Services
Business Information Markets 2012-2013
Table 5.7: Sales of Leading Marketing Information Companies
2010 vs. 2011
Table 5.8: Leading S&T Information Providers, by Revenue 2010-2011
Table 5.9: Other Online Information Sales, 2007-2016P
Table 5.10: Other Online Information Sales Growth, 2007-2026P
Chapter 6: Conclusions and Market Forecast
Introduction
Business Information Market Projected to Reach $65.6 Billion in 2016
Table 6.1: Total Online Business Information Sales, 2007-2016P
Table 6.2: Total Online Business Information Sales Growth, 2007-2016P
Table 6.3: Online Services Market Forecast, 2007-2016P
Company Profiles
Bloomberg L.P.
D&B
Dow Jones & Co.
Equifax Inc.
Experian plc
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Infogroup
Informa plc
Interactive Data Corp.
The McGraw-Hill Cos.
Nielsen Holdings N.V.
Reed Elsevier
TheStreet, Inc.
Thomson Reuters
United Business Media plc
Wolters Kluwer N.V.
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