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ONLINE MUSIC - A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT   

Research 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.

Code : MCP-1058
Price : $3950
Companies : 96
Pages : 428
Date : March 2008
Market Data Tables : 164

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  ONLINE MUSIC (Complete Report) Pages : 428   | $3950
 
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS3$100
   Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations.....I-1  
   Disclaimers.....I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level.....I-2
  
   Quantitative Techniques & Analytics.....I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study.....I-3
  
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY96$2250
  1. Industry Overview.....II-14 $400  
   Digital Music- Redefines Music Retailing.....II-1
Digital Music Market in 2005- Yardstick to Measure Market Potency.....II-1
1$100
   Legitimate Channels of Digital Music Drive Online Music Market.....II-2
Current and Future Analysis.....II-2
Industry Dynamics Take Shape.....II-2
1$100
   The Dawn of Legitimate Online Music.....II-31$100
   Market Forecast by Distribution Method.....II-4
Hard-Format.....II-4
Soft Format.....II-4
1$100
  2. Music Industry – What is in Store?.....II-53 $600  
   Online Music – Music Industry’s Knight in Shining Armor.....II-5
Table 1: Comparative Analysis of Worldwide Music and Online Music Revenues: 2001-2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-5
Recording Industry is Unique.....II-5
1$300
   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).....II-6
Internet Retailing in the Limelight.....II-6
Record Industry Moves Rapidly Towards the Internet.....II-6
1$300
   Major Labels Finally Decide to Take the Plunge.....II-7
Broadband-Enabled Households to Transform Online Music Distribution.....II-7
1$100
  3. Impact of Internet on the Music Industry.....II-82 $400  
   Internet to Dominate Music Considerations.....II-8
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)......II-8
Internet – An Exciting Platform for Music Delivery.....II-8
How Internet Transformed the Music Industry.....II-8
1$300
   Traditional Players Lose Grip on the Market.....II-9
Online Music - Is it Supplementary or Cannibalistic?.....II-9
Bottlenecks in the Growth Process.....II-9
1$100
  4. Market Dynamics.....II-1011 $1100  
   Market Highlights.....II-10
Market Drivers.....II-10
New Technologies, Accessibility and Affordability.....II-10
Broadband Aids in Enhancing Market Reach.....II-10
1$100
   Table 4: Worldwide Internet Penetration Rate (2007): By Region-Iceland, USA, Japan, Korea, Europe, Russia, China, and India (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-11

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).....II-11
Growth in Internet Users.....II-11
Availability of High Storage Capacity Portable Players.....II-11
1$300
   Market Inhibitors.....II-12
Market Trends.....II-12
Legal Music Downloading – Taking Off, Finally.....II-12
Record Companies Maintain Dominance.....II-12
1$100
   Music Service Providers – A New Breed of Middlemen.....II-13
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).....II-13
A Peek into Select Digital Music Service Providers Operating in Online Music Industry
  in the Year 2005.....II-13
1$300
   Shift Toward À-La-Carte Model.....II-14
Music on Mobile Phone Networks Poised for Growth.....II-14
1$100
   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).....II-15
Download Initiatives by Major Record Labels Find Success.....II-15
Consumer Behavior Trends.....II-15
Digital Lockers – Major Labels to Benefit in the Long Run.....II-15
1$300
   Online Music to Blaze a Track which Online Video Follows.....II-16
Key Issues.....II-16
Online Music Sites: Subscriptions or One-off Downloads?.....II-16
Rights Clearance and a Host of Other Issues Choke ital Music Market.....II-16
1$100
   Cross Licensing and Product Support – Hot Issues the Marketplace.....II-17
Portability –An Issue to be Resolved.....II-17
Copyright and Other Issues.....II-17
Copy Protection Schemes Still Not Used Widely.....II-17
1$100
   Personalization of Music Might Hinder Commercialization.....II-18
Competitive Landscape.....II-18
Consolidation Trend Grips the Industry.....II-18
Price Trends.....II-18
Table 8: MP3 Download Price Comparison by Region/Country (2004 ).....II-18
1$300
   Table 9: An Insight into Consumers Readiness to Pay for Online Music Downloads (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-19
Strategies and Services of Select Players - A Brief Sketch.....II-19
Selling Music to Feed Other Business Interests.....II-19
1$300
   Microsoft and Others to Eat into Apple’s Market Share.....II-20
Digital Download Services of Select Players.....II-20
1$100
  5. Online Music Piracy.....II-213 $600  
   Hampering Legitimate Online Music Services Growth.....II-21
Table 10: Worldwide Online Music Consumption (2005): Breakdown of Age Bracket by Download Types - Legal on- Line, Illegal on-Line and Physical CD.....II-21
Nature of Unauthorized Services.....II-21
Web, FTP and link sites.....II-21
Commercial Services.....II-21
Peer-to-Peer Networks.....II-21
Peer-to-Peer Network – How Does it Works?.....II-21
1$300
   Table 11: World Market for Music Piracy (2003-2005).....II-22

Table 12: World Online Music Piracy Market (2002- 2004): Breakdown by Number of Infringing Files Taken Down from the Internet.....II-22
Napster Storms Music Industry.....II-22
Napster Clones Hurting Interests of Recording Industry.....II-22
Major Labels Strengthen their Arsenal.....II-22
1$300
   What can be Done?.....II-23
Compelling Alternative –Need of the Day.....II-23
Unlicensed File Sharing Services– Impact on Music Industry.....II-23
1$100
  6. Insight into Select Online Music Services.....II-243 $300  
   Digital Music Value Chain.....II-24
Categorization by Sales Model.....II-24
Subscription Services.....II-24
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).....II-24
1$300
   Subscription Services in a Confused State.....II-25
Customercentric Focus to Promote Subscription Offerings.....II-25
À-la-carte Downloads.....II-25
Categorization by Download Type.....II-25
Tethered Download.....II-25
Album/Track Download.....II-25
1$100
   Bundle Download.....II-26
Streaming.....II-26
Customized Streaming.....II-26
Internet Radio Service.....II-26
1$100
  7. A Close Look at Enabling Products/Technologies.....II-277 $700  
   Technological Developments.....II-27
Direct-To-Device Technology – Key to Legitimate Online Music Services.....II-27
Sony's OpenMG Copy Protection Technology.....II-27
On-chip Security to Address Security Issues.....II-27
New "Interactive MP3" Technology.....II-27
1$100
   ‘Bridgeport’ from SuperTracks.....II-28
Superdistribution.....II-28
The Madison Project.....II-28
Copyright Protection Methods.....II-28
Encryption.....II-28
1$100
   Digital Watermarking.....II-29
Audio Fingerprinting.....II-29
Digital Rights Management.....II-29
Digital Audio Formats.....II-29
1$100
   Common Digital Audio Formats.....II-30
AAC.....II-30
WAV.....II-30
AIFF and AU.....II-30
PCM.....II-30
DPCM.....II-30
1$100
   ADPCM.....II-31
m-Law Compression.....II-31
MPEG Audio.....II-31
MP3 Format.....II-31
MPEG-Based Proprietary Formats.....II-31
a2b .....II-31
Liquid Audio.....II-31
1$100
   MP4.....II-32
Apple QuickTime.....II-32
Non-MPEG Proprietary Formats.....II-32
Dolby Digital.....II-32
EPAC.....II-32
Windows Media Audio.....II-32
Real Audio.....II-32
TAC-.....II-32
1$100
   Twin VQ (VQF).....II-33
Streaming Audio Formats.....II-33
Streaming Audio Systems.....II-33
Portable Digital Music Devices.....II-33
1$100
  8. Regulatory Trends and Legal Issues.....II-343 $300  
   The Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI).....II-34
Digital Millennium Copyright Act.....II-34
Canadian Music Industry Wins Landmark Case.....II-34
European Commission Approves Recording Industry’s Licensing Program.....II-34
1$100
   Joint Committee to Control Music Piracy in Universities.....II-35
Antitrust Lawsuit Accuses Apple for Dictating Online Music Market .....II-35
1$100
   RIIA Vs. Napster.....II-36
RIIA Vs. Madster.....II-36
RIIA Vs. Audiogalaxy.....II-36
JASRAC Vs. MMO Japan Ltd.....II-36
1$100
  9. Product/Service Introductions.....II-3717 $1000  
   RS Rolls Out Three New Websites .....II-37
UMG Partners with imeem .....II-37
China Telecom Unveils I Music .....II-37
MP3tunes Launches ‘TuneWatch’ .....II-37
1$100
   ReelTime Launches Online Music Store .....II-38
Hutchison, ViDeOnline Announce Launch of hgc.o8media.com.....II-38
Microsoft Partners with Sanity Digital.....II-38
Apple® Unveils iTunes® Plus-DRM-Free Music Tracks.....II-38
1$100
   Extraplay.Com Introduces New Service.....II-39
Napster to Deploy the First OTA Music Service in Japan.....II-39
RealNetworks/iriver Collaboration Launches Rhapsody® DNA-Enhanced Portable Digital
  Music Devices.....II-39
Amazon.Com to Unveil New Stores that Offer Tracks in Mp3 Format Free From DRM.....II-39
1$100
   Apple® Launches Pioneering iTunes Service - Complete My Album.....II-40
AOL Introduces AOL Music Now.....II-40
Napster Launches Napster 3.7 Featuring Powersync Technology.....II-40
Destiny Media, Promo Only Jointly Launch Online Music Service.....II-40
1$100
   RealNetworks Launches RealMusic.....II-41
Cdigix Unveils Ctrax Media Player.....II-41
RealNetworks Introduces RealCommunity Service.....II-41
Charter Communications Introduces Charter Music To-Go.....II-41
1$100
   Microsoft Launches Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP.....II-42
MusicGremlin Unveils Wireless Music Player.....II-42
Apple® Introduces the Revolutionary iTunes®.....II-42
Apple® Introduces Four Latest iTunes® Music Stores.....II-42
1$100
   MP3tunes Launches Oboe Syncsoftware.....II-43
eMusic Introduces ‘The eMusic Dozen’ Compilation.....II-43
Apple Launches iTunes 5 Online Digital Music Store.....II-43
RealNetwork Launches RealMusic Subscription Service.....II-43
1$100
   Motorola and Apple Jointly Roll Out the First Mobile Phone with iTunes in Hong
  Kong.....II-44
Nifty Corporation Launches Online Music Service in Japan.....II-44
PodShow Launches PodSafe Music Network.....II-44
Televisa Launches tarabu.com, a New Digital Store for the Mexican Market.....II-44
Stelios Rolls Out EasyMusic.....II-44
1$100
   Product Launches 2001-2004.....II-45
9$700
  10. Recent Industry Activity.....II-5418 $1000  
   CHT Aims to Invest in Skysoft .....II-54
CHT Acquires 30% Stake in KKBOX .....II-54
EC Grants Clearance to Sony and BMG Collaboration .....II-54
Salem Publishing Acquires CMCentral.com .....II-54
1$100
   RealNetworks and MTV Collaborate to Create Rhapsody America .....II-55
Orchard Acquires DMG .....II-55
KDDI and Sony Partner .....II-55
Universal Music Acquires BMG.....II-55
Napster Becomes AOL’s Exclusive Music Subscription Provider.....II-55
1$100
   EMI Partners with Baidu for Internet Music Streaming Service.....II-56
Circuit City and Napster in Joint Venture.....II-56
Samsung to Unveil Internet Music Store.....II-56
Burned Media Completes Acquisition of Pretty Event Marketing.....II-56
Rogers Wireless Launches RogersMusic Store.....II-56
1$100
   NT Media Opens Internet Music Store with a Points System.....II-57
IODA and Last.fm Unite to Form a Diverse Online Music Platform.....II-57
1$100
   CBS Acquires Last.fm.....II-58
RealNetworks Pockets Sony NetServices.....II-58
WiderThan Partners with Helio.....II-58
1$100
   EMI Music Enters into an Agreement with Amazon.com.....II-59
Vodafone Inks Pact with RealNetworks.....II-59
Napster and Ericsson Enter into Agreement with Swisscom Mobile.....II-59
1$100
   Napster Enters into a Marketing Agreement with Motorola.....II-60
Oboe Technology of MP3tunes Enables Free Availability of Online Music.....II-60
Ruckus Network Expands Services to All Colleges Nationwide.....II-60
1$100
   Access to iTunes Japan from Yahoo Japan in a Click.....II-61
Sprint and Pandora Enters into an Agreement.....II-61
International Data Group to Acquire a Stake in Vietnam’s Yeu Am Nhac.....II-61
Digital Music Group Takes Over Green Linnet Records.....II-61
Broadcast Music Enters into a Licensing Agreement with SpiralFrog.....II-61
1$100
   Universal Music Group Acquires Vale Music.....II-62
MTV Launches Internet Venture with Baidu.com.....II-62
RealNetworks Enters into Distribution Agreement with Novell.....II-62
RealNetworks Enters into Agreement with Cox Communications.....II-62
Apple Introduces iTunes Store.....II-62
1$100
   RealNetworks, SanDisk, Best Buy to Open Music Online Store.....II-63
Napster Japan Collaborates with Several Content Providers.....II-63
Coop Danmark and Danish TDC Open Online Music Store.....II-63
eMusic Forms an Alliance with SanDisk in Europe.....II-63
1$100
   eMusic Partners with Cinema Screen, Hollywood Video and 20th Century Fox.....II-64
Swish Acquires 51% Stake in Amphead Entertainment.....II-64
Destra Corporation Acquires Two Music Websites.....II-64
Buongiorno Opens Mobile Music Studio in the Netherlands.....II-64
1$100
   Samsung Collaborates with MusicNet to Launch Portable Media Players.....II-65
MusicNet Forms MediaNet Division for Licensing Digital Media Content.....II-65
MusicNet Enters into Partnership with iMesh.....II-65
1$100
   Nokia Acquires Loudeye.....II-66
Aeon Digital Collaborates with MusicNet to Offer Digital Entertainment.....II-66
Muze Takes Over Loudeye’s Web and Mobile Digital Music Operations.....II-66
1$100
   Mandriva Partners with Mindawn.....II-67
Live Nation Acquires Majority Stake in Musictoday.....II-67
Digital Music Group International to Distribute Tracks through Three Record
  Labels.....II-67
Bigchampagne Incorporates Napster’s Data.....II-67
The Orchard Grants License to Yanga.....II-67
1$100
   Napster Enters into a Partnership with Ericsson.....II-68
AOL Acquires MusicNow.....II-68
eMusic Partners with TVT Records.....II-68
Sonic Enters into a Strategic Agreement with MusicNet.....II-68
1$100
   Baker Capital Takes Over MusicNet.....II-69
Musicnet Inks a Long-term Agreement with HMV.....II-69
RealNetworks® Enters into an Extended Online Music Agreement with Comcast.....II-69
1$100
   Destra Signs Pact with ABC.....II-70
MTV Networks and Microsoft Form Partnership.....II-70
Yedagng Acquires BugsMusic.....II-70
Napster to Sign a Joint Venture Deal with Tower Records Japan.....II-70
Lycos Europe Enters into an Agreement with Laut.de.....II-70
1$100
   Yahoo Enters into Partnership Agreement with MusicNet.....II-71
1$100
  11. Industry Activity in the Recent Past.....II-7210 $800  
   Industry Activity in the Recent Past.....II-72
10$800
  12. Focus on Select Global Players.....II-823 $300  
   Buongiorno Vitaminic SpA (Italy).....II-82
eMusic.com Inc. (US).....II-82
1$100
   iTunes (US).....II-83
RealNetworks, Inc. (US).....II-83
MusicNet, Inc. (US).....II-83
MTV Networks (US).....II-83
OD2 (UK).....II-83
1$100
   Napster (US).....II-84
Ecast, Inc. (US).....II-84
Wal-Mart (US).....II-84
Yahoo! Music Unlimited (US).....II-84
1$100
  13. Global Market Perspective.....II-85   
   Table 14: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-851$300
   Table 15: World Long-term Projections for Online Music by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-861$300
   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).....II-871$300
   Table 17: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Hard Format Market (Online) by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-881$300
   Table 18: World Long-term Projections for Hard Format Market (Online) by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-891$300
   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).....II-901$300
   Table 20: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for One-off Downloads by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-911$300
   Table 21: World Long-term Projections for One-off Downloads by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-921$300
   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).....II-931$300
   Table 23: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Subscription Downloads by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-941$300
   Table 24: World Long-term Projections for Subscription Downloads by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....II-951$300
   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).....II-961$300
III. MARKET105$1950
  1. The United States.....III-142 $1450  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-1
Outlook.....III-1
Overview.....III-1
1$75
   Online Music to Account for Significant Share in the Music Market.....III-2
Table 26: Comparative Analysis of US Music and Online Music Revenues in US$ Million: 2004- 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-2
What Does the Future Holds?.....III-2
Market Overview.....III-2
US Online Music Hits the Right Note.....III-2
1$150
   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).....III-3
Search Engines Fuelling Online Music.....III-3
Mobile Music- A Prime Distribution Format of Online Music.....III-3
1$150
   Factors Influencing Growth.....III-4
Internet Penetration – Key To Rapid Proliferation of Online Music.....III-4
Table 28: US Online Music Buyers in Millions (2000, 2004 and 2007) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-4

Table 29: Percentage of US Net Population Buying Music Online (2000, 2004 and 2007) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-4
1$150
   Table 30: Percentage Share of Number of Hours Spent with Various Media -in the US: (2006) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-5
Online Music Becomes A Mass-Market Phenomenon.....III-5
File Sharing Services Gain Rapid Popularity.....III-5
Legal Music Services and Campuses Join Hands to Reduce Piracy.....III-5
Record Labels to Benefit in the Long Run.....III-5
1$150
   Online Music-A Threat to Radio.....III-6
Consumer Behavior Trends.....III-6
Buying Behavior of Online Music Customers.....III-6
Popularity of Music Sites Among Online Music Fans.....III-6
1$75
   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).....III-7
Demographics and Downloading Behavior.....III-7
Age Group.....III-7
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).....III-7
Gender.....III-7
1$150
   Table 33: Proportion of US Adult Men and Women Inclined To Music Downloads (2004& 2005).....III-8
Income.....III-8
Table 34: Proportion of US Population Inclined to Music Downloads by Annual Income (2004 and 2005).....III-8

Table 35: Online Experience and Downloading Behavior in the US (2004(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-8
1$150
   Browsing Behavior of Netizens.....III-9
Table 36: Online Adult Population and Entertainment Site Visitors in the US (2002-2004) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-9
Competitive Landscape.....III-9
1$150
   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).....III-10
Key Players.....III-10
2$150
   Product/Service Introductions.....III-127$325
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-1922$750
   B. Market Analytics.....III-41
Table 38: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-41
1$150
   Table 39: US Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-42

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).....III-42
1$150
  2. Canada.....III-434 $425  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-43
Outlook.....III-43
Canada Online Music Market-An Overview.....III-43
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).....III-43
Product/Service Introductions.....III-43
1$150
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-441$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-45
Table 42: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-45
1$150
   Table 43: Canadian Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-46

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).....III-46
1$150
  3. Japan.....III-476 $450  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-47
Outlook.....III-47
Market Overview.....III-47
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).....III-47
1$150
   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).....III-48
Downloading on Mobile More Popular.....III-48
Key Player.....III-48
1$150
   Product/Service Introductions.....III-491$75
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-501$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-51
Table 47: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-51
1$150
   Table 48: Japanese Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-52

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).....III-52
1$150
  4. Europe.....III-5312 $900  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-53
Market Outlook.....III-53
Analysis by Distribution Format.....III-53
Overview.....III-53
European Online Music Industry-In Recent Past.....III-53
1$75
   Mobile Music-A Lucrative Segment.....III-54
Table 50: Percentage Breakdown of Digital Music Sales by Channels in the Year 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-54
New One-Stop Licensing Scheme to Bolster Online Music Industry.....III-54
1$150
   Legitimate Music Download Services Gains Ground.....III-55
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).....III-55
1$150
   European Market Beset with Several Problems.....III-56
Collecting Societies – Hindering Online Music.....III-56
Technological Advancements to Boost Consumer Spending.....III-56
Challenges Ahead.....III-56
Key Players.....III-56
1$75
   Product/Service Introductions.....III-572$150
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-592$150
   B. Market Analytics.....III-61
Table 52: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-61
1$150
   Table 53: European Long-term Projections for Online Music by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-621$150
   Table 54: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-63

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).....III-63
1$150
   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).....III-64

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).....III-64
1$150
  4a. France.....III-653 $325  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-65
Outlook.....III-65
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).....III-65
Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-65
1$150
   B. Market Analytics.....III-66
Table 59: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-66
1$150
   Table 60: French Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-67

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).....III-67
1$150
  4b. Germany.....III-684 $300  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-68
Outlook.....III-68
Product/Service Introductions.....III-68
1$75
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-691$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-70
Table 62: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-70

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).....III-70
1$150
   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).....III-71
1$150
  4c. Italy.....III-724 $300  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-72
Outlook.....III-72
Product/Service Innovation/Introduction.....III-72
Strategic Corporate Developments in the Recent Past.....III-72
2$150
   B. Market Analytics.....III-74
Table 65: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-74

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).....III-74
1$150
   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).....III-75
1$150
  4d. The United Kingdom.....III-767 $525  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-76
Outlook.....III-76
Music: A Leading and Lucrative Market in the UK.....III-76
Music Reaches Out with Innovations.....III-76
Digital Music: Spectacular Growth over the Years.....III-76
1$75
   CDs Might Face the Music from Portable Digital Players and Mobile Phones.....III-77
Illegal Music Downloads Pose Challenge.....III-77
Areas Where the US Companies Could Pitch In.....III-77
P2P Goes Legal and Commercial.....III-77
Consumer Trends in UK.....III-77
1$150
   Table 68: Proportion of UK Population Visiting Music Download Sites (2007 E) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-78

Table 69: Proportion of UK Population Using Peer- To-Peer Service (2007 E) by Gender – Male and Female.....III-78
Select Product/Service Introductions.....III-78
1$150
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-792$150
   B. Market Analytics.....III-81
Table 70: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-81
1$150
   Table 71: UK Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-82

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).....III-82
1$150
  4e. Spain.....III-833 $225  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-83
Outlook.....III-83
Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-83
1$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-84
Table 73: Spanish Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-84
1$150
   Table 74: Spanish Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-85

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).....III-85
1$150
  4f. Rest of Europe.....III-864 $300  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-86
Outlook.....III-86
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).....III-86
Belgium.....III-86
Digital Music and E-Commerce Industry in Belgium.....III-86
1$150
   Product/Service Innovation/Introduction.....III-87
Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-87
1$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-88
Table 77: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-88
1$150
   Table 78: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-89

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).....III-89
1$150
  5. Asia-Pacific.....III-9013 $875  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-90
Outlook.....III-90
Overview.....III-90
Favorable Environment for Rapid Proliferation.....III-90
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).....III-90
1$150
   Australia.....III-91
Table 81: Leading Online Purchases in Australia (2007E): Percentage Share Breakdown by Items – Books, Groceries, Music, PC Software, PC Hardware (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-91
China.....III-91
Internet Market in China.....III-91
1$150
   Table 82: Chinese Market for Online Purchases (2007 E): Percetage Use of Internet by Application (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-92
India.....III-92
Table 83: Indian Market for Online Purchases (2007 E): Percentage Use of Internet by Application (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-92
1$150
   Table 84: Tracking the Demographic Purchase Pattern of Online Music in India- By Age (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-93
South Korea.....III-93
Table 85: South Korean Piracy Market (2004-2005): Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales By Segment- Music, Motion Pictures, and Games (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-93
1$150
   Online Music Benefited the Most from Stringent Online Content Protection
  Law.....III-94
Key Players.....III-94
Product/Service Introductions.....III-94
4$300
   Strategic Corporate Developments.....III-983$225
   B. Market Analytics.....III-101
Table 86: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format – Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-101

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).....III-101
1$150
   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).....III-102
1$150
  6. Rest of World.....III-1033 $375  
   A. Market Analysis.....III-103
Outlook.....III-103
Product/Service Introduction.....III-103
1$75
   B. Market Analytics.....III-104
Table 89: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Online Music by Distribution Format –Hard Format, One-off Downloads & Subscription Downloads Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2004 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart).....III-104

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).....III-104
1$150
   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).....III-1051$150
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE210$995
  
Total Companies Profiled: 96 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 118)

Region/Country                 Players

The United States                  72
Canada                              6
Japan                               4 
Europe                             22
     France                         2 
     Germany                        4
     The United Kingdom             8
     Italy                          1 
     Spain                          3
     Rest of Europe                 4
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)     14
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