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How to Add Social Features to Content Services
Table of Contents Published: 2009/04
This report begins by explaining how social services (e.g. social networks, video sharing services) are becoming overlapped with traditional content services (e.g. commercial television, on-demand movies and mobile services). The report then explains ...

Television Advertising: An Irreversible Decline?
Table of Contents Published: 2009/02
The report begins by explaining how the internet is transforming the television industry by looking at how distribution is changing, the emergence of new sources of content and how the television proposition itself is changing. Next the report explain ...

Apple: iPhone and App Store
Table of Contents Published: 2009/01
This report reviews Apple' s new position in the mobile market by reviewing the company and its historic performance over the last eight years and detailing the iPhone and App Store. A forecast is provided from 2009 to 2013 showing how the relative positi ...

Social Web and Content Services
Table of Contents Published: 2008/11
This report begins by identifying the four main developmental phases of the internet and showing where the social web fits. The report explains what the term ' social web' means and then explains the relationship between the social web, social networking, ...

New Vision for Recorded Music: System-V
Table of Contents Published: 2008/10
The report begins by setting out what could be termed a ' general theory of virtual music' Ten core concepts are outlined and their implications and significance explained in detail. ...

Future of Mobile Content Services
Table of Contents Published: 2008/09
The report begins by describing five successful online open developer programmes: Yahoo! Search BOSS, Google AppEngine, ebay developer, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Saleforce.com AppExchange. Next, the report reviews a range of equivalent projects th ...

Music 2.0: The Theory
Table of Contents Published: 2008/09
This report presents 10 radical concepts that will change the way you think about digital music. The report shows how the music industry can avoid falling into the abyss, even at this late hour. ...

Online Advertising and Streaming Video
Table of Contents Published: 2008/08
This report describes a solution to the problem encountered by video content originators when their material is embedded within a web page that carries companion advertisements (e.g. banner, skyscraper ads) and where the content originator wants a share o ...

Peer to Peer (P2P) Networks
Table of Contents Published: 2008/07
This report opens by summarising 17 different P2P content delivery network platforms and services that use P2P to deliver streaming video content. Next, the content delivery market is reviewed by looking at 7 different market segments, the size and growth ...

Content Delivery Networks
Table of Contents Published: 2008/06
The report clearly illustrates the problems of distributing legitimate video content on a mass scale over the internet and offers a roadmap for addressing those problems. ...

Internet Television (Part 2)
Table of Contents Published: 2008/04
The report opens by reviewing the size of the internet television market and its possible growth path. The market' s competitive dynamics are then explained by focusing on the five key groups of stakeholders. The report then review a range of internet ...

Internet Television (Part 3)
Table of Contents Published: 2008/04
This report is the third in a three-part series about the delivery of professionally-produced television content over the fixed internet. The report analyses how Web 2.0 concepts such as RSS, bookmarking, content aggeration and developer programs will ...

Ad-supported Content Services (Part 3)
Table of Contents Published: 2008/03
This report presents the results of a market sizing exercise aimed at calculating the revenue potential of the market for ad-supported music download services in North America and Western Europe. The report is based on a novel market-sizing methodolog ...

Internet Television (Part 1)
Table of Contents Published: 2008/03
This report is the first in a two-part series about how professional television programming will be delivered over the internet in the future. In this report we explain what internet television will mean for ordinary users by describing the sort of se ...

Ad-supported Content Services (Part 1)
Table of Contents Published: 2008/02
This report reviews the emergence of a new category of digital content services that are provided for free, but where service providers and rights owners make money by sharing advertising revenue. ...

Ad-supported Content Services (Part 2)
Table of Contents Published: 2008/02
This report is the second in a 3-part series focused on ad-supported content services. In this report we look at the $50 billion that was spent in 2007 by North Americans and Western Europeans on DVDs (rental and at retail). The report sizes and f ...

Mobile Content Services: A Radical Rethink
Table of Contents Published: 2008/01
This report describes a radical new approach for mobile content services: OpenMobile. OpenMobile would be a third-party developer programme for mobile service development that would leverage the latest developments under way on the internet. ...

Open Innovation: The New Mantra
Table of Contents Published: 2008/01
SUBJECT AREA Open innovation is an emerging trend that will eventually change how most companies go about improving existing products and defining new products. The same goes for services. The rationale is simple: if digital technology has the power to re ...

Google Android
Table of Contents Published: 2007/11
This report begins by describing the key features of Android in some detail. Based on our own experimentation with the Android SDK, supported by senior-level interviews with technical representatives at Google, we describe the 10 most important differenti ...

Social Advertising
Table of Contents Published: 2007/11
This report begins by explaining the four targeting techniques that are being used by players like DoubleClick, Revenue Science and Google to serve ads that are aimed at individual users. By using a number of advertising scenarios, the report then exp ...

Social Media and Content Syndication
Table of Contents Published: 2007/11
This report explains a new way for how online and mobile sites could distribute their services to end users using a syndicated, social approach. The report will be of immediate interest to professionals who are involved in content services, both online an ...

A New Payment Model for Recorded Music
Table of Contents Published: 2007/10
The payment model described in this report, which is not a rental model, is based on collecting payment from consumers when they play their songs. This new approach would mean that the cash flow of a record label would more closely resemble that of a musi ...

Facebook Platform
Table of Contents Published: 2007/10
The first part of this report explains what Facebook Platform is and what it offers to developers, service providers and brands. Particular attention is paid to the platform' s role as a new, super-efficient distribution channel for digital content and se ...

Future of the Recorded Music Industry: Part 2 - Consumption
Table of Contents Published: 2007/09
This report takes a fresh approach to explain what the arrival of virtual music means and how it presents an opportunity to bring the music and the technology industries back into alignment. ...

Future of the Recorded Music Industry: Part 3 - Out of the Darkness, into the Light
Table of Contents Published: 2007/09
This report is a blueprint for a completely new music industry, which we have called System-V. ...

Future of the Recorded Music Industry: Part 1 - Value and Payment
Table of Contents Published: 2007/08
The report begins by looking at five different types of musical entertainment, including a personal music collection, concerts and music services. ...

Mobile Social Networking
Table of Contents Published: 2007/06
Drawing upon in-depth interviews with senior executives at five companies that are involved with mobile social networking at different points along the value chain and in different ways, this report clearly explains how the mobile social networking market ...

Mobile Advertising Revisited (Part 2)
Table of Contents Published: 2007/05
Mobile advertising is currently at an extremely early stage. Even so, the category already spans a broad range of different ad formats (e.g. text, picture, video) and includes a number of different types of ad inventory (e.g. text messages, search, TV pro ...

Consumer Survey: DRM vs. DRM-free
Table of Contents Published: 2007/04
This survey is focussed on consumer attitudes towards usage 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 ...

Mobile Internet & Web 2.0: A New Chapter for the Mobile Industry
Table of Contents Published: 2007/03
The report details seven ways in which the mobile platform' s unique characteristics can be used to enhance service offerings that are emerging from the fixed internet. ...

Apple iPhone: Wake-up Call for Mobile Music?
Table of Contents Published: 2007/02
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 developing so rapidly that managers are being forced to ...

Digital Music Distribution
Table of Contents Published: 2007/01
The music industry is at a strategic crossroads and desperately needs a long-term solution to the problem of digital distribution. It is becoming increasingly clear that the industry' s current implementation of DRM is causing at least as many problems as ...

DRM: The Weakest Link?
Published: 2006/12
The report first provides a detailed explanation of the process used by the industry to define the requirements for DRM, which has resulted in a range of non-interoperable technologies that impose visible usage restrictions on consumers. The report th ...

Digital Music Adoption: Roadblock Ahead
Table of Contents Published: 2006/11
Based on current trends, the future supply of digital music will be controlled by a relatively small number of companies who operate incompatible technology platforms. Apple, the first player to enter the market, will soon be joined by Microsoft and other ...

Online Advertising: An Opportunity for the Music Industry?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/11
As advertisers direct an increasing proportion of their ad budget towards digital media, it is natural to ask whether an opportunity exists to place ads on artist websites and mobile sites. Such a move could provide labels and artists with a new source of ...

Digital Media Kiosks: Turning Disappointment into Success
Table of Contents Published: 2006/10
The idea that entertainment retailers can be successful 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, a ...

Mobile Advertising: A Creative Brief for a New Industry
Table of Contents Published: 2006/10
This report presents a clear description of three markedly different approaches to mobile advertising which are being taken by start-ups in Europe and the U.S. and which represent the current state of the art in thinking in this nascent ad market. The ...

Music Retail: Hit or Flop?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/10
This report pinpoints the retail formula which is behind their success. The report not only clearly demonstrates how music retail can still be successful - and how it can remain a viable business - but also provides valuable lessons for those setting up o ...

Rethinking Music Rights
Table of Contents Published: 2006/10
It is clear that digital music is transforming the structure and operation of the recorded music industry ...

Mobile Phones: Technology Roadmap
Table of Contents Published: 2006/09
Successful mobile entertainment services depend on a range of factors that encompass technology, marketing strategy and business aspects. But one of the most important factors relates to limitations imposed by the device. This report presents a clear ...

Syndication and Social Networking: Thinking Beyond MySpace
Table of Contents Published: 2006/09
This report describes a new type of social network which would provide users with greatly enhanced personalisation and networking features, while offering third-party brands and advertisers new channel and promotional opportunities. ...

Ad-supported Music Services: Making a Business Out of Free Music
Table of Contents Published: 2006/08
The report begins by explaining the very latest trends and product concepts in new media advertising where hundreds of millions of dollars are being redeployed from traditional media to new, digital channels. Next, the envisaged operation of ad-suppor ...

Consumer Behaviour: The Emergence of Generation@
Table of Contents Published: 2006/08
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 report illustrates each trend by taking a broad p ...

iTunes in Europe: Legal Troubles Brewing?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/08
Apple' s iTunes Music Store is currently open for business in 17 European markets which account for more than 36% of global music sales. But the company' s closed, non-interoperable approach is causing concern to consumer rights representatives, governmen ...

Social Networking: Brand Power vs. User Power
Published: 2006/08
The report begins by reviewing the very latest market developments, including the recent announcement between Fox Interactive and Google. The report then explains the anticipated market outcome together with its risks by looking at consumer behavioural as ...

Digital Music Retail: Identifying the New Success Formula
Table of Contents Published: 2006/07
This report is focussed on identifying profitable business models for selling digital music downloads. Music retail has traditionally been a reasonable business yielding good gross margins, although the downside has been the costs associated with acqu ...

Mobile Data Charges: A Key Enabler of D2C Mobile Music
Table of Contents Published: 2006/07
The report begins by reviewing the four market forces that are driving brands towards the delivery of rich media content using a D2C strategy. We explain what' s in it for brands and their customers. Next, the report explains the three categories of D ...

Webtone: The New Ringtone?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/07
Comprising ringtones, ringbacks, wallpaper and text tones, the mobile personalisation category is approaching maturity and lacks an obvious growth path. ...

Zune: A New Direction for Digital Entertainment
Table of Contents Published: 2006/07
The report first explains why Microsoft has been forced to accept that an ecosystem-based approach to the market cannot work and then describes Zune' s role within Microsoft' s wider strategy. Next, the report analyses the structural changes that will ...

Digital Music Reloaded
Table of Contents Published: 2006/06
This report looks at the possible implications for the music industry. The report first outlines what Web 2.0 is and then describes a range of possible commercial and consumer applications that could benefit all players in the value chain as well as t ...

Marlin: A New DRM
Table of Contents Published: 2006/06
The report first outlines the key requirements being placed on DRM vendors by content owners, brands, service providers and consumers. Next, drawing upon extended interviews with executives at InterTrust, the report then identifies the unique technica ...

MySpace Mobile: A Marriage of Equals?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/06
This report is focussed on identifying the issues and analysing the options in order to understand which approaches are viable and which aren' t sometimes the obvious path is the wrong one. ...

User Generated Content: The Opportunity for the Music Industry
Table of Contents Published: 2006/06
This report reviews the latest developments in UGC across the entire media arena in order to understand the opportunity for music brands, record labels, artists and new entrants. ...

Apple: Game, Set and Match?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/05
This report aims to answer this question by reviewing Apple' s approach to the market so far and assessing the company' s options for the future as well as those of rivals and others in the value chain. The report contains a revenue forecast for the A ...

Mobile Payments: Using Cards to Pay for Mobile Content
Table of Contents Published: 2006/05
Premium SMS (PSMS) is the world' s most popular mobile payment system, but it can cost merchants 40% per transaction. This report describes a card-based solution that would cost as little as 4% and would be deployable independently of mobile operators. ...

Mobile: A New Way to Market Music
Table of Contents Published: 2006/05
Accordingly, this report reviews the latest mobile marketing techniques that are being used by record labels, music retailers and brands who are interested in using music as a means to making a lasting connection with consumers. The report contains en ...

Music Marketing in the Digital Era: New Tools, New Techniques. Same Principles?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/05
For instance, the report analyses where the internet can be used effectively and where it can' t and reviews the importance of having good music in the first place. The report also looks at how you go about creating ' buzz' or, even, whether you can. We a ...

The Future of the Record Label: Gathering Clouds or Clearing Skies?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/05
Both major and indie record labels are experiencing strong growth in digital revenues. If this trend continues, we could soon see growth returning to the whole industry as the transition to a digital format accelerates. Sounds great, but will things be th ...

Home Audio: The Future
Table of Contents Published: 2006/04
The home audio industry is in freefall. The reason? Although consumers are listening to more music in the home than ever before, they are mostly using PC speakers or plugging their digital music player directly into their home audio set-up. Meanwhile, ...

Market Forecast: Mobile Music
Table of Contents Published: 2006/04
This report presents a forecast for the retail value of the European mobile music market from 2006 to 2011 which includes full-track digital songs, music videos and real music ringtones. ...

Mobile Music: Full-track Business Models
Table of Contents Published: 2006/04
This report reviews the current status of mobile music business models and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of each one. We also describe a number of future developments that will be essential in order for the mobile channel to fulfil its potential ...

Technology's Role in Talent Discovery: From sitting in smoky gigs to pressing buttons
Table of Contents Published: 2006/04
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the technology and the opportunities for both existing players and new entrants, including companies like digital music distributors who are sitting on large volumes of unsigned material. ...

Digital Music Interoperability: Major Problem or Just Growing Pains?
Table of Contents Published: 2006/03
This report aims to answer this question by firstly looking at the fundamental market forces that define whether a new technology industry converges around a single, agreed standard or splinters into rival, incompatible platforms. Next, the report uses th ...

Market Forecast: Recorded Music
Table of Contents Published: 2006/03
This report presents a forecast for the retail value of the European recorded music market from 2006 to 2011. A detailed explanation is provided for what the forecast includes and excludes along with the relevant assumptions. The report also contains ...

Music DRM: The State of the Art and Beyond
Table of Contents Published: 2006/03
This report offers a balanced assessment of six plausible market development trajectories, of which a Coral-based DRM interoperability regime is just one. The report goes on to outline a number of future developments in DRM based on existing market trends ...

MOBILE MUSIC: FULL-TRACK DOWNLOADS Forecasts, Services, Devices and Business Models
Table of Contents Published: 2005/09
The report offers the most in-depth and comprehensive analysis of this market yet attempted. ...

Ringtones: Past, Present and Future Analysing the Transition to Real Music (Volume 1 - Executive Profiles)
Table of Contents Published: 2005/04
It is a time change for the ringtone industry. The replacement of polyphonic ringtones with real music ringtones amounts to far more than a format replacement cycle ...

Ringtones: Past, Present and Future Analysing the Transition to Real Music (Volume 2: Market Analysis)
Table of Contents Published: 2005/04
It is a time change for the ringtone industry. The replacement of polyphonic ringtones with real music ringtones amounts to far more than a format replacement cycle: ...

Ringtones: Past, Present and Future Analysing the Transition to Real Music (Volumes 1 & 2)
Table of Contents Published: 2005/04
It is a time change for the ringtone industry. The replacement of polyphonic ringtones with real music ringtones amounts to far more than a format replacement cycle ...

Digital Music Meets Mobile Music A Detailed Analysis of the European Market
Table of Contents Published: 2004/09
This report explains all these trends in detail providing for the first time a total picture which will be equally valuable to professionals working in the mobile industry and also the music business. ...

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Digital Media InSight
Table of Contents Issues / Year: 25
Digital Media InSight is a unique, bi-weekly research publication that provides deep market insight into how digital technology and the internet are transforming the media landscape. ...

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