Online Music

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
• -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

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 Sharein 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 ofOnline Music
  • Factors Influencing Growth
  • Internet Penetration - Key To Rapid Proliferationof 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-MarketPhenomenon
  • File Sharing Services Gain Rapid Popularity
  • Legal Music Services and Campuses Join Handsto 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 OnlineMusic 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 BolsterOnline Music Industry
  • Legitimate Music Download Services GainsGround
  • 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 BoostConsumer 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 PortableDigital 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 StringentOnline 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)

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