April 22nd, 2009
European music sales down 8.3% in 2008
Despite global digital sales growing 24.1 % to $3.78 bln and performance income by 16.2% in 2008, European music sales finished down 8.3% at $18.4 bln after a 15.4% collapse in physical sales.
April 22nd, 2009
391.8 mln mobile subscribers in India in March 2009
Indian mobile operators added a record 15.64 mln customers in March 2009, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said. The mobile subscriber base in India rose by 50%, or more than 130 mln, to 391.8 mln.
April 20th, 2009
US venture investments down 61% in Q1 2009
US venture capital investments sank 61% in Q1 2009, dropping to the lowest level in 12 years. VC investments totaled $3 bln in Q1 2009, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters. In Q1 2008, investments totaled $7.74 bln. This is the lowest quarterly level of venture investments since Q1 1997, when they totaled $2.96 bln.
April 17th, 2009
10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009
About 9 mln high-definition units sold in the US in Q1 2009, up from the 4.8 mln that sold during Q1 2008, according to Adams Media Research. There are now 10.5 mln Blu-ray households, encompassing owners of both Blu-ray set-tops and Blu-ray-enabled PlayStation 3s.
April 13th, 2009
US newspaper ads to decline 22% in 2009
Barclays Capital projects US newspaper advertising will decline 22% in 2009 and another 10% in 2010.
April 8th, 2009
Infrastructure sharing to save companies $60 bln by 2014
ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 bln over the next five year period. The study finds that operators could enjoy at least 40% cost savings in addition to those available from passive site sharing.
April 7th, 2009
$94 bln spent on home network-enabled devices in 2010
Total revenues for network connected devices will rise from about $74 bln in 2009 to over $94 bln in 2010, ABI Research reported.
April 7th, 2009
IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors to grow 79.6% by 2014
The market for IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors, in both consumer electronics and commercial markets, is set for significant growth over the next five years as the standard becomes the foundation for a host of applications and systems. That growth will see 802.15.4 chipset shipments grow from nearly 15 mln in 2008 to nearly 499 mln in 2014, a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 79.6% over the period, ABI Research says.
April 5th, 2009
Game play among parents and non-parents
Do you ever use any of the following to play games whether or not you personally have one?
| Parents | Non- Parents | |
| Desktop or laptop | 45% | 35% |
| Game console | 41 | 22 |
| Cell phone, Blackberry, or other handheld organizer | 25 | 16 |
| Portable gaming device | 21 | 10 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||
April 4th, 2009
Demographics of Social Network Users
The percentage of online Americans in each demographic category who have a profile on a social network website:
| All adults | 35% |
| Sex | |
| Men | 35 |
| Women | 35 |
| Age | |
| 18-24 | 75 |
| 25-34 | 57 |
| 35-44 | 30 |
| 45-54 | 19 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65+ | 7 |
| Race | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 31 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 43 |
| Hispanic | 48 |
| Annual Household Income | |
| Less than $30,000 | 45 |
| $30,000 - $49,999 | 38 |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 30 |
| $75,000 + | 31 |
| Education | |
| Less than HS | 43 |
| HS grad | 31 |
| Some college | 41 |
| College grad | 33 |
| Locale | |
| Urban | 34 |
| Suburban | 26 |
| Rural | 23 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | |
April 3rd, 2009
What TV shows Americans watched online in December 2008
| Program | Network | Unique Viewers (000) |
| Lost | ABC.com | 1,425 |
| Saturday Night Live | NBC.com | 1,111 |
| Grey’s Anatomy | ABC.com | 879 |
| Desperate Housewives | ABC.com | 723 |
| Heroes | NBC.com | 685 |
| Ugly Betty | ABC.com | 631 |
| Samantha Who? | ABC.com | 560 |
| Scrubs | ABC.com | 519 |
| Survivor | CBS Television | 496 |
| True Beauty | ABC.com | 462 |
| Source: Nielsen | ||
April 2nd, 2009
Top video sites in Germany in December 2008
| Property | Videos (000) | Share of Videos (%) | Videos per Viewer |
| Total Audience | 3,388,086 | 100.0% | 118.8 |
| Google Sites | 1,711,577 | 50.5% | 88.3 |
| ProSiebenSat1 Sites | 62,827 | 1.9% | 9.7 |
| Universal Music Group | 55,950 | 1.7% | 6.5 |
| RTL Group Sites | 34,414 | 1.0% | 8.4 |
| Megavideo.com | 31,154 | 0.9% | 15.1 |
| Microsoft Sites | 14,641 | 0.4% | 5.9 |
| Yahoo! Sites | 12,169 | 0.4% | 8.0 |
| Sport1 online | 11,963 | 0.4% | 33.6 |
| Dailymotion.com | 10,500 | 0.3% | 8.6 |
| Viacom Digital | 8,426 | 0.2% | 7.0 |
| Source: comScore | |||
April 2nd, 2009
Videogame revenues to reach $41.9 bln in 2009
IbisWorld said videogame industry revenue is set to reach $41.9 bln in 2009, having risen from $27.2 bln in 2004, with over 37 mln consoles sold in the United States alone in 2008.
April 2nd, 2009
Enterprise software to grow 0.3% in 2009
Worldwide enterprise software revenue is forecast to total $222.6 bln in 2009, reflecting a flat 0.3% growth rate from 2008 revenue of $221.9 bln, according to Gartner.
April 2nd, 2009
Fastest-growing sites in Gemany in January 2009
| Property | Jan-2008 | Jan-2009 | % Change |
| Total Internet : Total Audience | 33,904 | 37,646 | 11% |
| Yasni.de | 323 | 2,037 | 530% |
| Facebook.com | 556 | 3,143 | 465% |
| Pennergame.de | 697 | 1,793 | 157% |
| Quoka Verlag | 1,118 | 1,977 | 77% |
| The Mozilla Organization | 4,205 | 7,219 | 72% |
| Deutsche Post AG Sites | 2,752 | 4,033 | 47% |
| Preisroboter.de | 1,184 | 1,674 | 41% |
| United Online, Inc | 2,222 | 3,018 | 36% |
| Gameforge Sites | 1,805 | 2,442 | 35% |
| ZDF Sites | 1,824 | 2,342 | 28% |
| Source: comScore | |||
March 31st, 2009
Top-visited Web brands in February 2009
| Brand | Audience, 000 | Time Per Person |
| 1. Google | 127,142 | 1:27:40 |
| 2. Yahoo! | 113,564 | 3:27:12 |
| 3. MSN/Windows Live | 102,069 | 2:21:40 |
| 4. Microsoft | 98,360 | 0:42:13 |
| 5. YouTube | 83,429 | 0:50:49 |
| 6. AOL Media Network | 83,083 | 3:45:59 |
| 7. Facebook | 65,704 | 2:59:54 |
| 8. Fox Interactive Media | 64,288 | 1:24:46 |
| 9. Wikipedia | 57,561 | 0:17:08 |
| 10. Apple | 52,037 | 1:13:35 |
| Source: Nielsen | ||
March 31st, 2009
$400 mln spent on delivering video via CDNs in 2008
In 2008 an estimated $400 mln was spent on delivering video via CDNs, according to Frost & Sullivan. That number is expected to grow to more than $1.4 bln by 2012.
March 31st, 2009
Top search engines in Japan in February 2009
| Jan-08 | Jan-09 | % Change | |
| Total Internet | 6,219 | 6,795 | 9 |
| Yahoo! Sites | 3,096 | 3,489 | 13 |
| Google Sites | 2,481 | 2,596 | 5 |
| Rakuten Inc | 111 | 153 | 38 |
| Microsoft Sites | 119 | 113 | -5 |
| NTT Group | 93 | 103 | 11 |
| Amazon Sites | 80 | 69 | -14 |
| Excite Japan | 11 | 52 | 362 |
| NEC Corporation | 58 | 44 | -25 |
| MIXI | 40 | 23 | -42 |
| Nifty Corporation | 19 | 22 | 14 |
| Source: comScore | |||
March 31st, 2009
37% of US adults visit SNS sites daily
How often do you visit your primary online social network profile?
| % Profile owners | |
| Every day | 37% |
| Every few days | 23 |
| Once a week | 15 |
| Less often | 23 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | |
March 31st, 2009
US Internet ad revenues reached $6.1 bln in Q4 2008
US Internet advertising revenues remain strong, topping $23 bln, according to Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). Full-year 2008 revenues totaled a record $23.4 bln, exceeding 2007’s performance, itself the former record of $21.2 bln, by $2.2 bln or 10.6%. Q4 2008 revenues of $6.1 bln mark the first time the interactive advertising industry achieved, and surpassed, $6 bln in a single quarter. The figures represent a $154 mln or 2.6% increase from Q4 2007, which had revenues of $5.9 bln. This is the fifth consecutive year of record results.
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