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  • European music sales down 8.3% in 2008

    By AM | April 22, 2009, 10:20pm PDT

    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.

  • 391.8 mln mobile subscribers in India in March 2009

    By AM | April 22, 2009, 10:18pm PDT

    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...

  • US venture investments down 61% in Q1 2009

    By AM | April 20, 2009, 11:22am PDT

    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...

  • 10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009

    By AM | April 17, 2009, 8:21pm PDT

    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,...

  • US newspaper ads to decline 22% in 2009

    By AM | April 13, 2009, 1:32pm PDT

    Barclays Capital projects US newspaper advertising will decline 22% in 2009 and another 10% in 2010.

  • Infrastructure sharing to save companies $60 bln by 2014

    By AM | April 8, 2009, 12:38pm PDT

    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...

  • $94 bln spent on home network-enabled devices in 2010

    By AM | April 7, 2009, 12:37pm PDT

    Total revenues for network connected devices will rise from about $74 bln in 2009 to over $94 bln in 2010, ABI Research reported.

  • IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors to grow 79.6% by 2014

    By AM | April 7, 2009, 12:31pm PDT

    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...

  • Game play among parents and non-parents

    By NB | April 5, 2009, 6:04am PDT

    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...

  • Demographics of Social Network Users

    By NB | April 4, 2009, 6:10am PDT

    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...

  • What TV shows Americans watched online in December 2008

    By NB | April 3, 2009, 4:33am PDT

    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...

  • Top video sites in Germany in December 2008

    By NB | April 2, 2009, 4:28pm PDT

    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...

  • Videogame revenues to reach $41.9 bln in 2009

    By AM | April 2, 2009, 1:17pm PDT

    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.

  • Enterprise software to grow 0.3% in 2009

    By AM | April 2, 2009, 12:22pm PDT

    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.

  • Fastest-growing sites in Gemany in January 2009

    By NB | April 2, 2009, 6:07am PDT

    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...

  • Top-visited Web brands in February 2009

    By NB | March 31, 2009, 1:04pm PDT

    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...

  • $400 mln spent on delivering video via CDNs in 2008

    By AM | March 31, 2009, 12:56pm PDT

    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.

  • Top search engines in Japan in February 2009

    By NB | March 31, 2009, 12:13pm PDT

    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...

  • 37% of US adults visit SNS sites daily

    By NB | March 31, 2009, 6:14am PDT

    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

  • US Internet ad revenues reached $6.1 bln in Q4 2008

    By AM | March 31, 2009, 1:56am PDT

    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...

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