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Articles tagged with: Mobile Music and Ringtones
Streamed Mobile Music Services to Remain Strong as Revenues Approach $5.5bn by 2013
Despite the impact of the global recession, revenues from streamed mobile music services and full-track downloads are expected to exhibit strong growth over the next five years, according to a new report from Juniper Research. more
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Ringback Tones Worth $4.7 Billion in 2012
Ringback tones are on track to become the most attractive mobile content category by 2012, according to new market research from MultiMedia Intelligence. With worldwide revenue nearly tripling to $4.7 billion, ringback tones will fall just short of mobile gaming revenue in capturing the largest share of the mobile premium content market (not including mobile video and mobile TV). more
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Music Phones Surpass ½ Billion Units Shipped in 2007
MultiMedia Intelligence reports the worldwide unit shipments of music phones exceeded ½ billion units in 2007, outnumbering shipments of personal media players like the iPod by almost 300 million units. In 2011, over half of all mobile phones can be considered music phones with 941 million units shipped. MultiMedia Intelligence defines a music phone as a phone with two features: (1) Music codec functionality: MP3, AAC, etc. and (2) memory slot which allows for a full featured music experience by allowing the user to carry a personal music library. This is really only possible with expandable memory. more
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Ringback Tones Provider Buys Mobile Music Services Firm
LiveWire Mobile, a subsidiary of NMS Communications has brought privately owned Groove Mobile, a provider of mobile music solutions for $14.5 million. LiveWire Mobile say that the acquisition will enable the two companies to meet operators' growing demand for a portfolio of managed services, including ringback tones, ringtones, full-track music and video downloads, delivered through an integrated storefront. more
Mobile Music Revenues Set to Reach $17.5bn by 2012
The total value of the global mobile music market is expected to rise to more than $17.5bn by 2012, driven by rental music services and full-track downloads, according to a new report by Juniper Research. more
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Mobile music revenues to approach $18 billion by 2012
Mobile subscriptions which offer unlimited music downloads on a rental basis are expected to surge in popularity and will provide the majority of mobile revenues derived from original recordings, according to a new report from Juniper Research. more
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Music, video: Fastest-growing apps in mobile entertainment
The Asia-Pacific (mobile) premium content market grew 57.4 percent in 2006 on the back of rising popularity of mobile multimedia content and a fast-growing mobile data services segment as users demand a richer experience on their mobile devices. more
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Motorola Shows off 9 New Phones
Motorola has announced the launch of nine new handsets, including seven new "everyday phones" as well as a new version of its RAZR handset and a new music phone. All the new phones will be available during fourth quarter of 2007. more
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Mobile Video Drives Mobile Multimedia: Varies by Country, By Operator"
Driven by rising demand for video, the market for premium mobile content is expected to exceed US$44 billion in 2011, more than double the nearly US$20 billion in 2007, iSuppli predicts. more
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Video to Drive Premium Mobile Content Market to Double by 2011
Driven by rising demand for video, the market for premium mobile content is expected to exceed $44 billion in 2011, more than double the nearly $20 billion in 2007, iSuppli is predicting. The mobile video market continues to develop, but remains highly fragmented with uncertain business models, technology standards, and consumer usage models. Content rights need to be resolved. Geographic differences are significant both in terms of content consumption and the regulatory environment. more
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