Articles tagged with: Ringback Tones and Mobile Content

Mobile content grows on social networks, but ringback tones, music still top demand

The past year has seen a steady rise in the consumption of [mobile] premium content on social networks and communities, as well as other new applications such as location-based services and mobile advertising. Ringback tones and mobile music, however, still remain the top revenue earners, accounting for about 21.4 percent (US$6.2 billion) of the region's mobile content revenues in 2008, and are expected to continue to top mobile operators' and content providers' billings in the next five to six years.  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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Piracy Affecting Indian Ringtone Market

The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) believes the Indian mobile entertainment market is creating the foundation for a successful ad-funded mobile entertainment environment. With a burgeoning mobile content market driven by personalisation and ringback tones, the introduction of 3G will pave the way for rich-media mobile entertainment services to be delivered to the mass market and encourage spend in the marketÃ's nascent mobile advertising industry to shift from banners ads and messaging onto music and games.  more

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