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.
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.
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, [...]
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.
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.
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 [...]
Do you ever use any of the following to play games whether or not you personally have one? ParentsNon- ParentsDesktop or laptop45%35%Game console4122Cell phone, Blackberry, or other handheld organizer2516Portable gaming device2110Source: Pew Internet Project
The percentage of online Americans in each demographic category who have a profile on a social network website:All adults35%SexMen35Women35Age18-247525-345735-443045-541955-641065+7RaceWhite, non-Hispanic31Black, non-Hispanic43Hispanic48Annual Household IncomeLess than $30,00045$30,000 - $49,99938$50,000 - $74,99930$75,000 +31EducationLess than HS43HS grad31Some college41College grad33LocaleUrban34Suburban26Rural23Source: Pew Internet Project
PropertyVideos (000)Share of Videos (%)Videos per ViewerTotal Audience3,388,086100.0%118.8Google Sites1,711,57750.5%88.3ProSiebenSat1 Sites62,8271.9%9.7Universal Music Group55,9501.7%6.5RTL Group Sites34,4141.0%8.4Megavideo.com31,1540.9%15.1Microsoft Sites14,6410.4%5.9Yahoo! Sites12,1690.4%8.0Sport1 online11,9630.4%33.6Dailymotion.com10,5000.3%8.6Viacom Digital8,4260.2%7.0Source: comScore
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.
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.
PropertyJan-2008Jan-2009% ChangeTotal Internet : Total Audience33,90437,64611%Yasni.de3232,037530%Facebook.com5563,143465%Pennergame.de6971,793157%Quoka Verlag1,1181,97777%The Mozilla Organization4,2057,21972%Deutsche Post AG Sites2,7524,03347%Preisroboter.de1,1841,67441%United Online, Inc2,2223,01836%Gameforge Sites1,8052,44235%ZDF Sites1,8242,34228%Source: comScore
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.
How often do you visit your primary online social network profile?% Profile ownersEvery day37%Every few days23Once a week15Less often23Source: Pew Internet Project
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 [...]
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