"In the two weeks leading up to Christmas, Tesco sold over 20,000 [of the "18.99 VX1i Party Phone]"
Source: Mobile Industry Review, 12th January 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Sales of vinyl albums grew by 33% in the US in 2009
"LPs, or vinyl albums, gained 33 percent to 2.5 million, the highest level since Nielsen started tracking in the early 90s."
Source: Nielsen Soundscan, reported by DigitalMusicNews, 7th January 2010
Source: Nielsen Soundscan, reported by DigitalMusicNews, 7th January 2010
1.159 billion tracks were legally downloaded in the US in 2009
"Albums suffered another precipitous drop in 2009, according to the latest US-based data from Nielsen Soundscan. The group reported yearly sales of 373.9 million units, down 12.7 percent from a 2008 total of 428.4 million. The tally includes CDs, digital albums, LPs, and the increasingly-marginalized cassettes.
That represents another tough drop, though the label-partial Nielsen softened the blow by factoring in its usual bag of questionable calculations. That includes 'track equivalent albums,' as well as a separate methodology that counts every discrete transaction - download, ringtone, album sale, whatever - and invariably comes up with a gain.
But a straighter read of digital sales still revealed continued gains. For example, digital album sales gained 16.1 percent to 76.4 million, though the broader album decline negated those improvements. Separately, digital track sales gained 8.3 percent to 1.159 billion units, the second-straight post-billion year for song downloads. Still, the broader feeling is that paid downloads are entering a plateau after an explosive period of early-stage growth."
Source: Nielsen Soundscan, reported by DigitalMusicNews, 7th January 2010
That represents another tough drop, though the label-partial Nielsen softened the blow by factoring in its usual bag of questionable calculations. That includes 'track equivalent albums,' as well as a separate methodology that counts every discrete transaction - download, ringtone, album sale, whatever - and invariably comes up with a gain.
But a straighter read of digital sales still revealed continued gains. For example, digital album sales gained 16.1 percent to 76.4 million, though the broader album decline negated those improvements. Separately, digital track sales gained 8.3 percent to 1.159 billion units, the second-straight post-billion year for song downloads. Still, the broader feeling is that paid downloads are entering a plateau after an explosive period of early-stage growth."
Source: Nielsen Soundscan, reported by DigitalMusicNews, 7th January 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Demographics of American internet users
Click to enlargeSource: Internet, Broadband and Cell Phone Statistics, Pew Internet, 5th January 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Digital downloads account for 40% of US music sales
"U.S. album sales in 2009 declined for the eighth time in nine years, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while online song downloads grew too slowly to close the gap.
The data, released Wednesday, indicate that the recorded-music industry is still struggling to adapt to the digital age, even as SoundScan said digital downloads now account for 40% of music purchases.
Domestic album sales, including digital downloads, fell to 373.9 million units, a decline of 13% from 2008."
Source: Nielsen Soundscan, reported by the Wall Street Journal, 7th January 2010
The data, released Wednesday, indicate that the recorded-music industry is still struggling to adapt to the digital age, even as SoundScan said digital downloads now account for 40% of music purchases.
Domestic album sales, including digital downloads, fell to 373.9 million units, a decline of 13% from 2008."
Source: Nielsen Soundscan, reported by the Wall Street Journal, 7th January 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
3G penetration rates by market Q2 2009
Click to enlargeSource: Page 27 of The Mobile Internet Report Setup, Morgan Stanley, December 2009
Their own notes state:
"Note: *Informa reports a slightly lower global 3G subscriptions and penetration level vs. Ovum due to the exclusion of 4G and the use of different sources. 3G includes CDMA 1x EV-DO and Rev. A / B, WCDMA, HSPA; Source: Informa WCIS+, Morgan Stanley Research."
Three billion iPhone apps have been downloaded from the iTunes app store
"Apple® today announced that more than three billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store by iPhone® and iPod touch® users worldwide.
“Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months—this is like nothing we’ve ever seen before,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The revolutionary App Store offers iPhone and iPod touch users an experience unlike anything else available on other mobile devices, and we see no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon.”
iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries worldwide can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel."
Source: Apple press release, 5-1-2010
Note - The first billion downloads took nine months, the second took five, the third took just over three (28th September - 5th January)
“Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months—this is like nothing we’ve ever seen before,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The revolutionary App Store offers iPhone and iPod touch users an experience unlike anything else available on other mobile devices, and we see no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon.”
iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries worldwide can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel."
Source: Apple press release, 5-1-2010
Note - The first billion downloads took nine months, the second took five, the third took just over three (28th September - 5th January)
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