ReportsReport: imeem Leapfrogs Yahoo to Become Top Music StreamerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2008 - 10:11am.
Los Angeles - Social music service imeem has surpassed Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) to become the top streaming music service, claiming 10.3 million unique visitors in March, Wired.com reported, citing data from analytics firm Compete. tags: Music | Reports | MySpace | Yahoo | AOL | Research | Compete | Imeem | Project Playlist | Hype Machine |
Zune MP3 Player Market Share Up to 4%; Creative Drops to 2%Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2008 - 11:12am.
Los Angeles - Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) Zune digital media player gained a bit of the MP3 player market share in NPD Group's latest rankings, now accounting for 4% of the total market, up from 3% in the first quarter of 2007, Wired.com reported. Game Ratings Enforcement Up as New ID Bill Enters CongressAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2008 - 10:55am.
Survey: Majority of Execs See Newspapers Going FreeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2008 - 9:52am.
tags: Advertising | Reports | Newspapers | Publishing | Research | Reuters | Zogby | World Editors Forum |
Rentrak Calculates Top Films of 2006-2007 Across PlatformsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 1, 2008 - 11:32am.
Portland, Ore. - The top-grossing films of 2006-2007 in the U.S., when including box office sales, DVD and VHS sales and rental estimates, and video-on-demand viewing, were "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (Disney), "Transformers" (Paramount) and "Cars" (Disney), according to data compiled by Rentrak. The only R-rated film to crack the top 20 was Warner Bros.' "300," while the majority were either action or family films rated PG-13. Rentak tracks data from 51 million set-top boxes, more than 10,000 retail and 12,000 home video locations, and 35,000 movie screens across North America and other countries around the world. RIAA: CD Shipments Down 17.5%; Digital 23% of RevenuesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2008 - 9:56am.
Survey: 25% of U.S. Households Have at Least One HDTV SetAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2008 - 9:04am.
Los Angeles - A new survey of U.S. consumers found that 25% of U.S. households, or 28 million, now have at least one HDTV set, and that 5.5 million households purchased an HDTV set for the first time during the 2007/2008 holiday and Super Bowl season. Report: U.S. Mobile Media Revenues to Double by 2012Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 22, 2008 - 9:07am.
Washington - U.S. mobile media and entertainment revenues are expected to more than double over the next five years, but the strongest growth will not occur until after 2010, as the technical and market environment for such services improves, according to a new report from market research firm Analysys. Report: U.S. Consumers Will Spend Less on Entertainment in '08Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 22, 2008 - 8:35am.
Report: Venture Capital Investment Declines in First QuarterAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 21, 2008 - 9:19am.
Arlington, Va. - Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 922 deals during the first quarter, according to a report released on Monday by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). tags: Deals | VC | Reports | Research | Investments | National Venture Capital Association | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Report: Google Retains Top Spot in Global Brand RankingsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 21, 2008 - 9:14am.
Report: Despite Economy, U.S. Game Sales Up 57% in MarchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 18, 2008 - 8:50am.
Confidence of Silicon Valley VCs Falls to New Four-Year LowAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 17, 2008 - 10:24am.
San Francisco - The confidence of Silicon Valley venture capitalists sunk to a new four-year low during the first quarter, according to a new survey of 32 Bay Area investors by Mark Cannice, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Business and Management. Report: 100 Youth-Focused Virtual Worlds Live or in DevelopmentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 16, 2008 - 10:32am.
Austin, Texas - There are now more than 100 virtual worlds operating or that are in development which target the 18-and-under youth market, according to a report from virtual worlds trade media company Virtual Worlds Management. Report: Only 10% of Amazon MP3 Customers Also Used iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 15, 2008 - 8:42am.
Report: AOL's Platform-A Was Top Internet Ad Network in MarchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 15, 2008 - 7:54am.
Reston, Va. - Platform-A, the online ad unit of AOL (NYSE: TWX) formed last fall through the combination of acquired firms such as Advertising.com, Quigo and Tacoda, ranked as the No. 1 ad network in March, according to a new report from market research firm comScore. Report: Average U.S. Game Industry Salary in 2007: $73,600Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 14, 2008 - 11:29am.
San Francisco - The average salary for a U.S. video game industry employee was $73,600, up slightly from 2006's figure of $73,316, according to the results of Game Developer magazine's seventh annual Game Developer Salary Survey. Programmers made an average of $83,383, while game designers averaged $63,649, artist and animators $66,594, and business and marketing positions in the industry averaged $101,848. Report: 61% of U.S. Teens Download Music IllegallyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 11, 2008 - 9:20am.
Minneapolis - While a majority of U.S. teens still use illicit file-sharing services to download music, their numbers decreased slightly over the past year, with 61% reporting they download music illegally, compare with 64% a year ago, according to a recent survey from Piper Jaffray. Report: 40% of Music Sales Will be Digital by 2012Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 9, 2008 - 6:51am.
Scottsdale, Ariz. - Propelled by the global expansion of broadband, expanding music catalogs and mobile music downloads, digital music sales will account for 40% of the total worldwide music market by 2012, up from 10% in 2007 and 6% in 2006, according to a report offered Wednesday by market research firm In-Stat. U.S. Private Equity Fundraising Up 32%, Despite Credit CrunchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2008 - 7:36am.
New York - U.S. private equity firms raised $58.5 billion during the first quarter -- up nearly 32% over the $44.3 billion raised during the first quarter of 2007 -- according to industry newsletter Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst. |
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