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With music sales of around US$ 5 billion, Japan is the world's second largest music market. Music's business model is shifting from CDROM sales to mobile music sales to mobile phones and this shift started in Japan and is driven forward in Japan. Our report describes the development, structure and trends of the mobile music market in Japan. The report also presents several of th mobile music market participants, and presents market data and quantitative estimations for the music market size and trends in Japan.
Version 12 of May 15, 2006
approx. 177 pages, 27 Figures, 111 Photos, 10 Tables, pdf-format, 14 Mbyte
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"Mobile Music Japan" (Report, pdf-file)

Summary

Music's business model is shifting from CDROM sales to mobile music sales to mobile phones and this shift started in Japan and is driven forward in Japan. The latest news is the cooperation by SoftBank and APPLE to develop iPod mobile phones. This best-selling report gives a comprehensive overview and analysis of Japan's mobile music business and it's trends.
Japan is the second largest music market globally, and Japan is driving the development of mobile music: the coming paradigm shift of the music industry.
Polyphonic ringtones were pioneered in Japan on i-Mode, and today mobile music in Japan represents a totally new Billion Dollar per year.
i-Tunes Music Shop in Japan has pulled global attention on the Japanese music market - and our report explains the facts in pictures, tables, graphics and text.
Our report describes the development, structure and trends of the mobile music market in Japan. The report also presents several of th mobile music market participants, and presents market data and quantitative estimations for the music market size and trends in Japan.

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Executive Summary: mobile music in Japan
Introduction
Japan music markets overall
Characteristics of Jpaans music markets and trends
Mobile music compared to total music market
Ranking of Japans record major labels (figure: ranking of top labels by sales, data for 2002 and 2003)
Mobile music compared to network music markets (figure: mobile music, MIDI music, online music sales for 2001-2004)
Market size for mobile music in Japan
Mobile music market size (data for ringtones, trutones, chaku-uta, chaku-uta full for 1999-2003, with projections to 2007)
Mobile music data for mobile music, MIDI music and online, internet music downloads for 2001-2004
Royalties for polyphonic ringtones (data for 1999-2003)
Market size for polyphonic ringtones (estimated data for 1999-2003)
Comment on the size of the mobile music market in Japan
Japan global market share for mobile music
Internet music downloads vs mobile music
Internet music downloads vs mobile music in Japan (table shows data for different market segments: download numbers, trend, and approx market size in 2005)
Mobile music data for mobile music, MIDI music and online, internet music downloads for 2001-2004
Chaku uta (true tone) vs internet music downloads (official data - number of song or album downloads - for 2005), and initial data for i-tunes music shop (August 2005)
Market size in yen: Chaku uta (true tone) vs internet music downloads (official data - sales of song or albums - for 2005), and initial data for i-tunes music shop (August 2005)
Market size in yen: mobile content, recorded music (CDROMs, DVDs etc), music videos, network Karaoke (data for 2000-2004 with extrapolation to 2007)
Internet music downloads
Internet music downloads vs mobile music in Japan (table shows data for different market segments: download numbers, trend, and approx market size in 2005)
Discussion and comments
Characterization of market participants (leading download services, including new entrants)
Mora
Apple i-Pod and i-Tunes
i-Pod and i-Tunes: market size, pricing, competitive landscape, trends, general comments
i-Tunes music store
Apple i-Pod market shares (quantitative)
Prepaid cards
Hard disk drives
i-Pod versus Sony playstation PSP
PSP: key specs, UMD (Universal media disk), music and video characteristics
Pod-Casting in Japan
Comments
List and characterisization of some typical pod-casting services / programs in Japan
Mobile music in Japan as a new eco-system
Mobile music - introduction
Mobile music as an eco-system
The innovative nature of mobile music in Japan
Development stages of mobile music in Japan
Development stages of mobile music in Japan (time line of developments)
The progression of mobile music (table)
Polyphonic ringtones (Chaku-melo) versus songs (Chaku-Uta)
Ringtones vs chaku-uta songs
Ringtones vs chaku-uta songs (table)
Polyphonic ringtones (Chaku-melo) versus songs (Chaku-Uta)
Royalties and licensing for ringtones
Key market players, Karoke (figure: Karaoke sales data for 1998-2003)
Karaoke and polyphonic ringtones - market players
Polyphonic ring tones, key market players
Karaoke: explanation, background and comments
What is Karaoke and who invented it?
Karaoke market size (data for 1998 - 2003, Karaoke Bars and Karaoke Boxes)
Karaoke boxes
Linking Karaoke and mobile phones, ecash, Edy, FeliCa, wallet phones
Ringtones and Karaoke
Karaoke and mobile phones
Polyphonic ringtones (Chaku-Melo), key applications, markets and trends
Chaku melo market trends
Chaku melo, ringtone roalty volume (data for 1999-2003)
Chaku melo, ringtone market size (data for 1999-2003)
Mobile music market size (data for 1999-2003, with projection to 2006/2007)
Polyphonic ringtones (Chaku-Melo) vs songs (chaku uta)
Ring tones vs chaku uta songs, discussion and table
Royalties and licensing for ringtones (= chaku melo)
Music: from Chaku-Melo to Chaku-Uta and full songs
3G to revolutionize music distribution
3G to revolutionize music distribution: trends
Chaku-uta downloads on KDDI/AU
Full songs on KDDI/AU from 2005
Chaku-Uta versus i-Tunes: statistics and implications
Chaku-uta vs Apple i-Tunes downloads
Chaku-uta, Chaku uta full vs Apple i-Tunes in Europe, globally and in Japan (figure comparing download data for 2003-2005, and projections to 2007)
Implications
"Chaku-Uta Full"
Description, overview, analysis
Chaku-uta Full top menu, user interface
Segmentation, music types, menu categories
J-pop menu
Top three chaku uta full sites
Handset user interface
KDDI/AU chaku uta full, song ranking (for Nov 19, 2004 - June 11, 2005) and comments
JAVA applications - i-Appli
Types of JAVA applications for music
Example: "Dance Dance Revolution" ("DDR or D. D. R.") by Konami
DoCoMo i-Mode partner Konami and Konami Networks
"EZ.FM on air check appli"
Introduction, description, discussion
Site menu
JAVA appli user interface
Usage demonstration and functionality
Music recognition and music data base applications
Mobile music as a competitive advantage for KDDI/AU
Music distribution via EZweb, the official menu, discussion
EZweb: the official menu, discussion
Music distribution via EZweb, AU-records and EZ music store
Music distribution and marketing via EZchannel
Introduction, top menu
What is EZchannel?
EZchannel program guide menu
Sample listing of three subscribed and stored EZchannels in user handset
Example for music distribution via EZchannel: "Chaku uta ranking channel"
The i-Mode eco-System
The i-mode eco-system
The i-mode eco-system for music (schematic figure)
Todays 3G i-mode in a nut-shell (overview of the user perspective)
The i-mode user experience 2004/2005 - navigating the menu (with timing estimations)
The i-mode user experience 2004/2005: top menu for FOMA (listing)
The i-mode user experience 2004/2005: the i-menu (using Macromedia Flash) (listing and explanation)
The i-mode user experience 2004/2005: the i-mode top menulist (highlighting music sections)
Mobile music on i-mode
Music on the i-mode official menu list, discussion and explanations
The chaku-melody (ringtone) sub-menu on i-mode
The top of the ringtone i-mode section (J-POP, top positions and ranking)
The J-POP section of the i-mode ringtone section
Discussion of the top ranked sites of the J-POP section of the ringtone (chaku-melody) devision
The chaku-uta (song) sub-menu on i-mode
The Chaku-Uta portal section (top positions and ranking)
The Chaku-Uta portal section (J-POP division: top positions and lower ranks)
Discussions of rankings and top site on the Chaku-Uta portal section (J-POP division)
Reasons and discussions for the difference in ranking for Chaku-melo and Chaku-uta
Music sales and music information on i-mode
Music / movies and show business portal section (top level positions and ranking)
Reasons and discussions for ranking
Online purchases by mobile phone
Commerce features unique to mobile phones
M-Commerce for music
Tower record mobile music store
Selling music event tickets via mobile phone
Music playing on handsets
Music players
MPEG Music player for i-motion and chaku-uta
Player for chaku-melody (ringtones) (functionality and equalizer function)
Packet radio to mobile phones
What is packet radio
Broad casting
Packet radio top menu and program schedule
Description of channels 1 to 5
Packet radio trends
DoCoMo "Melody Call"
DoCoMo "Melody Call" - creating a totally new market for music
Mobile phone handsets for mobile music
Handsets for mobile music
KDDI: music sells phones
DoCoMo "Music PORTER" by Mitsubishi
Vodafone "Music" concept model
Matsushita / Panasonic concept model "Beyond 3G"
Hard disks for mobile phones
Overview of Japans telecom markets as relevant for mobile music
Japan telecommunications landscape (schematic showing transactions and major players as of July 29, 2005)
Competition in the mobile phone market in Japan (figure showing subscriber numbers and macro trends for the period 1998 - 2005 with projections)
Competition in the mobile internet market in Japan (figure showing subscriber numbers and macro trends for the period 1999-2005 with projections)
Mobile music in Japan: Summary

Purchase and download:

Mobile music Japan

With music sales of around US$ 5 billion, Japan is the world's second largest music market. Music's business model is shifting from CDROM sales to mobile music sales to mobile phones and this shift started in Japan and is driven forward in Japan. Our report describes the development, structure and trends of the mobile music market in Japan. The report also presents several of th mobile music market participants, and presents market data and quantitative estimations for the music market size and trends in Japan.
Version 12 of May 15, 2006
approx. 177 pages, 27 Figures, 111 Photos, 10 Tables, pdf-format, 14 Mbyte
[BUY and DOWNLOAD] Corporate license: US$ 4750| [info]|[Sample pages]
Version 12 of May 15, 2006
approx. 177 pages, 27 Figures, 111 Photos, 10 Tables, pdf-format, 14 Mbyte
[BUY and DOWNLOAD] Single copy license: US$ 475| [info]|[Sample pages]

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