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Sales figures of digital music delivery in 2008 |
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1st Quarter (Jan.-Mar.) |
| units('000) |
year-over-year basis |
value
(¥ Mil) |
year-over-year basis |
Internet
Downloads |
Single Track |
9,007 |
131% |
1,360 |
143% |
| Album |
525 |
158% |
613 |
158% |
| Total audio downloads |
9,531 |
132% |
1,973 |
147% |
| Music Video |
386 |
245% |
108 |
255% |
| Other downloads |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Total |
9,917 |
134% |
2,081 |
150% |
Mobile
Digital
Content |
Ringtunes |
51,126 |
84% |
5,875 |
87% |
| Ringback tunes |
22,601 |
118% |
1,876 |
147% |
| Single Track |
34,432 |
148% |
11,401 |
158% |
| Music Video |
2,420 |
100% |
688 |
139% |
| Other Mobile |
325 |
37% |
136 |
83% |
| Total Mobile Sales |
110,903 |
104% |
19,977 |
126% |
| Other |
Subscriptions
(Internet) |
|
|
166 |
173% |
Subscriptions
(Mobile) |
|
|
109 |
121% |
| Other Digital Music Content |
7 |
- |
130 |
104% |
| Grand total |
120,827 |
106% |
22,463 |
128% |
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|
2nd Quarter (Apr.-Jun.) |
| units('000) |
year-over-year basis |
value
(¥ Mil) |
year-over-year basis |
Internet
Downloads |
Single Track |
9,464 |
151% |
1,465 |
170% |
| Album |
525 |
153% |
664 |
168% |
| Total audio downloads |
9,988 |
151% |
2,129 |
169% |
| Music Video |
350 |
186% |
100 |
217% |
| Other downloads |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Total |
10,339 |
152% |
2,229 |
171% |
Mobile
Digital
Content |
Ringtunes |
45,478 |
83% |
5,018 |
84% |
| Ringback tunes |
23,913 |
111% |
1,994 |
131% |
| Single Track |
36,269 |
142% |
11,948 |
152% |
| Music Video |
2,211 |
98% |
673 |
142% |
| Other Mobile |
745 |
94% |
167 |
106% |
| Total Mobile Sales |
108,616 |
104% |
19,800 |
124% |
| Other |
Subscriptions
(Internet) |
|
|
218 |
235% |
Subscriptions
(Mobile) |
|
|
86 |
76% |
| Other Digital Music Content |
0 |
0% |
169 |
129% |
| Grand total |
118,955 |
107% |
22,502 |
128% |
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|
3nd Quarter (Jul.-Sep.) |
| units('000) |
year-over-year basis |
value
(¥ Mil) |
year-over-year basis |
Internet
Downloads |
Single Track |
9,602 |
127% |
1,483 |
145% |
| Album |
572 |
140% |
698 |
148% |
| Total audio downloads |
10,173 |
128% |
2,181 |
146% |
| Music Video |
391 |
211% |
116 |
254% |
| Other downloads |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Total |
10,564 |
130% |
2,297 |
149% |
Mobile
Digital
Content |
Ringtunes |
43,665 |
77% |
4,730 |
74% |
| Ringback tunes |
26,238 |
114% |
2,250 |
141% |
| Single Track |
34,591 |
114% |
11,652 |
124% |
| Music Video |
2,676 |
114% |
738 |
130% |
| Other Mobile |
364 |
40% |
152 |
108% |
| Total Mobile Sales |
107,534 |
95% |
19,522 |
108% |
| Other |
Subscriptions
(Internet) |
|
|
217 |
185% |
Subscriptions
(Mobile) |
|
|
107 |
97% |
| Other Digital Music Content |
14 |
212% |
82 |
38% |
| Grand total |
118,112 |
97% |
22,225 |
111% |
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|
4th Quarter (Oct.-Dec.) |
| units('000) |
year-over-year basis |
value
(¥ Mil) |
year-over-year basis |
Internet
Downloads |
Single Track |
10,033 |
126% |
1,564 |
139% |
| Album |
569 |
133% |
708 |
141% |
| Total audio downloads |
10,602 |
126% |
2,272 |
140% |
| Music Video |
446 |
150% |
137 |
188% |
| Other downloads |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Total |
11,048 |
127% |
2,409 |
142% |
Mobile
Digital
Content |
Ringtunes |
42,229 |
82% |
4,625 |
81% |
| Ringback tunes |
28,278 |
123% |
2,389 |
137% |
| Single Track |
36,977 |
116% |
12,628 |
127% |
| Music Video |
2,363 |
114% |
768 |
154% |
| Other Mobile |
386 |
57% |
146 |
105% |
| Total Mobile Sales |
110,233 |
101% |
20,557 |
114% |
| Other |
Subscriptions
(Internet) |
|
|
209 |
141% |
Subscriptions
(Mobile) |
|
|
101 |
91% |
| Other Digital Music Content |
13 |
- |
84 |
43% |
| Grand total |
121,294 |
103% |
23,360 |
116% |
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|
2008 |
| units('000) |
year-over-year basis |
value
(¥ Mil) |
year-over-year basis |
Internet
Downloads |
Single Track |
38,105 |
133% |
5,872 |
148% |
| Album |
2,190 |
145% |
2,682 |
153% |
| Total audio downloads |
40,295 |
134% |
8,555 |
150% |
| Music Video |
1,574 |
190% |
461 |
223% |
| Other downloads |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
| Total |
41,869 |
135% |
9,015 |
152% |
Mobile
Digital
Content |
Ringtunes |
182,498 |
82% |
20,249 |
81% |
| Ringback tunes |
101,030 |
117% |
8,509 |
139% |
| Single Track |
142,269 |
128% |
47,629 |
139% |
| Music Video |
9,669 |
106% |
2,867 |
141% |
| Other Mobile |
1,819 |
56% |
600 |
100% |
| Total Mobile Sales |
437,285 |
101% |
79,854 |
117% |
| Other |
Subscriptions
(Internet) |
|
|
811 |
178% |
Subscriptions
(Mobile) |
|
|
402 |
95% |
| Other Digital Music Content |
34 |
214% |
466 |
69% |
| Grand total |
479,188 |
103% |
90,547 |
120% |
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| 1. |
Those figures represent digital music sales income derived from license or
consignment sales by 54 RIAJ member companies. |
| 2. |
Definitions |
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Internet Downloads: sales of singles, albums, mini-albums and other related
content over wired networks |
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* |
Mobile Digital Content: sales of full single tracks, original sound recording
ringtunes, mono/polyphonic ringtones and other related content, regardless of pay-per-transaction or subscription
model, over wireless networks |
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* |
Subscription Income: subscription income derived from audio streams and other
related content, excluding mobile subscription |
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* |
Other: other than the above 3 items |
| <Value> |
retail value excluding consumption tax (the sum of breakdown may
be inconsistent with the total value because of rounding) |
| <Unit> |
figures represent singles on a 'per-track' basis and albums/mini-albums
on a 'per-album' basis (not explored to the number of involved tracks) |
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