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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) |
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|
109 |
121% |
| Other Digital Music Content |
7 |
- |
130 |
104% |
| Grand total |
120,827 |
106% |
22,463 |
128% |
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| 1. |
Those figures represent digital music sales income derived from license or
consignment sales by 42 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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