Recent Survey Suggests iTunes Music Store Sales Have Declined 58% In 2006
U.S. market research group Forrester conducted a survey of North American music consumers and believes that since January 2006 the number of monthly iTunes transactions has declined 58 percent, while the average size per purchase declined by 17 percent, leading to a 65-percent overall drop in monthly iTunes revenue. Forrester analyzed 2,791 US iTunes debit and credit card purchases made between April 2004 and June 2006 from the...
Akamai Takes The Wraps Off Digital Music Net Usage Index
Akamai Technologies, Inc., a leading global service provider for accelerating online content distribution, has released the Akamai Net Usage Index for Digital Music. The index tracks and benchmarks global Web usage patterns of visitors to more than 40 digital music websites, including music download sites, music destination sites, and live radio broadcast services, such as XM Satellite Radio, Clear Channel, Premiere Radio, MTV,...






