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October 26, 2009
Holiday Spending Will Be Down Says NPD Group
THE NPD GROUP has released the results of its annual survey of consumers’ holiday spending intentions. Thirty percent of consumers surveyed told NPD they ‘plan to spend less’ this holiday, which is a four point increase over last … more »
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July 27, 2009
Teens Discover Legal Downloading Sites
NEW YORK venture capitalist FRED WILSON's son, JOSH WILSON may just be a case study for the future of downloading music, writes THE NEW YORK TIMES. On his blog, WILSON writes his son has started streaming TV shows from NETFLIX, using the family’s … more »
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April 2, 2009
Study: Teens Buying, Downloading Less Music
Is there a music recession among teens? A recently released NPD GROUP report found that the 13-17-year-olds acquired 19% less music in 2008 than they did the previous year. That's acquired in the broadest sense; decreases were seen in CD purchases (26%), … more »
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March 18, 2009
Online Music Purchasing Up -- Now For The Bad News
According to a new report by the NPD GROUP, a market research company for the entertainment industry, CD sales were down by 17 million consumers in 2008, but at the same time users paying for digital music increased by just over 8 million in 2008 to 36 … more »
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December 19, 2008
Only 22% Of Internet Users Bought CDs In Q3
Consumer demand for music among Internet users in the U.S. fell 2% in Q3 of 2008. The proportion of U.S. Internet users, age 13 and older, purchasing a CD in the prior month fell from 25% in Q3 2007 to 22% in Q3 2008. The NPD GROUP estimates that the … more »
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August 5, 2008
NPD: iTunes Still No. 1 Music Retailer
The latest MUSICWATCH consumer surveys from THE NPD GROUP indicate that iTUNES continues to be the top music retailer in AMERICA for the first half of 2008 (based on purchases of CDs and a-la-carte digital music downloads). It maintained its position … more »
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June 19, 2008
iTunes Store Tops Over Five Billion Songs Sold
Music fans have purchased and downloaded over five billion songs from APPLE's iTUNES store, the #1 music retailer in the U.S. iTUNES customers are now renting and purchasing over 50,000 movies every day, making iTUNES the world's most popular online … more »
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April 3, 2008
NPD: iTunes The Top Selling Retailer
APPLE announced that, judging by sales in JANUARY and FEBRUARY, its iTUNES store has surpassed WAL-MART as the best-selling music retailer in the U.S. The sales data was compiled by the NPD Group. "We launched iTUNES less than five years ago, and it … more »
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March 13, 2008
ZapMedia Sues Apple Over Patent Violations
APPLE INC. was sued WEDNESDAY over allegations its iTUNES online music store and iPOD music players are illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet. ATLANTA-based ZAPMEDIA SERVICES INC. sued APPLE in U.S. District … more »
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February 26, 2008
iTunes Now Second Largest Music Retailer
APPLE's iTUNES is now the number two music retailer in the US, behind only WAL-MART, based on the latest data from the NPD GROUP. APPLE claims that there are now over 50 million iTUNES STORE customers. iTUNES has sold over four billion songs, with 20 … more »