Gerd Leonhard's Blog on The Future of Music, Media & Entertainment

P2P Blog P2P traffic on the rise in Germany

Link: P2P Blog � P2P traffic on the rise in Germany.

Germans love file sharing more than ever, according to a new study published today by the Leipzig-based Ipoque GmbH. In the daytime about 30 percent of the country's internet traffic is caused by P2P. At night this number goes up to a whopping 70 percent.

Not surprising but ... good research

The Long Tail: Mainstream Media Meltdown III

Link: The Long Tail: Mainstream Media Meltdown III.

Good stats from the Longtail author, Chris Anderson

The End User: More world on the web - International Herald Tribune

Link: The End User: More world on the web - Print Version - International Herald Tribune.

And guess where the music and media business is moving... East!!

eMarketer.com - China's Ringback Tones Ring Up Sales

Link: eMarketer.com - China's Ringback Tones Ring Up Sales.

Not ringtones, ringback tones.

In an emerging society, and the largest mobile phone market in the world, ringback tones — the sounds callers hear as they wait for an answer — have become a way for users to express themselves and a very big business.

In the US, Ipsos Insight estimates that only 6% of mobile phone users have downloaded ringback tones.

Expatica: German record sales down 45% since 1998!

Link: Expatica's German news in English: German music industry hit by illegal copying.

"Despite high expectations, 2005 turned out not to be the year in which the turnaround for the music industry took place,

WHEN will they ever learn... the ONLY growth in music is in DIGITAL.

Who's Listening to Podcasts?

Link: Who's Listening to Podcasts?.

EMarketer always digs up good numbers!

EMarketer on Singles vs Subscription Sales

Emarketer says: "Although subscriptions are still the most common way for consumers to purchase content online, single purchases are becoming more popular thanks to online digital music sales..."  ... 

I am not so sure about this - will comment in details shortly!

EMarketer: Content Spending on the Rise

Good trend report here .  ClickZ also refers to the Jupiter Study.

EMarketer on Ringtones

A new survey finds that although ringtones are popular among both males and females, there are significant differences between the sexes when it comes to the types of mobile music downloads they purchase.

EMarketer Overview of Digital Music

good stats here.  "Widespread broadband adoption combined with the digitization of music and the emergence of portable digital music players is fundamentally changing the music industry," said Ben Macklin, Senior Analyst at eMarketer and author of eMarketer's new report, Online Music: Downloads, Streaming, Radio, Mobile. "While the Kazaas and the Groksters and eDonkeys of the world will continue to be the underground nemeses of copyright holders, legitimate online music services such as iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody and others are competing with P2P networks, and an increasing percentage of all music sales are being conducted online."