i am looking for a comprehensive report on the music industry,
including major companies participating in the business, market share
by genre, etc.

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Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 10 Sep 2002 09:03 PDT

Hello jd28-ga:

I have been able to find some reports along the lines of what you ask
for. However, to acquire this comprehensive information, you must
purchase the reports. Understandably, given the immense amount of
research that went into them, these reports typically cost upwards of
US$1000.

Would links to and summaries of (as available) these for-purchase
reports be adequate to answer your question?

Thank you. I await your clarification. :-)

websearcher-ga

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Clarification of Question by jd28-ga on 10 Sep 2002 11:15 PDT

summaries of and links to these reoprts would be acceptable.

Hi jd28-ga:

Thank you for your clarification and your interesting question. 
My searching on the Web was able to turn up the following 
two comprehensive reports on the music industry. While they 
both appear to contain breakdowns by company and genre, each 
one has different things to offer you (and, understandably, 
different costs involved). If you read up on what's available 
in each you will get a much better idea of which ones are worth 
the investment to you. 

Here is what I was able to find (listed in no particular order):

1. IFPI Recording Industry in Numbers 2001
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/publications/rin_order.html 

By: IFPI 
http://www.ifpi.org/index.html

Summary: "This 200-page book is the definitive guide to global 
music market information and contains data and comment on 76 
markets across all the world's regions. The RIN contains comprehensive
analysis of year 2000 music sales by format and is the first 
opportunity to review global analysis on music sales by repertoire, 
sales channel, price point, genre and consumer age band...
The RIN is the earliest available, most comprehensive music market 
reference guide produced and is an indispensable companion to 
anyone interested in knowing about today's global music industry."

Table of Contents:
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/library/page01riin.pdf

Cost: GBP400 (that's 400 Great Britain Pounds) which translates 
(at today's exchange rates) to about US$625. There will also be 
shipping charges from the UK. 

Ordering: Instructions can be found at the bottom of the following 
page.
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/publications/rin_order.html


2. Music Industry in the 21st Century 
http://www.screendigest.com/rep_musiconint.htm

By: Screen Digest
http://www.screendigest.com/home.htm

Summary: "After a decade or more of comfortable growth, the 
music industry must now adapt to sales increases that are 
consistent with global economic growth. Channels through 
which consumers access music proliferate. New carriers are 
coming to market DVD Audio and Super Audio CD and, in the 
longer term, flash memory. but it remains an open question 
whether these will provide enough added value over CD to 
tempt consumers into another cycle of product replacement."

Contents Include: 
* The global music market
* The new music consumer
* Online business models
* The legal framework
* Copyright protection and digital rights management
* New technology
* Winners & losers
* Corporate profiles of key players
* Lots of accompanying charts in each area

Cost: Hardcopy - US$1595, Electronic - US$3195

Ordering: 
http://orders.screendigest.com/music-on-the-net


Other Information:

The following are some other sites that, while they do not contain 
comprehensive reports, do have some useful (and low cost) information.

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
http://www.riaa.com/index.cfm
US Market Data:
http://www.riaa.com/MD-Tracking.cfm
http://www.riaa.com/MD-US-2.cfm
Cost: free

Billboard.com
http://www.billboard.com/billboard/index.jsp
Market Research:
http://www.billboard.com/billboard/research/index.jsp
Cost: There are some costs here - depends on what you want.

Music Production and Publishing Industry Report
http://www.hoovers.com/ecomm/product/detail/1/0,3691,120501,00.html
"A quick but comprehensive guide to the U.S. Music Production 
and Publishing industry. Learn about firm and employment trends, 
geographical areas of growth, SIC and NAICS codes comprising 
the industry, key players, and summary statistics on employment 
and # of firms. Easy to read graphs and charts, with information 
provided by Harris InfoSource, the leading compiler of information 
on the manufacturing and technology sectors. This industry includes 
companies engaged in manufacturing phonograph records and prerecorded
audio tapes and disks at the mass production level."
Cost: US$13.95


Please look at all the above information. If you need any further 
clarifications, please use the Clarification process offered by 
Google Answers. Also, if further work is required, please let me 
know more details about what data is most important to you - every 
little bit of information helps me help you. :-)

Thank you. 

websearcher-ga
 

Search strategies on Google:

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"market report" "recording industry"
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