Global Music and Video Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are Amazon.com, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Rdio, Sony and Spotify

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Sep 17, 2014, 06:25 ET

DUBLIN, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Music and Video Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

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Music is a melody that is constructed using various musical instruments. A music video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purpose. It is also used as a marketing tool to promote the sale of music recordings. Music and video are available in both physical and digital forms. With the advancement in technology, the physical format is losing its importance to the digital format because of the ease with which the digital format can be stored and distributed.

The analysts forecast the Global Music and Video market will grow at a CAGR of 1.07 percent over the period 2013-2018.

The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Global Music and Video market for the period 2014-2018. To calculate market size, the report considers revenue generated from the sales of home entertainment products both in digital and physical format including DVDs and Blu-rays. The report does not consider home entertainment equipment such as music players, home theatres, and digital players.

The report, the Global Music and Video Market 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Music and Video market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Metadata is the information embedded in a music file that provides information about its audio content such as the track name, artist's name, and bit rate. The introduction of digital music has increased the importance of metadata. Vendors in the Global Music and Video market are exploring this field to integrate various features such as lyrics and sing-along into the audio file. This provides market vendors with a selling point, which will drive market growth during the forecast period.

According to the report, one of the key factors influencing the growth of the Global Music and Video market is an upsurge in subscription services for the digital formats of music and video. The rise of social media platforms such as Facebook has led to an increase in music subscriptions worldwide as more music streaming applications are integrated with social network sites

Further, the report states that the market is witnessing a decline in the sales of physical format of music and video because of a rise in popularity of digital formats.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.

Key Topics Covered:

01. Executive Summary

02. List of Abbreviations

03. Scope of the Report

04. Market Research Methodology

05. Introduction

06. Market Landscape

07. Market Segmentation by Application

08. Geographical Segmentation

09. Key Leading Countries

10. Buying Criteria

11. Market Growth Drivers

12. Drivers and their Impact

13. Market Challenges

14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

15. Market Trends

16. Trends and their Impact

17. Vendor Landscape

18. Key Vendor Analysis

19. Other Reports in this Series

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