Market profile 3: music and leisure software in Italy

Article Abstract:

Music sales in Italy grew nearly 6% to $353 million in 1998 from 1997, according to the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Sales of single format music grew 62% in volume to 3.5 million units in 1998, rising 63% in value to $9.4 million. Sales of CD format music grew over 8% by value to $265 million. Volume music sales grew 4% to 27.3 million units in first-half 1999, rising 2.3% in value to $195 million. CD single sales rose 53% in value to $4.8 million, rising 46% in volume to 2.45 million units. Italy's leisure software music is also expected to continue growing.

Game, Toy, and Children's Vehicle Manufacturing, Home Video Games, Games, toys, and children's vehicles, Integrated Record Production/Distribution, Prerecorded records and tapes, Records & Tapes, Italy, Industry Overview, Statistics, Video game industry, Video games industry, Video games, Sound recordings

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Music and leisure software in France

Article Abstract:

France ranks fifth worldwide as a market for music, with sales of 123.7 million albums in 1998, but is considered a difficult country for the computer games industry to penetrate, despite a lot of potential. There is concern in both sectors about piracy. Hypermarkets play a major role in both sectors.

Prepackaged software, Software, France, Audio software

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Music and leisure software in Belgium

Article Abstract:

Belgium's music industry amounted to 330.9 million euros in 1998, with music unit sales reaching 25.6 million. The relatively stagnant market is attributed to a decline in the number of younger people and a rising population of older people.

Analysis, Belgium, Sound recording industry, Recording industry

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