Report

October 2000

Repackaging Downloadable Music

Rebecca Jennings 		An explosion in downloadable music is imminent. But record labels' varying content and security relationships lead to confusing offerings for retailers. Repackagers will rationalise the industry and unlock the market.
by Rebecca Jennings with Tim Grimsditch, Fraser Pearce

MARKET OVERVIEW
  • The UK is ripe for music downloads.
  • A new generation of devices wins mainstream consumers.
ANALYSIS
  • The downloadable music supply chain needs restructuring.
  • Repackagers become the new content intermediary.
ACTION
  • Negotiate download rights now.
  • Get behind downloadable music.
WHAT IT MEANS
  • Major labels invest in repackagers.
  • Music becomes a convenience good.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  New Devices Must Bridge The Adoption Chasm
  • Figure 2.  The Current Downloadable Music Supply Chain Is Confused
  • Figure 3.  Repackagers Reshape Downloadable Music
  • Figure 4.  Repackagers Enable Flexible Consumption And Pricing
  • Figure 5.  UK Downloadable Music Market Is Worth £300 Million In 2005
  • Figure 6.  A New Downloadable Music Industry Takes Shape
   
RELATED MATERIAL 
  • Downloadable Music Providers Interviewed For This Report
  • Other Companies Interviewed For This Report
  • Related Research
 
GRAPEVINE
  • Think mobile phones are annoying? Wait till you hear this . . .
  • Beware -- your customers actually talk to each other.
  • Downloads curtail journalists' freebies.
  • Blur join in the Internet game.
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