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July 31, 2005
Ringtones Industry Peaking?
FT: (sub. req.) This story in FT makes some major errors in coming to the conclusion that the days of ringtones are over. Though it is true that the explosive growth rate will slow down, the fact that margins for aggregators are declining doesn't mean the heydays for the industry are over. The heydays for aggregators certainly are. There's a big difference, something the article ignores.
But anyway, some rather anecdotal evidence that European consumers are giving up on buying as many ringtones as they did earlier.
Again, a rather important industry trend lost in a lazy story.
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Rafat Ali in Billboard PostPlay disputes an article in The Financial Times claiming the days of making easy money from ringtones - short clips of music for mobile phones - are over. [Read More]
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FT.com writes:
The days of making easy money from ringtones - short clips of music for mobile phones - are over.
What has been a hugely profitable business is coming under pressure from a narrowing of the craze to a smaller group of mostly younger ... [Read More]
Tracked on Aug 1, 2005 2:58:44 PM
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How would you define aggregator in this case? Could Jamba and Mediaplazza be considered aggregators? Could operators (that serve as shopping windows for established content players)?
Cheers,
/Anders
Posted by: Anders Borg | Aug 1, 2005 12:25:06 PM
Ringtone search engine powered by google?
Have you seen this...... www.ringbits.com?
Mike
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