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ITunes In Cloud Worth Nearly One Billion Dollars

By: Bruce Houghton
2010-07-16

A new NPD Group study based on just under 4000 consumer image from www.splicelicio.us interviews predicts that between 7 and 8 million...

... iTunes users in the U.S. have a strong interest in paid music subscription options. Those surveyed indicated a willingness to pay a minimum monthly fee of $10, either for streaming music or access to their personal music libraries on multiple devices. There are an estimated 50 million iTunes users in the U.S. and according to NPDs research, a model that offers iTunes users free access to their own music libraries would attract 13 to 15 million subscribers.

A $1 Billion Opportunity

The numbers are all based on a limited survey but the future of streaming music looks promising.  "After the services launch, user numbers could conceivably rise substantially, as they upgrade to newer connected devices and actually experience the benefits of cloud-based music," said Russ Crupnick, VP and senior entertainment analyst for NPD. "The market opportunity is close to $1 billion in the first year, which is roughly two-thirds the revenue garnered by the current pay-per-download model."

"We dont yet know what, if any, effect these services might have on the traditional pay-per-download music model, or whether consumers will ultimately spend more on digital music overall, if or when any of these options eventually rolls out," Crupnick added.

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About the Author:
Bruce Houghton is a 25 year music industry veteran who owns booking agency Skyline Music and the tour marketing company Skyline Innovations.

http://www.hypebot.com


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