January 18, 2008

UK is largest European music download market, Germany 2nd

TiVo has paired up with Jaman.com, an online distrib of indie and international films, in a content deal that will increase the number of pics available to subscribers of its digital video recording service. The UK is responsible for 54 percent of all European music downloads, followed by Germany with 20 percent, according to a survey in 15 European countries by Nielsen SoundScan cited by the German music industry organisation. Number three is France with 7 percent, followed by Belgium and Italy both with four percent. (Telecom Paper)