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Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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Market Definition

The recorded DVD & video market value reflects revenues from the sale and rental of all pre-recorded home videos in all format available, including those on VHS and any other magnetic based cassetes, DVDs, high-definition DVDs and other digital disks media. This profile excludes the sales of digital videos from other sources, such as downloaded media and digital right sales. All values are at retail selling price (RSP) and any currency conversions used have been undertaken at constant 2008 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the global figure is deemed to comprise of the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

The Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 15
5.5 Substitutes 16
5.6 Rivalry 17
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 18
6.1 Blockbuster, Inc. 18
6.2 HMV Group 21
6.3 Tower Records 23
6.4 Amazon.com, Inc. 24
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 27
7.1 Market Value Forecast 27
CHAPTER 8 Appendix 28
8.1 Methodology 28
8.2 Industry Associations 29
8.3 Related Datamonitor Research 29

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Asia-Pacific Recorded DVD & Video Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: Asia-Pacific Recorded DVD & Video Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 10
Table 3: Asia-Pacific Recorded DVD & Video Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Blockbuster Inc. 18
Table 5: Key Financials: Blockbuster Inc. 20
Table 6: Key Facts: HMV Group 21
Table 7: Key Financials: HMV Group 22
Table 8: Key Facts: Tower Records 23
Table 9: Key Facts: Amazon.com, Inc. 24
Table 10: Key Financials: Amazon.com, Inc. 26
Table 11: Asia-Pacific Recorded DVD & Video Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 27