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RIAA Publishes 2015 Year-End Sales & Shipments Data Report
March 24, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

RIAA Publishes 2015 Year-End Sales & Shipments Data Report

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) published its annual Year-End Sales & Shipments report for 2015 and the results show that digital music subscription services reached new all-time highs, generating more than $1 billion in revenues for the first time, and averaging nearly 11 million paid subscriptions for the year. Revenues from vinyl albums also increased and represented a record $416 million.
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Top Four Emerging Trends Impacting the Global Home Theater Market 2016-2020
February 25, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Top Four Emerging Trends Impacting the Global Home Theater Market 2016-2020

The global home theater market is expected to grow steadily, exceeding USD 28 billion by 2020. The top four emerging trends influencing the global home theater market, according to Technavio’s media and entertainment research analysts are the growing number of smart homes, vendors collaborating on product bundling, the growing adoption of cloud services and expansion to emerging markets.
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New Futuresource Report Finds Significant Room for Growth in Wireless Speakers
December 10, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

New Futuresource Report Finds Significant Room for Growth in Wireless Speakers

Futuresource has announced the release of its latest report exploring multi regional trends in the audio shopper’s journey whilst considering purchasing Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Speakers and Headphones across China, France, Germany, UK and the USA. The report finds significant room for growth in the market.
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Estimated 56.9 Million Americans Bought or Planned to Buy Tech Over Thanksgiving Shopping Week
November 29, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Estimated 56.9 Million Americans Bought or Planned to Buy Tech Over Thanksgiving Shopping Week

An estimated 56.9 million American adults (45 percent of all shoppers) have bought or planned to buy tech products during the Thanksgiving shopping week - which includes the Monday before Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The 2015 Post Black Friday Survey finds the number of online and mobile shoppers is quickly approaching the number of in-store shoppers this year.
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Worldwide Headphone Shipments Projected to Grow by 6.2% to 328.7 Million Units in 2015
November 12, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Worldwide Headphone Shipments Projected to Grow by 6.2% to 328.7 Million Units in 2015

According to the latest Futuresource Headphones Market Report, which provides a snapshot of the current trends in headphone technology, serving also as a guide for Christmas tech gadget shopping, aftermarket shipments of headphones are projected to grow by 6.2% this year to 328.7 million units. Wireless headphones is a major growth category, expected to grow by 63% in 2015 to reach 38 million units.
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CEDIA Reports Record Growth and Unveils New Directions for Home Integration
October 16, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

CEDIA Reports Record Growth and Unveils New Directions for Home Integration

As the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) opened its annual 2015 CEDIA EXPO at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas October 14-17 with a new brand image and a new CEO, a new industry survey report confirms three straight years of revenue growth for the home-integration sector, with consumers adopting new higher-end technologies and smart home components.
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CEA’s Midyear Sales and Forecasts Report Projects New Tech to Drive CE Industry Growth in 2015
July 16, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

CEA’s Midyear Sales and Forecasts Report Projects New Tech to Drive CE Industry Growth in 2015

According to the latest industry report released by the Consumer Electronics Association, retail revenues for the consumer electronics industry are now projected to grow 2.4 percent in 2015 to reach $285 billion, led by 101 percent year-over-year growth in emerging product categories. Smartphones, tablets, TVs, laptops and notebooks add to record revenues.
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Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019
July 15, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019

The 802.15.4 wireless connectivity market is set to continue its transition towards IP-enabled solutions, increasing from 6% of the market in 2015 to over 30% by 2019, says market researcher ABI Research. Alongside this, the market share of combo ICs from the total shipments of 802.15.4 chips is set to grow from 1% to over 12%.
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Bluetooth Headset Sales to Grow 12% Over Next Five Years
July 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth Headset Sales to Grow 12% Over Next Five Years

Strategy Analytics reports that global Bluetooth headset revenue growth will improve modestly in 2016, even as mono headset sales volumes continue steady declines. Still, global Bluetooth headset sales will grow 12% during the next five years with the stereo category rising steadily.
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Bluetooth Speakers Drive Growth in Home Audio
July 2, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth Speakers Drive Growth in Home Audio

According to the latest Worldwide Home Audio Market report from Futuresource Consulting, the home audio market (Wireless Speakers, Soundbars, Hi-Fi Systems, A/V Receivers and Speaker Docks) grew by 22% to ship 71 million units. Trade value also grew by 22%, generating just under $10 billion worth of revenue in 2014.
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