Nielsen RingScan Launched by Nielsen Mobile to Monitor & Compile Mobile Ringtone Sales Data.Hot RingMasters Hot RingMasters is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. First published in the December 9, 2006 issue [1], it is complied by Nielsen Mobile's RingScan service, which collects the amount of ringtones sold each week. Chart to Debut in the December 9, 2006 Issue of Billboard Magazine WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Nielsen Mobile, a division of Nielsen Entertainment, has announced the launch of Nielsen RingScan to monitor the rapidly expanding United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. market and issue a weekly report of Polyphonic The ability to play back some number of musical notes simultaneously. For example, 16-voice polyphony means a total of 16 notes, or waveforms, can be played concurrently. , Master, and Voice ringtone sales. The data is used by Nielsen Mobile clients, including both entertainment companies & mobile providers, as an integral information and analysis tool of the mobile ringtone market. "Given the impressive and rapid growth of the ringtone market, the industry has turned to Nielsen to provide the needed tools to track and maximize the real potential," said Paul Leakas, General Manager of Nielsen Mobile. "In just a few short years, we have witnessed the birth of the multi-billion dollar worldwide ringtone market and a great demand for accurate measurement," Leakas added. Nielsen RingScan will debut in the December 9, 2006 issue of Billboard magazine as the data source for the Billboard Hot RingMasters chart. The Hot RingMasters chart will be comprised of the weekly sales of the top 20 Master tones; ringtones which actually play a segment of an original musical recording. The chart will appear every other week in the magazine, and updated on Billboard.biz and Billboard.com weekly. "Billboard's 2004 launch of the Hot Ringtones Hot Ringtones is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The chart first appeared in the November 6, 2004 issue of the magazine and is compiled by Nielsen Mobile's RingScan service. chart, which tracks sales of Polyphonic ringtones, drew global attention from the consumer press," said Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's director of charts and senior analyst. "Now that the majority of sales have shifted from Polyphonics to master recordings, Billboard is eager to add Hot RingMasters to its charts menu." Nielsen Mobile compiles ringtones and full-length over-the-air music download A music download refers to the transferring of a music file from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment if required. sales data from wireless carriers, aggregators and other mobile entertainment retailers. Inaugurated in January of 2005, Nielsen Mobile is one of the latest additions to Nielsen Entertainment's portfolio of existing businesses dedicated to providing information and analysis tools and marketing solutions to the global entertainment industry. Nielsen RingScan has coverage of more than 80% of all U.S. ringtone sales. About Billboard Now in its 112th year, Billboard is the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events and brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Books, Billboard Licensing & Events and Radio & Records. Billboard's many strategic partners include Fox-TV, Microsoft, Hands-On Mobile, Reuters, Sirius Satellite Radio
About Nielsen Mobile Nielsen Mobile, a division of Nielsen Entertainment, provides the monitoring and analysis of sales data for the mobile entertainment industry. Nielsen Mobile currently compiles and reports ringtone sales within the U.S. and is utilized as the source material for Billboard Magazine's weekly ring tone charts. In addition to ringtones, Nielsen Mobile is currently expanding to include sales data on all other mobile entertainment services such as mobile music downloads, Ringbacks, games, graphics and video in the U.S. and other markets. Nielsen Entertainment is comprised of the following businesses: National Research Group (NRG NRG Energy NRG NRG Energy, Inc. NRG Natural Resources Group NRG New Radiancy Group NRG Network Referral Group NRG Network Resource Grapher NRG Numerics Rapporteur Group NRG Neuroprosthetics Research Group NRG notional requirements generator ), EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. and EDI International, Television Services, SoundScan, Broadcast Data Systems (BDS BDS abbr. Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS n abbr (= Bachelor of Dental Surgery) → tÃtulo universitario BDS ), RingScan, Music Control, VideoScan, Market Navigator, BookScan, BookData, and Interactive Entertainment, and utilizes the full portfolio of sister companies including Nielsen Media Research (television ratings) and Nielsen Net Ratings (Internet usage) to deliver a whole media point of view. Nielsen Entertainment is part of VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User (www.vnu.com), a global leader in information services See Information Systems. for the media and entertainment industries. |
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