Audio, statistically speaking.(includes related articles)(optical disc industry)(Cover Story)

Tape-Disc Business, March, 1999 by Daley, Dan

Let the numbers do the talking

Numbers are the most basic way in which to get a picture of any industry, though as Mark Twain pointed out, they can be misleading. But an overall quantification is viable for audio, and numbers show an industry with more formats than ever, thus a landscape with both more potential pitfalls and potential opportunities than ever before.

Optical Discs Overall

The optical disc market overall is booming, at least in terms of unit volume. According to a report issued in mid-1998 by the International Recording Media Association (IRMA), worldwide replication volumes had increased 10 percent the previous year versus 1996, with an increase from 5.84 billion units to 6.42 billion units. Projections for 1998 showed an...

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