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2007: a record year for the games industry
With growth of 21 per cent, expectations were more than met
iPod demand shrinks
US electronics group Apple is said to have reduced its orders in the flash-memory segment for the current financial year.
‘Earth’ fights its way to the top
Polar bears, elephants and humpback whales — they are all fighting for the survival of their offspring. Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield travelled around the world for five years and made a documentary film about it. The effort paid off: ‘Earth — The Film’, which entered at number five last week, makes the leap to number one in the media control cinema charts.
Cinema charts: ‘Earth’ unexpectedly in first place
After placing fifth on its opening weekend and increasing from 147 to 286 prints, the nature documentary from Universum Film attracted an impressive 350,000 visitors to German cinemas.
US video-game sales continue to rise in January
Supply shortages for Wii and Xbox 360 announced
Five percent of video games not suitable for minors
USK classification body presents 2007 annual report
These Olympic Games bring gold
More than half a million viewers already showed their enthusiasm for ASTERIX AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Asterix and Obelix win gold
The Gauls Asterix (Clovis Cornillac) and Obelix (Gerard Depardieu) have drawn a difficult lot: they must compete in the Olympic Games without their secret weapon, the magic potion. The week’s most successful films, determined by Media Control.
Nintendo plays its way to sharp profit growth with Wii
Nintendo’s Wii games console is making the Japanese group’s tills ring. In the first nine months of the financial year ending March 31, net profit doubled to 258.93 billion yen (1.7 billion euros).
HD DVD Player Sales Plummet
After Warner Bros. announced that it would support Blu-ray exclusively from June 2008, the consumer-electronics market shifted strongly toward Blu-ray.
Review of the 29th Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival 2008
Festival organiser Mayor Charlotte Britz reported an absolute attendance record, 2,041 above the previous year.
IGA Worldwide Secures Additional Capital for Second Financing Round
Leading Asian financial investors Translink Capital, Presidio STX and ITOCHU Corporation are supporting IGA Worldwide's international growth strategy.
Digital music market booms: $2.9 billion in revenue
“Illegal file sharing is slowing positive development”.
Large-Screen TVs in Greater Demand Than Ever
TV revenue in Germany rose 10 percent as the trend toward larger screens continued.
I Watch Less TV
Despite more television channels than ever, average daily viewing in 2007 fell to 208 minutes from 212 minutes the previous year.
I Am Legend Stays on Course
Literary adaptations dominated the media control cinema charts, with P.S. I Love You entering at number three after attracting 406,000 viewers.
Yahoo! Reportedly Plans to Cut Hundreds of Jobs
US media reports said Yahoo! could cut around 700 jobs, or five percent of its workforce, as part of its restructuring.
Apple Reports Highest Quarterly Revenue and Profit in Its History
Apple reported first-quarter fiscal 2008 revenue of US$9.6 billion and net profit of US$1.58 billion, compared with US$7.1 billion and US$1 billion a year earlier.
Legal music downloads deliver record result
34.5 million songs sold – physical market continues to decline.
10th anniversary gives KI.KA its most successful year
KI.KA celebrated its birthday for a whole year and was rewarded by its viewers with peak ratings: with 16.4%* among three- to 13-year-olds, the channel achieved its highest annual average and increased its market share by almost two percentage points compared with the previous year (14.5%).
Console games market grows by 30 percent
In the consumer electronics segment, game consoles are attracting an ever-growing fan base. Based on the weekly panel market, revenue from the associated software rose to €554 million in 2007 – a record figure.
Euro football TV spots cost between €18,000 and €120,750
Anyone wanting to place a spot during the European Football Championship will have to dig deep into their pockets.
A good start to the new cinema year
The new cinema year began as the old one ended: “Keinohrhasen” was the most-watched film. Its 588,000 viewers meant first place in the media control cinema charts for the third time.
Second place for rbb’s “Abendschau”
“Abendschau,” rbb television’s Berlin news magazine, ranked second among regional news programmes in Germany in 2007.
hr television is the 2007 winner among Germany’s regional channels
As the only regional channel, hr television gained viewers significantly in 2007.
Of wizards, agents and pirates
Whether as a book, in cinemas or on DVD, Harry Potter enchants the masses with his magic. Part five, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” was released on DVD only in mid-November 2007. Just six weeks were enough for the film adaptation of Joanne K. Rowling’s novel to become the most successful DVD of 2007.
Internet use 5.3% cheaper in 2007 than in 2006
According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), prices for Internet use in the 2007 annual average were 5.3% below the 2006 level. Compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, prices for Internet use fell by 4.9% in December 2007. Prices remained stable compared with the previous month.
30th birthday of the TV heavyweights
They went on air together 30 years ago: "Tagesthemen" (ARD) and "heute-journal" (ZDF) have classified and evaluated world events every evening since January 2, 1978.
RTL II in 2007: Successful in all programme genres
In 2007, RTL II achieved an average market share of 6.3 % in the commercially relevant target group of 14- to 49-year-olds (previous year: 6.0 %).
Best year in the channel’s history: kabel eins with a 5.6 percent market share in 2007
With a 5.6 percent market share, kabel eins achieved the best result in the channel's history and exceeded the previous year by a full +0.2 percentage points (2006: 5.4 percent).
“Harry Potter 5” is the blockbuster of 2007
2007 was the year of sequels in cinemas. No fewer than ten land in the Top 25 of the media control annual charts. The biggest blockbuster was "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" with 7.06 million visitors
ProSieben grows in the young target groups
With a mix of gripping blockbusters, outstanding show productions, strong afternoon formats and exciting sporting events, ProSieben recorded a clear growth compared with the previous year in the target groups of viewers aged 14 to 49 and 14 to 29.
N24 achieves 1.1 percent market share in the target group
News channel N24 draws an extremely positive balance for 2007. The channel maintained its leading position in the information segment of the audience market.
ZDF is the month’s best at the end of the year
ZDF ended December 2007 as market leader. In the end-of-year sprint, the channel was ahead of ARD (13.1 percent), RTL (11.1 percent) and Sat.1 (9.4 percent), with a 13.4 percent market share.
Review 07: Way Clear for the Second Dot-Com Bubble
The financial and IT industries experienced a rollercoaster of emotions in 2007. After the US financial crisis cast its global shadow far more strongly than assumed, investors and banks increasingly went on the defensive.
NDR Television Continues on Course for Success
NDR Television remains ARD's most successful third channel in 2007. With a nationwide annual market share of 2.8 percent, the broadcaster maintained first place, followed by WDR Television, which achieved an annual figure of 2.6 percent. Altogether, 10.7 million people in Germany tuned in to the third channel from the north every day during the year now drawing to a close.
Sat.1 Closes the Year with a 10.6 Percent Market Share Among the Advertising-Relevant Audience
In the year now drawing to a close, Sat.1 achieved a market share of 10.6 percent among viewers aged 14 to 49, making it the third-strongest channel in the advertising-relevant TV market (2006: 11.3 percent). Among the total audience (viewers aged 3 and over), the channel achieved 9.6 percent (2006: 9.8 percent).
Christmas Business Gives Online Retailers a Good Year-End Result
After a rather sluggish start, Christmas business gave German online retailers a good overall year-end result. With average increases of around 16 percent, sales in the pre-Christmas period are well above the previous year's level.
Billion-euro mobile content market: Business models sought
Social platforms are the most important drivers of the mobile Internet.