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Recorded Music
EMlmusic market share 2000 (o/o)
Regional creative
strategies began to
bear fruit
A stronger release
schedule for
the coming year
EMI Recorded Music made progress in a
number of important respects rn a year in
which the world music market grew by
3.1% rn value terms {3.5% in the previous
yea.) and the recorded nusic rndustry faced
new challenges as rnternet developments
highlighted the need to protect music
rights. Operating profit improved 7.1%
on turnover down by 1.2%.
Our regional creaive strategies began to
bear fruit. ln Europe our market share rose
marginally from 17,0% to 17.1% with a
continued strong performance in the UK
and including some significant gains in ltaly,
Scandinavia, France and Spain.
In Japan, despite the market declining
bV 7.3olo, we enjoyed strong share groMh
with contiruing succes by Utada Hikaru,
supported by a number of other artists
including Ringo Sheena, Dreams Come
True and Tomoyasu Hotei.
The Asian market outside Japan returned
to qrowth with a 5.1% rise (following
a decline of 14.4% last year) and our
businesses gained share. ln the key market
of Taiwan, we broke more l\,4andarin artists
to gold status tran any other company.
The reoion is exoected to continue to
recovei from the economic crrsis of the
past two yea6.
Latrn America was a,so a pos'tive regron
for us. Strengthened regional and national
manaqement teams delivered market Share
groMh in every country most notably in
the key market of Brazil.
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