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Indian Mobile Entertainment Industry Future Changes
Social networking is expected to become a major part of the mobile entertainment and gaming industry in the future. Content generated by users is also going to become more significant in the days to come as well.
Infotainment services are expected to be a major source of revenue for the telecom companies operating in India. Mobile advertising programs are being predicted to become an important sector as well with credits being provided to consumers for viewing them.
Indian Mobile Entertainment Industry - Music
The major component of the mobile entertainment industry of India is going to be mobile music. It has substantial potential for growth thanks to the increased popularity of mobile television and videos.
Over the years, this form of mobile entertainment has been the most preferred option among mobile users in India with ring tones and ring back tones topping the popularity charts. Single track music downloads are also another important source of revenue for top Indian mobile services providers such as Vodafone, Idea and Reliance.
These companies have been making music streaming facilities available to users at really affordable rates. At the moment Vodafone users can access a database of 30 music channels in 9 languages and 40,000 songs.
Handset makers such as Nokia are taking various steps to use the potential presented by the Indian market for digital music. The digital music store of Nokia, Ovi, provides users with regional content and 3.5 million songs.
India Mobile Gaming Industry
The industry for mobile gaming in India has been performing well of late with names like Zapak, Indiagames and ibibo showing the way. These companies are regularly coming up with new gaming platforms that enable users play different games of their choice.
Zapak, Indiagames and ibibo have also successfully combined social networking with these applications to give their products the edge necessary to succeed in the competitive environment.
Last Updated: 23/09/11
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