Category: Reports

Indian Music Industry (“IMI”) and Deloitte report: Recorded Music Industry’s contribution to Indian economy at INR 8660cr

New Delhi, Sep 3, 2019: Indian Music Industry (“IMI”), the apex trade body representing the recorded music companies on a pan-India basis, along with Deloitte today jointly launched  “Economic impact of the recorded music industry in India” report at Dialogue: The Indian Music Convention 2019. Ms Sumita Dawra, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, unveiled the report along with Mr Vikram Mehra, Chairman, IMI and Managing Director, Saregama India and Mr Blaise Fernandes, President and CEO, IMI. Also present at the launch were – Lauri Rechardt, Chief Legal Officer, International Federation for Phonographic Industry (“IFPI”); KT Ang, SVP, Public Policy – Asia, Universal Music Group and Edwin Yee, SVP and Regional Counsel, Sony Music Group and Jehil Thakkar, Partner, Deloitte India. The report estimates recorded music industry in India to be INR 1,068 crore (about 0.006% of India’s GDP), employing 1,460 full-time employees. It pegs the ripple economy effect to be more than 8.1 times the size of the recorded music its size, with estimated revenue of INR 8,660 cr, generating full-time-equivalent (FTE) employment of 38,600 (25.2 times the employment generated by the recorded music industry). These estimates do not include the multitude of informal users/usage of music which touch large sections of society – such as brass bands, small restaurants, parlours, and gymnasiums. Lastly, the report highlights the non-quantifiable but powerful effects of music, including its ability to cut across cultures and its ability to heal. “Every 10% growth in the music industry is expected to generate INR 810 cr of additional revenue in the economy from formal partner industries and can ensure employment in the region of 3,600-3,700 FTE in formal partner industries. While at present, the recorded music industry is growing in pace with changing technological trends and is earning significant revenue from streaming services, among other channels in the ecosystem. It is important to establish a fair value to all stakeholders in the value chain. We can expect additional investments in this sector if the fair value and value gap issue get fixed” said, Mr Vikram Mehra, Chairman, IMI. The IMI-Deloitte report states the need to unlock fair value for the music industry by systemic policy changes and cohesive approach towards eradicating piracy. Lack of fair value is seen as the biggest hurdle, creating bottlenecks for investments, addressing which will pave the way for India to become one of the top 10 music markets in the world. Mr. Vikram Mehra, Chairman, IMI said, “The recorded music industry is uniquely placed in India to enter the top 10 music markets.However, we still have a lot of work to do, and we need govt.’s help in the same. If Fair Value is accorded to the Copyright Owners of recorded music it will unleash tangible and intangible benefits, both economic and social. Just imagine the lives the music industry can and will touch, the employment that it can and will generate and the contribution to the economy and GDP that it does but is so sparingly measured.” Expressing his views on the issue Mr Blaise Fernandes, President, and CEO, IMI said, ” India will always be a culturally rich nation with a long history of diverse and engaging music, it is languishing at number 15 in the world in terms of the recorded music industry size per IFPI metrics. It is hardly at par with the country’s global and economic or cultural position. Clearly representing a value gap in the entire music value chain – if the value gap problem is addressed this will usher in a new era for the music industry in India. The creative talent and the recorded music industry are partners with the high-value platforms, but this report indicates that the partnership needs recalibration in favour of the recorded music industry and the creative community.” Mr. Jehil Thakkar, Partner, Deloitte India, said, “Music is a universal language, and is a powerful tool to expand India’s influence and spread awareness of many things Indian − be it yoga, tourism, or made-in-India products. India’s diversity in culture and language has made the country’s musical output rich and varied. It is important for all stakeholders to cherish, preserve, and invest in India’s creative communities as the country looks to take its rightful place in the world.” The report can be accessed here.

Digital Music Study 2018

IFPI designed and ran the Music Consumer Study 2018 across 20 of the world’s major music markets, exploring the music habits of consumers worldwide. Fieldwork was carried out by independent research agency AudienceNet. India was a key part of the study and this document explores some of the insights taken from the responses of the 2,000 surveyed Internet users in India aged between 16-64. The policy implications of this study are also discussed. Key Insights: – Music is central to the lives of Internet users in India. An average user spends 21.5 Hours listening to music per week – more than three hours each day – which is more than the global average of 17.8 hrs/week. – 96% of respondents listened to music on smartphones – the highest rate in the world.- Younger respondents listen to more music than older age groups. Internet users in the 16-24 years age group listened to 23.9 hrs/week as opposed to 21.5 hrs/week national average. – On-demand streaming (comprising paid and free audio streaming services and any kind of video streaming) and social media accounts for nearly half (49%) of all the time spent listening to music. – Piracy continues to have a huge impact on the recorded music industry in India. While the ease of access to licensed content on a plethora of audio streaming platforms offers consumers a simple way to consume licensed music, 76% of internet users still admit to using pirated music in the last three months. – Internet users in India spend nearly 3 hours each week (13% of total time) listening to pirated music. That means Indian internet users listen to pirated music for more time than in any other country in the study. __________________ Read the full report here.

VISION 2022: India’s Roadmap to the Top 10 Music Markets by 2022

On 22 August 2018, the inaugural Dialogue: The Indian Music Convention 2018 was held in Mumbai, India. The conference theme ‘VISION 2022: India’s Roadmap to the Top 10 Music markets in the world by 2022’ brought all the stakeholders of the Indian recorded music industry, under the same roof. This was a historic day, since for the first time, all stakeholders came together with a united vision to be among the top 10 ranked music markets globally in the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) rankings by 2022. The Indian Music Industry (IMI) is grateful to seven members who have supported the corpus of the National Group through the tough times. Now that the worst is behind us and we have seen two consecutive years of an average 25% growth, I urge all the record labels to make financial contributions to the IMI corpus.  You have witnessed our outreach programs in Chennai, Chandigarh and Kolkata and now Dialogue 2018 in Mumbai. We have more plans in store to ensure continued engagement for all stakeholders for the development of the record music industry. The tailwinds are in our favor and technological innovations have created great economics in various sectors. Football is still the same game as it was a 100 years back, but today it’s a $28 billion-dollar industry. Closer home, Kabbadi played in the street corners and paddy fields is now a $3.3 million industry. There is a digital music explosion underway and the inaugural Dialogue 2018 is only the beginning of the discourse on how can the Indian music industry ride this $17.3 billion wave, also to identify the headwinds namely Price Regulation & Controls, Fair Value to creators, Value Gap, Digital Piracy a few to name and figure out how to tackle these headwinds. IMI will always, along with its partners like PPL and IPRS and count on their support to pave the path towards Vision 2022. The sessions were carefully curated to ensure that the voices across sectors and regions are heard. IMI endeavors to make Dialogue: The Indian Music Convention, a yearly event. Blaise Fernandes President and CEO The Indian Music Industry (IMI) __________________________________ Download the full report here.