Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Mediain USA
USA Market Research and Industry Report
17 October 2007
Industry Code : 33461
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing optical and magnetic media, such as blank audio tape, blank video tape, blank optical discs, blank compact discs (CD), blank digital versatile discs (DVD), hard drive media, and blank diskettes and/or (2) mass duplicating (i.e., making copies) audio, video, software, and other data on magnetic, optical, and similar media. Firms that mass reproduce computer software do not generally develop any software. They mass reproduce data and programs on magnetic media, such as diskettes, tapes, or cartridges. Establishments in this industry mass reproduce products, such as CD-ROMs and game cartridges. Firms in this industry also mass reproduce audio and video material on magnetic or optical media. Examples of products mass reproduced by these establishments are audio compact discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), prerecorded audio and video cassettes, and laser discs. In recent years the share of CDs and DVDs has increased as a percentage of total industry offering at the expense of the audio cassette, videotape and floppy disk. Over the years, the product mix within these segments has changed as technologically advanced alternatives supersede older technology.
The major products and services in this industry are:
| - | DVDs (Pre-recorded) |
| - | Blank magnetic and optical recording media |
| - | Compact Discs-Audio Use (Pre-recorded) |
| - | Software reproduction |
| - | Videotapes (Pre-recorded) |
| - | Magnetic Tapes (Pre-recorded) |
| - | Audio Cassettes (Pre-recorded) |
| - | Floppy discs | |
The primary activities of this industry are:
| - | CD-ROM, software, mass reproducing |
| - | Game cartridge software, mass reproducing |
| - | Software, packaged, mass reproducing |
| - | Cassette tapes, pre-recorded audio, mass reproducing |
| - | Compact discs, prerecorded audio, mass reproducing |
| - | Laser disks, prerecorded video, mass reproducing |
| - | Phonograph records manufacturing |
| - | Video tape or disk mass reproducing |
| - | Audiotape, blank, manufacturing |
| - | Computer software tapes and disks, blank, rigid and floppy, manufacturing |
| - | Hard drive media manufacturing |
| - | DVD software mass reproduction |
| - | DVD video mass reproduction |
| - | DVD, blank, manufacturing |
| - | Compact disc, blank, manufacturing | |
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Each comprehensive study also examines details such as the barriers to entry, operating cost structure (including averages), technology & systems and domestic & international markets. Tables and statistics include: Industry revenue, exports, imports, wages and number of companies in the industry, Industry growth and geographic location.
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