Digital Contents

Service providers in the digital contents industry and enterprises and organizations regarding electronic books, video streaming, music streaming, social media, NFT, ecommerce, games, information delivery and internet advertising, generative AI

I    Platformer Trends

1. Market Transition
2. Overview of GAFAM
3. Hot Topics on Platformers
   1) Activities regarding Generative AI
   2) Status of DeepSeek
   3) Movements of Magnificent Seven
4. Future Market Trends
   1) Ever-fiercer competitions between the U.S. and China in generative AI development
   2) U.S.-China hegemonic competition enters new phase

• Strategical Analysis of Major Companies
  - Alphabet Inc
  - Amazon.com, Inc
  - Apple Inc.
  - LINE Corporation
  - Rakuten Group, Inc.

II   Social Media

1. Structure of Social Media

2. Trend of Social Media Usage

3. Number of Users, User Trends

4. Hot Topics in Social Media Market

III   Electronic Books

1. Service Categorization
2. Market Structure (Publisher, Distributor, Electronic Book Store)
3. Market Size and Market Share (Comics, Books, Magazines)
4. Trends by Company
   1) Publisher
   2) Electronic bookstore
   3) Distributor (Agency)
   4) Free-of-charge manga offers
5. Topics in Electronic Book Market
   1) General book subscription service
   2) Sales promotions
   3) Training and exploration of writers

• Strategic Analysis on Major Company: MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.

IV   Video Streaming

1. Categorization of Video Streaming Services
   1) Types of video streaming services and form of service offering
   2) Video sharing services
   3) Live streaming
2. Industrial Structure
3. Market Size and Market Share
4. Trends by Business
   1) TV stations
   2) Telecommunication vendors
   3) Others
5. UGC Video Streaming Service Trends

• Strategic Analysis on Major Company:
  - AbemaTV, Inc.
  - U-NEXT Co., Ltd.

V   Music Streaming

1. Revenue Models
2. Industrial Structure
3. Music Market
4. Paid Music Streaming Market
5. User Trends
6. Topics in Music Streaming Market
   1) About live ticket sales
   2) Direct contract with artists
7. Overseas Music Streaming Market

• Strategic Analysis on Major Companies:
  - AWA Co., Ltd.
  - Spotify Technology S.A

VI   Film & TV

1. Film
   1) Status of film market
   2) Overview of film market
   3) Animation in films
2. TV
   1) Status of TV animation
   2) Anime-related companies

VII     Internet Advertising

1. Types and Outline of Internet Advertising
2. Industrial Structure
3. Market Size and Trends
4. Trends by Business
   1) Ad agency
   2) Ad tech companies
5. Topics in Internet Advertising Market
   1) AI related
   2) Others

• Strategic Analysis on Major Company: CyberAgent, Inc.

VIII   Games

1. Types of Game Forms and Revenue Models
   1) Consumer game
   2) Games designed for smartphones
   3) Games designed for PC
2. Market Structure
3. Market Sizes (Entire Games, Native App Games, At-home Games)
4. Topics in Game Market
   1) Cloud gaming initiatives in full swing
   2) VR initiatives and penetration
   3) eSports intiatives in Japan
5. Trends of Game Market in China

• Strategic Analysis on Major Company: Nintendo Co., Ltd.

IX    Information Delivery

1. Online Media and News Curation Media
2. Trend of Using Major Internet Services
3. Status of Using Part-Time Job Offer Information
4. Status of Using Music Streaming/Voice Streaming Genres
5. Status of Using Comic Services
6. Status of Using Travel Reservation Sites
7. Status of Using Enlightenment Categories
8. Status of Using Social Media Genres

X   NFT (Non-Fungible Token)

1. Definition of NFT
   1) Outline
   2) History
   3) About Blockchain
   4) About Gas Fees (Commission Fees)
2. NFT Case Studies
   1) Art Genre
   2) Game Genre
   3) Trading Card Genre
   4) Fashion Genre
   5) Music Genre
3.  Marketplaces (Japan, Overseas)
4. Topics
5. Future Challenges
   1) Legal Perspectives
   2) Technological Perspectives
6. Potential of NFT

XI   Generative AI

1. Definition of Generative AI
2. Trend of Generative AI by Genre
   1) Game Genre
   2) Anime Genre
   3) Advertising Genre
3. Future Challenges and Outlook
   1) Legal Perspectives
   2) Technological Perspectives