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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 9

1.1 Overview 9 1.2 Market Potential Estimation Methodology 9 1.3 The Worldwide Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes 11

2 AFRICA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES 12 2.1 Executive Summary 12 2.2 Algeria 14 2.3 Angola 14 2.4 Benin 15 2.5 Botswana 15 2.6 Burkina Faso 16 2.7 Burundi 16 2.8 Cameroon 17 2.9 Cape Verde 17 2.10 Central African Republic 18 2.11 Chad 18 2.12 Comoros 19 2.13 Congo (formerly Zaire) 19 2.14 Djibouti 20 2.15 Egypt 20 2.16 Equatorial Guinea 21 2.17 Eritrea 21 2.18 Ethiopia 22 2.19 Gabon 22 2.20 Ghana 23 2.21 Guinea 23 2.22 Guinea-Bissau 24 2.23 Ivory coast 24 2.24 Kenya 25 2.25 Lesotho 25 2.26 Liberia 26 2.27 Libya 26 2.28 Madagascar 27 2.29 Malawi 27 2.30 Mali 28 2.31 Mauritania 28 2.32 Mauritius 29 2.33 Morocco 29 2.34 Mozambique 30 2.35 Namibia 30 2.36 Niger 31 2.37 Nigeria 31

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2.38 Republic of Congo 32 2.39 Rwanda 32 2.40 Sao Tome E Principe 33 2.41 Senegal 33 2.42 Sierra Leone 34 2.43 Somalia 34 2.44 South Africa 35 2.45 Sudan 35 2.46 Swaziland 36 2.47 Tanzania 36 2.48 The Gambia 37 2.49 Togo 37 2.50 Tunisia 38 2.51 Uganda 38 2.52 Zambia 39 2.53 Zimbabwe 39

3 ASIA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES 40 3.1 Executive Summary 40 3.2 Bangladesh 42 3.3 Bhutan 42 3.4 Brunei 43 3.5 Burma 43 3.6 Cambodia 44 3.7 China 44 3.8 Hong Kong 45 3.9 India 45 3.10 Indonesia 46 3.11 Japan 46 3.12 Laos 47 3.13 Macau 47 3.14 Malaysia 48 3.15 Maldives 48 3.16 Mongolia 49 3.17 Nepal 49 3.18 North Korea 50 3.19 Papua New Guinea 50 3.20 Philippines 51 3.21 Seychelles 51 3.22 Singapore 52 3.23 South Korea 52 3.24 Sri Lanka 53 3.25 Taiwan 53 3.26 Thailand 54 3.27 Vietnam 54

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4 EUROPE: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES 55 4.1 Executive Summary 55 4.2 Albania 57 4.3 Andorra 57 4.4 Austria 58 4.5 Belarus 58 4.6 Belgium 59 4.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59 4.8 Bulgaria 60 4.9 Croatia 60 4.10 Cyprus 61 4.11 Czech Republic 61 4.12 Denmark 62 4.13 Estonia 62 4.14 Finland 63 4.15 France 63 4.16 Georgia 64 4.17 Germany 64 4.18 Greece 65 4.19 Hungary 65 4.20 Iceland 66 4.21 Ireland 66 4.22 Italy 67 4.23 Kazakhstan 67 4.24 Latvia 68 4.25 Liechtenstein 68 4.26 Lithuania 69 4.27 Luxembourg 69 4.28 Macedonia 70 4.29 Malta 70 4.30 Moldova 71 4.31 Monaco 71 4.32 Netherlands 72 4.33 Norway 72 4.34 Poland 73 4.35 Portugal 73 4.36 Romania 74 4.37 Russia 74 4.38 Serbia and Montenegro 75 4.39 Slovakia 75 4.40 Slovenia 76 4.41 Spain 76 4.42 Sweden 77 4.43 Switzerland 77

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4.44 Ukraine 78 4.45 United Kingdom 78

5 LATIN AMERICA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES 79 5.1 Executive Summary 79 5.2 Argentina 81 5.3 Belize 81 5.4 Bolivia 82 5.5 Brazil 82 5.6 Chile 83 5.7 Colombia 83 5.8 Costa Rica 84 5.9 Ecuador 84 5.10 El Salvador 85 5.11 Guatemala 85 5.12 Guyana 86 5.13 Honduras 86 5.14 Mexico 87 5.15 Nicaragua 87 5.16 Panama 88 5.17 Paraguay 88 5.18 Peru 89 5.19 Suriname 89 5.20 Uruguay 90 5.21 Venezuela 90

6 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES 91 6.1 Executive Summary 91 6.2 Antigua and Barbuda 93 6.3 Bahamas 93 6.4 Barbados 94 6.5 Bermuda 94 6.6 Canada 95 6.7 Cuba 95 6.8 Dominica 96 6.9 Dominican Republic 96 6.10 Grenada 97 6.11 Haiti 97 6.12 Jamaica 98 6.13 Martinique 98 6.14 Netherlands Antilles 99 6.15 St. Kitts and Nevis 99 6.16 St. Lucia 100 6.17 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 100 6.18 Trinidad and Tobago 101

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6.19 United States 101 7 OCEANA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES 102

7.1 Executive Summary 102 7.2 American Samoa 103 7.3 Australia 104 7.4 Fiji 104 7.5 Kiribati 105 7.6 Marshall Islands 105 7.7 Micronesia Federation 106 7.8 Nauru 106 7.9 New Zealand 107 7.10 Palau 107 7.11 Solomon Islands 108 7.12 Tonga 108 7.13 Tuvalu 109 7.14 Vanuatu 109

8 THE MIDDLE EAST: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES 110 8.1 Executive Summary 110 8.2 Afghanistan 112 8.3 Armenia 112 8.4 Azerbaijan 113 8.5 Bahrain 113 8.6 Iran 114 8.7 Iraq 114 8.8 Israel 115 8.9 Jordan 115 8.10 Kuwait 116 8.11 Kyrgyzstan 116 8.12 Lebanon 117 8.13 Oman 117 8.14 Pakistan 118 8.15 Qatar 118 8.16 Saudi Arabia 119 8.17 Syrian Arab Republic 119 8.18 Tajikistan 120 8.19 Turkey 120 8.20 Turkmenistan 121 8.21 United Arab Emirates 121 8.22 Uzbekistan 122 8.23 Yemen 122

9 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 123 9.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 123 9.2 Icon Group Ltd. User Agreement Provisions 124

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 OVERVIEW The liberalization of markets has lead to record levels of international investments. Icon Group’s primary mission is to assist international managers to better plan and implement strategies in a global economy. It does so by providing various specialized industry reports, databases, publications and services to its clients. This report is one of many published by Icon Group Ltd. to assist executives and planners in monitoring and analyzing world markets. In addition to industry-specific studies, Icon Group Ltd.’s reports cover human resources management, export strategies, investment strategies, entry & marketing strategies, political and economic risk assessments and legal trends (e.g., intellectual property, licensing, and corruption). This report covers the world outlook for pre-recorded video cassettes across 235 countries. For each year reported, the estimates are given for the latent demand for the country in question. Icon Group uses a number of proprietary econometric models which project economic changes within each country and across countries. From there, market potential estimates are created. The units used in this report are: million US $. As shown in the report, the market potential for pre-recorded video cassettes is expected to reach $163,275.18 million by 2005. The distribution of the world market, however, will not be evenly distributed across regions. North America & the Caribbean will be the largest market with $79,166.62 million or 48.49 percent, followed by Asia with $42,254.20 million or 25.88 percent, and then Europe with $38,577.01 million or 23.63 percent of the world market. In essence, if a firm targets these top 3 regions, they cover come 98 percent of the world wide demand for pre-recorded video cassettes.

1.2 MARKET POTENTIAL ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY Icon Group uses a number of methodologies to create market potential estimates for products and services across markets, whether at the level of a region, country, or city. In this report, two modelling approaches are used. The first involves modelling the economic fundamentals of each market over time. This is based on standard models of economic growth (e.g. focussing on growth of income, or gross domestic product per capita). The second approach is more subtle. The second approach involves collecting information on the market size or market potential for the particular product or service in question, typically in national currency, and translating these into a common currency. Icon Group uses the U.S. dollar as its common currency across markets. For some categories and markets, basic demand indicators are reported in national statistics, as is mostly the case for the United States and other developed markets. In most of the world’s 230 countries, however, few statistics are available. For these, Icon Group uses



econometric models to estimate these markets, and forecast these over time. As true for all forward-looking economic forecasts, certain critical assumptions must be made. Two types of assumptions are made for the models used in this report. The first type covers the socio-economic and global environment. In essence, Icon Group assumes that dynamics seen in the past are likely to continue in the future, without major discontinuous changes. For example, if a city, country or region has not seen civil strife, major recessions, or substantial foreign exchange or currency changes, this is assumed to be the case over the forecast period. Likewise, the worldwide demand is foreseen to progress in a fashion similar to that seen in historical figures, based on aggregated data collected at the national level. The extent to which these assumptions are violated in the future will surely affect the accuracy of the forecasts presented here. The second type of assumption is of greater importance, especially for those markets where insufficient local information is reported in the public domain, or in markets where there is higher uncertainty. Here, we use cross-country econometric models of demand, often called a cross-sectional pooled time series models with varying parameters. In simple terms, we assume an underlying consumption function that is allowed to vary over time and across geographic markets. Economists have long proposed various consumption functions. These include John Maynard Keynes, Simon Kuznets, Irving Fisher, Franco Modigliani, Albert Ando, Richard Brumberg, and Milton Friedman. Across these, and other authors, the consumption of a product (as opposed to the amount produced) is foreseen to vary depending on a number of local factors and the time frame that one considers (short-, medium- and long-run). In general, the variance of the market potential across markets is foreseen to be a function of variances in income, wealth, interest rates, expected future income, and a variety of exogenous factors, including geography and culture. Icon Group forecasts primarily rely on non-cultural economic factors in modelling cross-market demand, for a given product or service. We also model the market potential using a consumption function which assumes a constant average propensity to consume in the long run (i.e. as incomes rise, average consumption rates do not fall, as earlier argued by Keynes). Once the cross-market model of demand is specified, it is combined with the local economic models described above. As in all econometric exercises, the lack of local market figures in the public domain results in estimation errors. Furthermore, many intervening factors may arise over time that can materially affect the accuracy of the forecasts, including changes in local economic conditions, changes in political regimes, improvements in primary data, and currency fluctuations, among other factors. As the estimates and forecasts reported here are forward-looking and subject to assumption-induced errors, you are asked to read the caveats and disclaimers at the end of this report.



1.3 THE WORLDWIDE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

Worldwide Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): 2000 Region Latent Demand million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ North America & the Caribbean 71,920 48.8 Asia 39,502 26.8 Europe 33,947 23.0 Middle East 792 0.5 Latin America 777 0.5 Africa 351 0.2 Oceana 233 0.2 Total 147,522 100.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Worldwide Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): 2000

North America & the Caribbean

Asia Europe

Middle EastOther

World Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes: 1995 - 2005

Year World Market million US $ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 141,844.85 1996 143,177.15 1997 143,992.04 1998 144,958.42 1999 146,112.68 2000 147,551.35 2001 150,316.86 2002 153,388.87 2003 156,567.79 2004 159,860.67 2005 163,275.18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2 AFRICA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

2.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Africa (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Africa _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ South Africa 87 24.65% Algeria 42 11.79% Egypt 30 8.48% Nigeria 24 6.65% Libya 21 6.01% Morocco 19 5.24% Tunisia 11 2.97% Cameroon 10 2.90% Sudan 8 2.32% Ivory coast 8 2.19% Angola 7 2.03% Kenya 7 2.02% Congo (formerly Zaire) 7 1.98% Tanzania 5 1.46% Ghana 5 1.41% Ethiopia 5 1.36% Zimbabwe 5 1.33% Senegal 4 1.26% Uganda 4 1.22% Gabon 4 1.12% Botswana 3 0.78% Zambia 3 0.74% Burkina Faso 2 0.67% Madagascar 2 0.64% Guinea 2 0.61% Other 26 8.08% Total 351 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Africa (million US $): 2000

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Algeria

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The Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Africa: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 173.40 0.12 1996 218.82 0.15 1997 264.06 0.18 1998 315.01 0.22 1999 336.12 0.23 2000 353.78 0.24 2001 378.22 0.25 2002 405.45 0.26 2003 434.78 0.28 2004 466.39 0.29 2005 500.45 0.31 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.2 ALGERIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Algeria 1995 - 2005

Year Algeria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 21 11.90% 0.00% 1996 26 12.01% 0.00% 1997 32 12.22% 0.00% 1998 38 12.22% 0.00% 1999 40 12.01% 0.00% 2000 42 11.79% 0.00% 2001 44 11.72% 0.00% 2002 47 11.67% 0.00% 2003 51 11.62% 0.00% 2004 54 11.57% 0.00% 2005 58 11.51% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.3 ANGOLA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Angola 1995 - 2005

Year Angola % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 2.07% 0.00% 1996 5 2.08% 0.00% 1997 6 2.11% 0.00% 1998 7 2.11% 0.00% 1999 7 2.07% 0.00% 2000 7 2.03% 0.00% 2001 8 2.02% 0.00% 2002 8 2.01% 0.00% 2003 9 2.01% 0.00% 2004 9 2.00% 0.00% 2005 10 2.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.4 BENIN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Benin 1995 - 2005

Year Benin % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.47% 0.00% 1996 1 0.47% 0.00% 1997 1 0.47% 0.00% 1998 1 0.46% 0.00% 1999 2 0.45% 0.00% 2000 2 0.44% 0.00% 2001 2 0.44% 0.00% 2002 2 0.44% 0.00% 2003 2 0.44% 0.00% 2004 2 0.45% 0.00% 2005 2 0.45% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.5 BOTSWANA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Botswana 1995 - 2005

Year Botswana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.73% 0.00% 1996 2 0.75% 0.00% 1997 2 0.77% 0.00% 1998 2 0.79% 0.00% 1999 3 0.78% 0.00% 2000 3 0.78% 0.00% 2001 3 0.76% 0.00% 2002 3 0.75% 0.00% 2003 3 0.74% 0.00% 2004 3 0.73% 0.00% 2005 4 0.71% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.6 BURKINA FASO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Burkina Faso 1995 - 2005

Year Burkina Faso % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.69% 0.00% 1996 2 0.69% 0.00% 1997 2 0.70% 0.00% 1998 2 0.70% 0.00% 1999 2 0.69% 0.00% 2000 2 0.67% 0.00% 2001 3 0.67% 0.00% 2002 3 0.67% 0.00% 2003 3 0.67% 0.00% 2004 3 0.67% 0.00% 2005 3 0.67% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.7 BURUNDI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Burundi 1995 - 2005

Year Burundi % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.25% 0.00% 1996 1 0.25% 0.00% 1997 1 0.26% 0.00% 1998 1 0.26% 0.00% 1999 1 0.25% 0.00% 2000 1 0.25% 0.00% 2001 1 0.25% 0.00% 2002 1 0.24% 0.00% 2003 1 0.24% 0.00% 2004 1 0.24% 0.00% 2005 1 0.24% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.8 CAMEROON Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Cameroon 1995 - 2005

Year Cameroon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 2.79% 0.00% 1996 6 2.85% 0.00% 1997 8 2.93% 0.00% 1998 9 2.95% 0.00% 1999 10 2.93% 0.00% 2000 10 2.90% 0.00% 2001 11 2.86% 0.00% 2002 11 2.83% 0.00% 2003 12 2.79% 0.00% 2004 13 2.76% 0.00% 2005 14 2.72% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.9 CAPE VERDE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Cape Verde 1995 - 2005

Year Cape Verde % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.06% 0.00% 2003 0 0.06% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.10 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Central African Republic 1995 - 2005 Year Central African Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.28% 0.00% 1996 1 0.28% 0.00% 1997 1 0.28% 0.00% 1998 1 0.28% 0.00% 1999 1 0.27% 0.00% 2000 1 0.27% 0.00% 2001 1 0.27% 0.00% 2002 1 0.27% 0.00% 2003 1 0.27% 0.00% 2004 1 0.27% 0.00% 2005 1 0.27% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.11 CHAD Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Chad 1995 - 2005

Year Chad % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.28% 0.00% 1996 1 0.28% 0.00% 1997 1 0.28% 0.00% 1998 1 0.28% 0.00% 1999 1 0.28% 0.00% 2000 1 0.27% 0.00% 2001 1 0.27% 0.00% 2002 1 0.27% 0.00% 2003 1 0.27% 0.00% 2004 1 0.27% 0.00% 2005 1 0.27% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.12 COMOROS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Comoros 1995 - 2005

Year Comoros % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.06% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.06% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.13 CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE) Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Congo (formerly Zaire) 1995 - 2005

Year Congo (formerly Zaire) % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 1.69% 0.00% 1996 4 1.77% 0.00% 1997 5 1.87% 0.00% 1998 6 1.94% 0.00% 1999 7 1.96% 0.00% 2000 7 1.98% 0.00% 2001 7 1.92% 0.00% 2002 8 1.86% 0.00% 2003 8 1.80% 0.00% 2004 8 1.74% 0.00% 2005 8 1.68% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.14 DJIBOUTI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Djibouti 1995 - 2005

Year Djibouti % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.10% 0.00% 1997 0 0.10% 0.00% 1998 0 0.10% 0.00% 1999 0 0.10% 0.00% 2000 0 0.10% 0.00% 2001 0 0.10% 0.00% 2002 0 0.10% 0.00% 2003 0 0.10% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.15 EGYPT Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Egypt 1995 - 2005

Year Egypt % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 15 8.67% 0.00% 1996 19 8.72% 0.00% 1997 23 8.85% 0.00% 1998 28 8.82% 0.00% 1999 29 8.65% 0.01% 2000 30 8.48% 0.02% 2001 32 8.44% 0.00% 2002 34 8.43% 0.00% 2003 37 8.41% 0.00% 2004 39 8.39% 0.00% 2005 42 8.36% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.16 EQUATORIAL GUINEA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Equatorial Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Equatorial Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.03% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.17 ERITREA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Eritrea 1995 - 2005

Year Eritrea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.08% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.08% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.18 ETHIOPIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Ethiopia 1995 - 2005

Year Ethiopia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 1.34% 0.00% 1996 3 1.36% 0.00% 1997 4 1.39% 0.00% 1998 4 1.39% 0.00% 1999 5 1.38% 0.00% 2000 5 1.36% 0.00% 2001 5 1.34% 0.00% 2002 5 1.33% 0.00% 2003 6 1.32% 0.00% 2004 6 1.31% 0.00% 2005 7 1.30% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.19 GABON Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Gabon 1995 - 2005

Year Gabon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 1.08% 0.00% 1996 2 1.10% 0.00% 1997 3 1.13% 0.00% 1998 4 1.14% 0.00% 1999 4 1.13% 0.00% 2000 4 1.12% 0.00% 2001 4 1.11% 0.00% 2002 4 1.09% 0.00% 2003 5 1.08% 0.00% 2004 5 1.07% 0.00% 2005 5 1.06% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.20 GHANA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Ghana 1995 - 2005

Year Ghana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 1.48% 0.00% 1996 3 1.48% 0.00% 1997 4 1.49% 0.00% 1998 5 1.48% 0.00% 1999 5 1.44% 0.00% 2000 5 1.41% 0.00% 2001 5 1.41% 0.00% 2002 6 1.41% 0.00% 2003 6 1.41% 0.00% 2004 7 1.42% 0.00% 2005 7 1.42% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.21 GUINEA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.62% 0.00% 1996 1 0.63% 0.00% 1997 2 0.63% 0.00% 1998 2 0.63% 0.00% 1999 2 0.62% 0.00% 2000 2 0.61% 0.00% 2001 2 0.60% 0.00% 2002 2 0.60% 0.00% 2003 3 0.60% 0.00% 2004 3 0.60% 0.00% 2005 3 0.60% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.22 GUINEA-BISSAU Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Guinea-Bissau 1995 - 2005

Year Guinea-Bissau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.23 IVORY COAST Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Ivory coast 1995 - 2005

Year Ivory coast % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 2.30% 0.00% 1996 5 2.30% 0.00% 1997 6 2.32% 0.00% 1998 7 2.30% 0.00% 1999 8 2.24% 0.00% 2000 8 2.19% 0.00% 2001 8 2.19% 0.00% 2002 9 2.19% 0.00% 2003 10 2.20% 0.00% 2004 10 2.20% 0.00% 2005 11 2.21% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.24 KENYA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Kenya 1995 - 2005

Year Kenya % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 2.12% 0.00% 1996 5 2.12% 0.00% 1997 6 2.14% 0.00% 1998 7 2.12% 0.00% 1999 7 2.07% 0.00% 2000 7 2.02% 0.00% 2001 8 2.02% 0.00% 2002 8 2.02% 0.00% 2003 9 2.03% 0.00% 2004 9 2.03% 0.00% 2005 10 2.03% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.25 LESOTHO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Lesotho 1995 - 2005

Year Lesotho % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.25% 0.00% 1996 1 0.24% 0.00% 1997 1 0.23% 0.00% 1998 1 0.22% 0.00% 1999 1 0.21% 0.00% 2000 1 0.20% 0.00% 2001 1 0.21% 0.00% 2002 1 0.21% 0.00% 2003 1 0.22% 0.00% 2004 1 0.22% 0.00% 2005 1 0.23% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.26 LIBERIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Liberia 1995 - 2005

Year Liberia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.22% 0.00% 1996 1 0.23% 0.00% 1997 1 0.24% 0.00% 1998 1 0.25% 0.00% 1999 1 0.25% 0.00% 2000 1 0.24% 0.00% 2001 1 0.24% 0.00% 2002 1 0.24% 0.00% 2003 1 0.23% 0.00% 2004 1 0.23% 0.00% 2005 1 0.22% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.27 LIBYA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Libya 1995 - 2005

Year Libya % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 5.46% 0.00% 1996 12 5.64% 0.00% 1997 16 5.88% 0.00% 1998 19 6.01% 0.01% 1999 20 6.03% 0.00% 2000 21 6.01% 0.01% 2001 22 5.89% 0.00% 2002 23 5.76% 0.00% 2003 25 5.63% 0.00% 2004 26 5.51% 0.00% 2005 27 5.38% 0.01% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.28 MADAGASCAR Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Madagascar 1995 - 2005

Year Madagascar % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.64% 0.00% 1996 1 0.64% 0.00% 1997 2 0.66% 0.00% 1998 2 0.66% 0.00% 1999 2 0.65% 0.00% 2000 2 0.64% 0.00% 2001 2 0.64% 0.00% 2002 3 0.63% 0.00% 2003 3 0.63% 0.00% 2004 3 0.62% 0.00% 2005 3 0.62% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.29 MALAWI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Malawi 1995 - 2005

Year Malawi % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.47% 0.00% 1996 1 0.46% 0.00% 1997 1 0.45% 0.00% 1998 1 0.44% 0.00% 1999 1 0.42% 0.00% 2000 1 0.41% 0.00% 2001 2 0.41% 0.00% 2002 2 0.42% 0.00% 2003 2 0.43% 0.00% 2004 2 0.43% 0.00% 2005 2 0.44% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.30 MALI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Mali 1995 - 2005

Year Mali % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.57% 0.00% 1996 1 0.58% 0.00% 1997 2 0.59% 0.00% 1998 2 0.60% 0.00% 1999 2 0.59% 0.00% 2000 2 0.58% 0.00% 2001 2 0.58% 0.00% 2002 2 0.57% 0.00% 2003 2 0.56% 0.00% 2004 3 0.56% 0.00% 2005 3 0.55% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.31 MAURITANIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Mauritania 1995 - 2005

Year Mauritania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.24% 0.00% 1996 1 0.24% 0.00% 1997 1 0.24% 0.00% 1998 1 0.24% 0.00% 1999 1 0.24% 0.00% 2000 1 0.23% 0.00% 2001 1 0.23% 0.00% 2002 1 0.23% 0.00% 2003 1 0.23% 0.00% 2004 1 0.23% 0.00% 2005 1 0.23% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.32 MAURITIUS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Mauritius 1995 - 2005

Year Mauritius % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.54% 0.00% 1996 1 0.54% 0.00% 1997 1 0.56% 0.00% 1998 2 0.56% 0.00% 1999 2 0.55% 0.00% 2000 2 0.54% 0.00% 2001 2 0.54% 0.00% 2002 2 0.53% 0.00% 2003 2 0.53% 0.00% 2004 2 0.52% 0.00% 2005 3 0.52% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.33 MOROCCO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Morocco 1995 - 2005

Year Morocco % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 4.52% 0.00% 1996 10 4.73% 0.00% 1997 13 4.99% 0.00% 1998 16 5.15% 0.00% 1999 18 5.22% 0.00% 2000 19 5.24% 0.00% 2001 19 5.11% 0.00% 2002 20 4.95% 0.01% 2003 21 4.80% 0.00% 2004 22 4.65% 0.00% 2005 23 4.50% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.34 MOZAMBIQUE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Mozambique 1995 - 2005

Year Mozambique % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.31% 0.00% 1996 1 0.32% 0.00% 1997 1 0.34% 0.00% 1998 1 0.35% 0.00% 1999 1 0.35% 0.00% 2000 1 0.35% 0.00% 2001 1 0.34% 0.00% 2002 1 0.33% 0.00% 2003 1 0.32% 0.00% 2004 1 0.32% 0.00% 2005 2 0.31% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.35 NAMIBIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Namibia 1995 - 2005

Year Namibia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.40% 0.00% 1996 1 0.40% 0.00% 1997 1 0.40% 0.00% 1998 1 0.40% 0.00% 1999 1 0.38% 0.00% 2000 1 0.37% 0.00% 2001 1 0.37% 0.00% 2002 2 0.38% 0.00% 2003 2 0.38% 0.00% 2004 2 0.38% 0.00% 2005 2 0.39% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.36 NIGER Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Niger 1995 - 2005

Year Niger % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.59% 0.00% 1996 1 0.58% 0.00% 1997 2 0.59% 0.00% 1998 2 0.58% 0.00% 1999 2 0.56% 0.00% 2000 2 0.54% 0.00% 2001 2 0.54% 0.00% 2002 2 0.55% 0.00% 2003 2 0.55% 0.00% 2004 3 0.56% 0.00% 2005 3 0.56% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.37 NIGERIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Nigeria 1995 - 2005

Year Nigeria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 11 6.54% 0.00% 1996 15 6.64% 0.00% 1997 18 6.80% 0.00% 1998 22 6.83% 0.00% 1999 23 6.74% 0.00% 2000 24 6.65% 0.00% 2001 25 6.59% 0.00% 2002 27 6.53% 0.00% 2003 28 6.48% 0.00% 2004 30 6.42% 0.00% 2005 32 6.36% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.38 REPUBLIC OF CONGO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Republic of Congo 1995 - 2005

Year Republic of Congo % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.52% 0.00% 1996 1 0.53% 0.00% 1997 1 0.54% 0.00% 1998 2 0.54% 0.00% 1999 2 0.53% 0.00% 2000 2 0.52% 0.00% 2001 2 0.52% 0.00% 2002 2 0.51% 0.00% 2003 2 0.51% 0.00% 2004 2 0.51% 0.00% 2005 3 0.50% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.39 RWANDA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Rwanda 1995 - 2005

Year Rwanda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.42% 0.00% 1996 1 0.44% 0.00% 1997 1 0.46% 0.00% 1998 2 0.47% 0.00% 1999 2 0.48% 0.00% 2000 2 0.47% 0.00% 2001 2 0.46% 0.00% 2002 2 0.45% 0.00% 2003 2 0.44% 0.00% 2004 2 0.43% 0.00% 2005 2 0.42% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.40 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Sao Tome E Principe 1995 - 2005

Year Sao Tome E Principe % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.41 SENEGAL Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Senegal 1995 - 2005

Year Senegal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 1.31% 0.00% 1996 3 1.31% 0.00% 1997 4 1.32% 0.00% 1998 4 1.32% 0.00% 1999 4 1.29% 0.00% 2000 4 1.26% 0.00% 2001 5 1.26% 0.00% 2002 5 1.26% 0.00% 2003 5 1.26% 0.00% 2004 6 1.26% 0.00% 2005 6 1.26% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.42 SIERRA LEONE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Sierra Leone 1995 - 2005

Year Sierra Leone % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.24% 0.00% 1996 1 0.25% 0.00% 1997 1 0.26% 0.00% 1998 1 0.27% 0.00% 1999 1 0.27% 0.00% 2000 1 0.27% 0.00% 2001 1 0.27% 0.00% 2002 1 0.26% 0.00% 2003 1 0.25% 0.00% 2004 1 0.24% 0.00% 2005 1 0.24% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.43 SOMALIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Somalia 1995 - 2005

Year Somalia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.28% 0.00% 1996 1 0.29% 0.00% 1997 1 0.30% 0.00% 1998 1 0.30% 0.00% 1999 1 0.30% 0.00% 2000 1 0.29% 0.00% 2001 1 0.29% 0.00% 2002 1 0.29% 0.00% 2003 1 0.28% 0.00% 2004 1 0.28% 0.00% 2005 1 0.28% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.44 SOUTH AFRICA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): South Africa 1995 - 2005

Year South Africa % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 45 25.94% 0.00% 1996 54 24.85% 0.00% 1997 61 23.06% 0.00% 1998 71 22.67% 0.00% 1999 79 23.59% 0.00% 2000 87 24.65% 0.00% 2001 96 25.37% 0.00% 2002 106 26.03% 0.00% 2003 116 26.70% 0.00% 2004 128 27.38% 0.00% 2005 141 28.07% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.45 SUDAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Sudan 1995 - 2005

Year Sudan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 2.12% 0.00% 1996 5 2.19% 0.00% 1997 6 2.28% 0.00% 1998 7 2.33% 0.00% 1999 8 2.33% 0.00% 2000 8 2.32% 0.00% 2001 9 2.28% 0.00% 2002 9 2.23% 0.00% 2003 10 2.18% 0.00% 2004 10 2.14% 0.00% 2005 10 2.09% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.46 SWAZILAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Swaziland 1995 - 2005

Year Swaziland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.19% 0.00% 1996 0 0.19% 0.00% 1997 1 0.19% 0.00% 1998 1 0.19% 0.00% 1999 1 0.19% 0.00% 2000 1 0.19% 0.00% 2001 1 0.19% 0.00% 2002 1 0.19% 0.00% 2003 1 0.18% 0.00% 2004 1 0.18% 0.00% 2005 1 0.18% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.47 TANZANIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Tanzania 1995 - 2005

Year Tanzania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 1.44% 0.00% 1996 3 1.46% 0.00% 1997 4 1.49% 0.00% 1998 5 1.50% 0.00% 1999 5 1.48% 0.00% 2000 5 1.46% 0.00% 2001 5 1.44% 0.00% 2002 6 1.43% 0.00% 2003 6 1.42% 0.00% 2004 7 1.41% 0.00% 2005 7 1.39% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.48 THE GAMBIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): The Gambia 1995 - 2005

Year The Gambia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.06% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.07% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.49 TOGO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Togo 1995 - 2005

Year Togo % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.35% 0.00% 1996 1 0.35% 0.00% 1997 1 0.35% 0.00% 1998 1 0.35% 0.00% 1999 1 0.34% 0.00% 2000 1 0.33% 0.00% 2001 1 0.33% 0.00% 2002 1 0.33% 0.00% 2003 1 0.33% 0.00% 2004 2 0.33% 0.00% 2005 2 0.34% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.50 TUNISIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Tunisia 1995 - 2005

Year Tunisia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 3.07% 0.00% 1996 7 3.08% 0.00% 1997 8 3.12% 0.00% 1998 10 3.10% 0.00% 1999 10 3.04% 0.00% 2000 11 2.97% 0.00% 2001 11 2.96% 0.00% 2002 12 2.96% 0.00% 2003 13 2.96% 0.00% 2004 14 2.96% 0.00% 2005 15 2.96% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.51 UGANDA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Uganda 1995 - 2005

Year Uganda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 1.33% 0.00% 1996 3 1.32% 0.00% 1997 3 1.32% 0.00% 1998 4 1.29% 0.00% 1999 4 1.25% 0.00% 2000 4 1.22% 0.00% 2001 5 1.22% 0.00% 2002 5 1.23% 0.00% 2003 5 1.24% 0.00% 2004 6 1.25% 0.00% 2005 6 1.27% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




2.52 ZAMBIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Zambia 1995 - 2005

Year Zambia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.68% 0.00% 1996 2 0.70% 0.00% 1997 2 0.73% 0.00% 1998 2 0.74% 0.00% 1999 3 0.74% 0.00% 2000 3 0.74% 0.00% 2001 3 0.73% 0.00% 2002 3 0.71% 0.00% 2003 3 0.70% 0.00% 2004 3 0.68% 0.00% 2005 3 0.67% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


2.53 ZIMBABWE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Zimbabwe 1995 - 2005

Year Zimbabwe % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 1.19% 0.00% 1996 3 1.23% 0.00% 1997 3 1.29% 0.00% 1998 4 1.32% 0.00% 1999 4 1.33% 0.00% 2000 5 1.33% 0.00% 2001 5 1.30% 0.00% 2002 5 1.27% 0.00% 2003 5 1.24% 0.00% 2004 6 1.21% 0.00% 2005 6 1.17% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3 ASIA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

3.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Asia (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Asia _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Japan 38,273 96.88% China 238 0.60% India 210 0.53% South Korea 190 0.48% Taiwan 142 0.35% Indonesia 108 0.27% Thailand 74 0.18% Hong Kong 60 0.15% Malaysia 39 0.00% Philippines 38 0.00% Singapore 30 0.00% Burma 26 0.00% North Korea 21 0.00% Bangladesh 17 0.00% Vietnam 12 0.03% Sri Lanka 6 0.00% Brunei 6 0.00% Papua New Guinea 3 0.00% Mongolia 3 0.00% Nepal 3 0.00% Cambodia 2 0.00% Macau 2 0.00% Laos 1 0.00% Seychelles 0 0.00% Bhutan 0 0.00% Other 0 0.53% Total 39,502 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Asia (million US $): 2000

Japan

ChinaIndiaSouth Korea

Other

The Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Asia: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 37,714.90 26.59 1996 38,110.50 26.62 1997 38,412.08 26.68 1998 38,744.24 26.73 1999 39,108.45 26.77 2000 39,502.29 26.77 2001 40,006.06 26.61 2002 40,541.48 26.43 2003 41,093.77 26.25 2004 41,664.21 26.06 2005 42,254.20 25.88 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.2 BANGLADESH Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bangladesh 1995 - 2005

Year Bangladesh % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 0.00% 0.00% 1996 11 0.00% 0.00% 1997 13 0.00% 0.00% 1998 16 0.00% 0.00% 1999 16 0.00% 0.00% 2000 17 0.00% 0.00% 2001 18 0.00% 0.00% 2002 19 0.00% 0.00% 2003 20 0.00% 0.00% 2004 22 0.00% 0.00% 2005 24 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.3 BHUTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bhutan 1995 - 2005

Year Bhutan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.4 BRUNEI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Brunei 1995 - 2005

Year Brunei % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 4 0.00% 0.00% 1998 5 0.00% 0.00% 1999 5 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 6 0.00% 0.00% 2002 6 0.01% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 7 0.00% 0.00% 2005 7 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.5 BURMA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Burma 1995 - 2005

Year Burma % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 0.00% 0.00% 1996 17 0.00% 0.00% 1997 21 0.00% 0.00% 1998 25 0.00% 0.00% 1999 25 0.00% 0.00% 2000 26 0.00% 0.00% 2001 28 0.00% 0.01% 2002 30 0.00% 0.00% 2003 33 0.00% 0.00% 2004 35 0.08% 0.00% 2005 38 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.6 CAMBODIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Cambodia 1995 - 2005

Year Cambodia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.7 CHINA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): China 1995 - 2005

Year China % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 204 0.54% 0.14% 1996 222 0.58% 0.15% 1997 209 0.54% 0.14% 1998 200 0.51% 0.13% 1999 216 0.55% 0.14% 2000 238 0.60% 0.16% 2001 262 0.65% 0.17% 2002 288 0.70% 0.18% 2003 316 0.76% 0.20% 2004 348 0.83% 0.21% 2005 383 0.90% 0.23% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.8 HONG KONG Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Hong Kong 1995 - 2005

Year Hong Kong % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 16 0.00% 0.01% 1996 24 0.00% 0.01% 1997 34 0.00% 0.00% 1998 48 0.12% 0.00% 1999 54 0.13% 0.00% 2000 60 0.15% 0.00% 2001 66 0.16% 0.00% 2002 72 0.17% 0.00% 2003 80 0.19% 0.00% 2004 88 0.21% 0.00% 2005 96 0.22% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.9 INDIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): India 1995 - 2005

Year India % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 175 0.46% 0.12% 1996 192 0.50% 0.13% 1997 182 0.47% 0.12% 1998 177 0.45% 0.12% 1999 191 0.48% 0.13% 2000 210 0.53% 0.14% 2001 231 0.57% 0.15% 2002 255 0.62% 0.16% 2003 280 0.68% 0.17% 2004 308 0.73% 0.19% 2005 339 0.80% 0.20% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.10 INDONESIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Indonesia 1995 - 2005

Year Indonesia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 67 0.17% 0.00% 1996 77 0.20% 0.00% 1997 81 0.21% 0.00% 1998 89 0.22% 0.00% 1999 98 0.25% 0.00% 2000 108 0.27% 0.00% 2001 119 0.29% 0.00% 2002 130 0.32% 0.00% 2003 143 0.34% 0.09% 2004 158 0.37% 0.00% 2005 174 0.41% 0.10% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.11 JAPAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Japan 1995 - 2005

Year Japan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 36,857 97.72% 25.98% 1996 37,135 97.44% 25.93% 1997 37,416 97.40% 25.98% 1998 37,698 97.29% 26.00% 1999 37,978 97.10% 25.99% 2000 38,273 96.88% 25.93% 2001 38,660 96.63% 25.71% 2002 39,066 96.36% 25.46% 2003 39,477 96.06% 25.21% 2004 39,891 95.74% 24.95% 2005 40,310 95.39% 24.68% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.12 LAOS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Laos 1995 - 2005

Year Laos % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.13 MACAU Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Macau 1995 - 2005

Year Macau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.14 MALAYSIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Malaysia 1995 - 2005

Year Malaysia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 22 0.00% 0.01% 1996 27 0.00% 0.00% 1997 33 0.00% 0.00% 1998 38 0.00% 0.00% 1999 39 0.09% 0.02% 2000 39 0.00% 0.00% 2001 43 0.10% 0.00% 2002 46 0.11% 0.00% 2003 51 0.12% 0.00% 2004 55 0.13% 0.00% 2005 60 0.14% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.15 MALDIVES Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Maldives 1995 - 2005

Year Maldives % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.16 MONGOLIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Mongolia 1995 - 2005

Year Mongolia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.17 NEPAL Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Nepal 1995 - 2005

Year Nepal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.18 NORTH KOREA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): North Korea 1995 - 2005

Year North Korea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 0.00% 0.00% 1996 12 0.00% 0.00% 1997 15 0.00% 0.00% 1998 19 0.00% 0.00% 1999 20 0.00% 0.01% 2000 21 0.00% 0.01% 2001 22 0.00% 0.00% 2002 23 0.00% 0.00% 2003 24 0.00% 0.00% 2004 25 0.00% 0.00% 2005 26 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.19 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Papua New Guinea 1995 - 2005

Year Papua New Guinea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.20 PHILIPPINES Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Philippines 1995 - 2005

Year Philippines % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 20 0.05% 0.00% 1996 25 0.00% 0.00% 1997 30 0.00% 0.00% 1998 36 0.00% 0.00% 1999 37 0.00% 0.02% 2000 38 0.00% 0.00% 2001 41 0.10% 0.02% 2002 44 0.10% 0.00% 2003 47 0.11% 0.00% 2004 50 0.12% 0.00% 2005 54 0.12% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.21 SEYCHELLES Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Seychelles 1995 - 2005

Year Seychelles % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.22 SINGAPORE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Singapore 1995 - 2005

Year Singapore % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 16 0.04% 0.00% 1996 20 0.00% 0.01% 1997 25 0.00% 0.00% 1998 29 0.00% 0.00% 1999 29 0.07% 0.00% 2000 30 0.00% 0.00% 2001 32 0.00% 0.00% 2002 35 0.00% 0.00% 2003 38 0.00% 0.00% 2004 41 0.00% 0.00% 2005 45 0.10% 0.02% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.23 SOUTH KOREA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): South Korea 1995 - 2005

Year South Korea % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 154 0.40% 0.10% 1996 169 0.44% 0.11% 1997 162 0.42% 0.11% 1998 159 0.41% 0.10% 1999 173 0.44% 0.11% 2000 190 0.48% 0.12% 2001 209 0.52% 0.13% 2002 230 0.56% 0.14% 2003 253 0.61% 0.16% 2004 278 0.66% 0.17% 2005 306 0.72% 0.18% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.24 SRI LANKA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Sri Lanka 1995 - 2005

Year Sri Lanka % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.00% 0.00% 1997 5 0.00% 0.00% 1998 5 0.00% 0.00% 1999 6 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 6 0.00% 0.00% 2002 7 0.01% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 8 0.00% 0.00% 2005 8 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.25 TAIWAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Taiwan 1995 - 2005

Year Taiwan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 103 0.27% 0.00% 1996 115 0.30% 0.00% 1997 115 0.29% 0.00% 1998 118 0.30% 0.00% 1999 129 0.32% 0.00% 2000 142 0.35% 0.00% 2001 156 0.39% 0.10% 2002 172 0.42% 0.11% 2003 189 0.45% 0.12% 2004 208 0.49% 0.13% 2005 229 0.54% 0.14% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




3.26 THAILAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Thailand 1995 - 2005

Year Thailand % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 31 0.08% 0.02% 1996 39 0.10% 0.00% 1997 47 0.12% 0.00% 1998 60 0.15% 0.00% 1999 67 0.17% 0.00% 2000 74 0.18% 0.00% 2001 81 0.20% 0.00% 2002 89 0.21% 0.00% 2003 98 0.23% 0.06% 2004 108 0.25% 0.00% 2005 118 0.28% 0.07% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


3.27 VIETNAM Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Vietnam 1995 - 2005

Year Vietnam % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 0.00% 0.00% 1996 8 0.00% 0.00% 1997 10 0.02% 0.00% 1998 12 0.00% 0.00% 1999 12 0.03% 0.00% 2000 12 0.03% 0.00% 2001 13 0.00% 0.00% 2002 14 0.00% 0.00% 2003 15 0.00% 0.00% 2004 17 0.00% 0.01% 2005 18 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4 EUROPE: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

4.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Europe (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Europe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Germany 20,613 60.71% France 10,439 30.74% Italy 265 0.78% United Kingdom 258 0.76% Russia 251 0.74% Spain 231 0.68% Netherlands 183 0.53% Ukraine 176 0.51% Switzerland 169 0.49% Sweden 149 0.43% Belgium 135 0.39% Norway 128 0.37% Poland 121 0.35% Austria 115 0.33% Finland 94 0.27% Denmark 80 0.23% Portugal 67 0.19% Greece 53 0.15% Romania 49 0.14% Czech Republic 47 0.13% Kazakhstan 41 0.11% Belarus 38 0.11% Hungary 33 0.00% Ireland 27 0.00% Slovakia 20 0.00% Other 163 0.85% Total 33,947 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Europe (million US $): 2000

Germany

France

ItalyUnited Kingdom

Other

The Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Europe: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 30,438.29 21.46 1996 31,234.70 21.82 1997 31,777.14 22.07 1998 32,398.90 22.35 1999 33,150.36 22.69 2000 33,949.41 23.01 2001 34,791.86 23.15 2002 35,673.62 23.26 2003 36,596.21 23.37 2004 37,562.85 23.50 2005 38,577.01 23.63 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.2 ALBANIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Albania 1995 - 2005

Year Albania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.3 ANDORRA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Andorra 1995 - 2005

Year Andorra % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.4 AUSTRIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Austria 1995 - 2005

Year Austria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 74 0.24% 0.00% 1996 85 0.27% 0.05% 1997 88 0.27% 0.06% 1998 95 0.29% 0.00% 1999 104 0.31% 0.00% 2000 115 0.33% 0.00% 2001 126 0.36% 0.00% 2002 139 0.38% 0.00% 2003 153 0.41% 0.00% 2004 168 0.44% 0.10% 2005 185 0.47% 0.11% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.5 BELARUS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Belarus 1995 - 2005

Year Belarus % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 15 0.00% 0.01% 1996 21 0.00% 0.00% 1997 26 0.00% 0.00% 1998 33 0.10% 0.00% 1999 36 0.10% 0.00% 2000 38 0.11% 0.00% 2001 39 0.11% 0.00% 2002 40 0.11% 0.00% 2003 42 0.11% 0.00% 2004 43 0.11% 0.00% 2005 45 0.11% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.6 BELGIUM Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Belgium 1995 - 2005

Year Belgium % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 96 0.31% 0.00% 1996 108 0.34% 0.00% 1997 108 0.34% 0.00% 1998 112 0.34% 0.00% 1999 123 0.37% 0.00% 2000 135 0.39% 0.00% 2001 149 0.42% 0.00% 2002 163 0.45% 0.10% 2003 180 0.49% 0.11% 2004 198 0.52% 0.12% 2005 218 0.56% 0.13% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.7 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995 - 2005

Year Bosnia and Herzegovina % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 5 0.00% 0.00% 1997 6 0.00% 0.00% 1998 7 0.00% 0.00% 1999 7 0.00% 0.00% 2000 8 0.00% 0.00% 2001 8 0.00% 0.00% 2002 9 0.00% 0.00% 2003 9 0.00% 0.00% 2004 9 0.00% 0.00% 2005 10 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.8 BULGARIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bulgaria 1995 - 2005

Year Bulgaria % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 10 0.00% 0.00% 1996 12 0.00% 0.00% 1997 15 0.04% 0.00% 1998 18 0.00% 0.00% 1999 19 0.05% 0.00% 2000 20 0.00% 0.00% 2001 21 0.00% 0.00% 2002 23 0.06% 0.00% 2003 24 0.00% 0.00% 2004 26 0.00% 0.00% 2005 27 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.9 CROATIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Croatia 1995 - 2005

Year Croatia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 0.00% 0.00% 1996 11 0.00% 0.00% 1997 14 0.00% 0.00% 1998 17 0.00% 0.00% 1999 18 0.00% 0.00% 2000 19 0.05% 0.00% 2001 20 0.00% 0.00% 2002 21 0.00% 0.00% 2003 22 0.00% 0.00% 2004 24 0.00% 0.00% 2005 25 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.10 CYPRUS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Cyprus 1995 - 2005

Year Cyprus % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 4 0.00% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.00% 2003 5 0.00% 0.00% 2004 5 0.00% 0.00% 2005 6 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.11 CZECH REPUBLIC Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Czech Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Czech Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 24 0.00% 0.00% 1996 30 0.00% 0.00% 1997 37 0.11% 0.00% 1998 43 0.13% 0.02% 1999 45 0.13% 0.03% 2000 47 0.13% 0.00% 2001 50 0.14% 0.00% 2002 53 0.14% 0.00% 2003 57 0.15% 0.00% 2004 62 0.16% 0.00% 2005 66 0.17% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.12 DENMARK Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Denmark 1995 - 2005

Year Denmark % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 38 0.12% 0.00% 1996 47 0.14% 0.00% 1997 54 0.17% 0.00% 1998 66 0.20% 0.00% 1999 73 0.22% 0.00% 2000 80 0.23% 0.05% 2001 88 0.25% 0.00% 2002 97 0.27% 0.00% 2003 107 0.29% 0.00% 2004 118 0.31% 0.00% 2005 129 0.33% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.13 ESTONIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Estonia 1995 - 2005

Year Estonia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.00% 0.00% 1997 5 0.00% 0.00% 1998 6 0.00% 0.00% 1999 6 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 6 0.00% 0.00% 2002 7 0.01% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 8 0.00% 0.00% 2005 9 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.14 FINLAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Finland 1995 - 2005

Year Finland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 52 0.17% 0.00% 1996 62 0.19% 0.00% 1997 68 0.21% 0.00% 1998 77 0.23% 0.00% 1999 86 0.25% 0.00% 2000 94 0.27% 0.00% 2001 103 0.29% 0.06% 2002 114 0.31% 0.00% 2003 125 0.34% 0.00% 2004 138 0.36% 0.00% 2005 152 0.39% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.15 FRANCE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): France 1995 - 2005

Year France % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9,535 31.32% 6.72% 1996 9,717 31.10% 6.78% 1997 9,884 31.10% 6.86% 1998 10,057 31.04% 6.93% 1999 10,245 30.90% 7.01% 2000 10,439 30.74% 7.07% 2001 10,638 30.57% 7.07% 2002 10,841 30.39% 7.06% 2003 11,050 30.19% 7.05% 2004 11,263 29.98% 7.04% 2005 11,482 29.76% 7.03% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.16 GEORGIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Georgia 1995 - 2005

Year Georgia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.00% 1996 8 0.00% 0.00% 1997 11 0.00% 0.00% 1998 13 0.00% 0.00% 1999 14 0.00% 0.00% 2000 15 0.00% 0.00% 2001 16 0.00% 0.00% 2002 16 0.00% 0.00% 2003 17 0.04% 0.00% 2004 17 0.04% 0.00% 2005 18 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.17 GERMANY Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Germany 1995 - 2005

Year Germany % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 18,836 61.88% 13.27% 1996 19,181 61.41% 13.39% 1997 19,533 61.46% 13.56% 1998 19,890 61.39% 13.72% 1999 20,249 61.08% 13.85% 2000 20,613 60.71% 13.97% 2001 20,984 60.31% 13.96% 2002 21,362 59.88% 13.92% 2003 21,747 59.42% 13.88% 2004 22,138 58.93% 13.84% 2005 22,537 58.41% 13.80% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.18 GREECE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Greece 1995 - 2005

Year Greece % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 9 0.00% 0.00% 1996 16 0.00% 0.00% 1997 27 0.00% 0.00% 1998 42 0.13% 0.00% 1999 48 0.14% 0.00% 2000 53 0.15% 0.00% 2001 58 0.16% 0.03% 2002 64 0.17% 0.00% 2003 71 0.19% 0.00% 2004 78 0.20% 0.00% 2005 85 0.22% 0.05% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.19 HUNGARY Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Hungary 1995 - 2005

Year Hungary % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 19 0.00% 0.00% 1996 23 0.00% 0.00% 1997 28 0.00% 0.00% 1998 32 0.00% 0.00% 1999 33 0.00% 0.00% 2000 33 0.00% 0.00% 2001 36 0.10% 0.00% 2002 39 0.11% 0.00% 2003 43 0.11% 0.00% 2004 47 0.12% 0.02% 2005 51 0.13% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.20 ICELAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Iceland 1995 - 2005

Year Iceland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 4 0.00% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 4 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.00% 2003 5 0.00% 0.00% 2004 5 0.00% 0.00% 2005 6 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.21 IRELAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Ireland 1995 - 2005

Year Ireland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 0.00% 0.00% 1996 18 0.00% 0.00% 1997 21 0.00% 0.00% 1998 25 0.00% 0.00% 1999 26 0.00% 0.00% 2000 27 0.00% 0.00% 2001 29 0.00% 0.00% 2002 31 0.00% 0.00% 2003 33 0.00% 0.00% 2004 36 0.00% 0.00% 2005 39 0.10% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.22 ITALY Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Italy 1995 - 2005

Year Italy % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 233 0.76% 0.16% 1996 253 0.80% 0.17% 1997 236 0.74% 0.16% 1998 224 0.69% 0.15% 1999 241 0.72% 0.16% 2000 265 0.78% 0.17% 2001 292 0.83% 0.19% 2002 321 0.89% 0.20% 2003 353 0.96% 0.22% 2004 388 1.03% 0.24% 2005 427 1.10% 0.26% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.23 KAZAKHSTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Kazakhstan 1995 - 2005

Year Kazakhstan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 17 0.00% 0.00% 1996 22 0.00% 0.00% 1997 28 0.00% 0.00% 1998 35 0.10% 0.00% 1999 38 0.11% 0.00% 2000 41 0.11% 0.00% 2001 42 0.12% 0.00% 2002 44 0.12% 0.00% 2003 45 0.12% 0.00% 2004 47 0.12% 0.00% 2005 48 0.12% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.24 LATVIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Latvia 1995 - 2005

Year Latvia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.00% 1996 6 0.00% 0.00% 1997 8 0.00% 0.00% 1998 9 0.00% 0.00% 1999 10 0.00% 0.00% 2000 11 0.00% 0.00% 2001 11 0.00% 0.00% 2002 12 0.00% 0.00% 2003 12 0.00% 0.00% 2004 13 0.03% 0.00% 2005 13 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.25 LIECHTENSTEIN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Liechtenstein 1995 - 2005

Year Liechtenstein % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.26 LITHUANIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Lithuania 1995 - 2005

Year Lithuania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 6 0.00% 0.00% 1996 8 0.00% 0.00% 1997 10 0.00% 0.00% 1998 12 0.00% 0.00% 1999 13 0.00% 0.00% 2000 14 0.00% 0.00% 2001 14 0.00% 0.00% 2002 15 0.00% 0.00% 2003 16 0.00% 0.00% 2004 17 0.00% 0.00% 2005 18 0.04% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.27 LUXEMBOURG Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Luxembourg 1995 - 2005

Year Luxembourg % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.00% 0.00% 1996 5 0.00% 0.00% 1997 6 0.00% 0.00% 1998 7 0.00% 0.00% 1999 7 0.00% 0.00% 2000 7 0.00% 0.00% 2001 8 0.00% 0.00% 2002 8 0.00% 0.00% 2003 9 0.00% 0.00% 2004 9 0.00% 0.00% 2005 10 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.28 MACEDONIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Macedonia 1995 - 2005

Year Macedonia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 3 0.00% 0.00% 1997 3 0.00% 0.00% 1998 4 0.00% 0.00% 1999 4 0.00% 0.00% 2000 4 0.00% 0.00% 2001 5 0.00% 0.00% 2002 5 0.00% 0.00% 2003 5 0.00% 0.00% 2004 6 0.00% 0.00% 2005 6 0.01% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.29 MALTA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Malta 1995 - 2005

Year Malta % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.30 MOLDOVA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Moldova 1995 - 2005

Year Moldova % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.00% 0.00% 1996 6 0.00% 0.00% 1997 8 0.00% 0.00% 1998 10 0.00% 0.00% 1999 10 0.00% 0.00% 2000 11 0.00% 0.00% 2001 11 0.00% 0.00% 2002 12 0.00% 0.00% 2003 12 0.00% 0.00% 2004 13 0.00% 0.00% 2005 14 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.31 MONACO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Monaco 1995 - 2005

Year Monaco % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.32 NETHERLANDS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Netherlands 1995 - 2005

Year Netherlands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 146 0.48% 0.10% 1996 161 0.51% 0.11% 1997 155 0.48% 0.10% 1998 153 0.47% 0.10% 1999 166 0.50% 0.11% 2000 183 0.53% 0.12% 2001 201 0.57% 0.13% 2002 221 0.62% 0.14% 2003 244 0.66% 0.15% 2004 268 0.71% 0.16% 2005 295 0.76% 0.18% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.33 NORWAY Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Norway 1995 - 2005

Year Norway % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 88 0.29% 0.00% 1996 100 0.32% 0.00% 1997 101 0.31% 0.07% 1998 107 0.32% 0.00% 1999 117 0.35% 0.00% 2000 128 0.37% 0.00% 2001 141 0.40% 0.09% 2002 155 0.43% 0.10% 2003 171 0.46% 0.10% 2004 188 0.50% 0.11% 2005 207 0.53% 0.12% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.34 POLAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Poland 1995 - 2005

Year Poland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 81 0.26% 0.00% 1996 93 0.29% 0.00% 1997 95 0.29% 0.00% 1998 101 0.31% 0.00% 1999 110 0.33% 0.07% 2000 121 0.35% 0.00% 2001 134 0.38% 0.00% 2002 147 0.41% 0.00% 2003 162 0.44% 0.10% 2004 178 0.47% 0.11% 2005 196 0.50% 0.11% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.35 PORTUGAL Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Portugal 1995 - 2005

Year Portugal % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 23 0.00% 0.00% 1996 31 0.10% 0.00% 1997 41 0.12% 0.00% 1998 54 0.16% 0.00% 1999 61 0.18% 0.00% 2000 67 0.19% 0.00% 2001 73 0.21% 0.00% 2002 81 0.22% 0.00% 2003 89 0.24% 0.00% 2004 98 0.26% 0.00% 2005 107 0.27% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.36 ROMANIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Romania 1995 - 2005

Year Romania % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 25 0.00% 0.00% 1996 32 0.10% 0.00% 1997 39 0.12% 0.00% 1998 46 0.14% 0.00% 1999 48 0.14% 0.03% 2000 49 0.14% 0.00% 2001 52 0.15% 0.00% 2002 56 0.15% 0.03% 2003 61 0.16% 0.00% 2004 65 0.17% 0.00% 2005 70 0.18% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.37 RUSSIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Russia 1995 - 2005

Year Russia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 219 0.71% 0.15% 1996 238 0.76% 0.16% 1997 223 0.70% 0.15% 1998 212 0.65% 0.14% 1999 229 0.68% 0.15% 2000 251 0.74% 0.17% 2001 277 0.79% 0.18% 2002 304 0.85% 0.19% 2003 335 0.91% 0.21% 2004 368 0.97% 0.23% 2005 405 1.04% 0.24% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.38 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Serbia and Montenegro 1995 - 2005

Year Serbia and Montenegro % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 10 0.00% 0.00% 1996 12 0.00% 0.00% 1997 15 0.00% 0.00% 1998 18 0.00% 0.00% 1999 19 0.00% 0.00% 2000 20 0.05% 0.00% 2001 21 0.00% 0.00% 2002 22 0.00% 0.00% 2003 24 0.00% 0.00% 2004 25 0.00% 0.00% 2005 27 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.39 SLOVAKIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Slovakia 1995 - 2005

Year Slovakia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 11 0.00% 0.00% 1996 13 0.00% 0.00% 1997 16 0.00% 0.00% 1998 19 0.00% 0.00% 1999 20 0.00% 0.00% 2000 20 0.00% 0.00% 2001 22 0.00% 0.00% 2002 24 0.00% 0.00% 2003 25 0.00% 0.00% 2004 27 0.00% 0.00% 2005 30 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.40 SLOVENIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Slovenia 1995 - 2005

Year Slovenia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 0.00% 0.00% 1996 10 0.03% 0.00% 1997 12 0.00% 0.00% 1998 14 0.00% 0.00% 1999 14 0.00% 0.00% 2000 15 0.00% 0.00% 2001 16 0.00% 0.00% 2002 17 0.00% 0.00% 2003 18 0.00% 0.00% 2004 20 0.00% 0.00% 2005 21 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.41 SPAIN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Spain 1995 - 2005

Year Spain % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 197 0.64% 0.13% 1996 215 0.68% 0.14% 1997 202 0.63% 0.14% 1998 194 0.59% 0.13% 1999 210 0.63% 0.14% 2000 231 0.68% 0.15% 2001 254 0.72% 0.16% 2002 279 0.78% 0.18% 2003 307 0.83% 0.19% 2004 338 0.89% 0.21% 2005 372 0.96% 0.22% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.42 SWEDEN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Sweden 1995 - 2005

Year Sweden % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 110 0.36% 0.00% 1996 123 0.39% 0.00% 1997 122 0.38% 0.00% 1998 124 0.38% 0.00% 1999 135 0.40% 0.00% 2000 149 0.43% 0.10% 2001 164 0.47% 0.10% 2002 180 0.50% 0.11% 2003 198 0.54% 0.12% 2004 218 0.57% 0.13% 2005 240 0.62% 0.14% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.43 SWITZERLAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Switzerland 1995 - 2005

Year Switzerland % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 132 0.43% 0.09% 1996 146 0.46% 0.10% 1997 142 0.44% 0.00% 1998 142 0.43% 0.00% 1999 154 0.46% 0.10% 2000 169 0.49% 0.11% 2001 186 0.53% 0.12% 2002 205 0.57% 0.13% 2003 225 0.61% 0.14% 2004 248 0.65% 0.15% 2005 273 0.70% 0.16% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




4.44 UKRAINE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Ukraine 1995 - 2005

Year Ukraine % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 139 0.45% 0.00% 1996 154 0.49% 0.10% 1997 148 0.46% 0.10% 1998 148 0.45% 0.10% 1999 160 0.48% 0.10% 2000 176 0.51% 0.11% 2001 194 0.55% 0.12% 2002 213 0.59% 0.13% 2003 234 0.64% 0.14% 2004 258 0.68% 0.16% 2005 284 0.73% 0.17% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


4.45 UNITED KINGDOM Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): United Kingdom 1995 - 2005

Year United Kingdom % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 226 0.74% 0.15% 1996 245 0.78% 0.17% 1997 229 0.72% 0.15% 1998 218 0.67% 0.15% 1999 235 0.70% 0.16% 2000 258 0.76% 0.17% 2001 284 0.81% 0.18% 2002 312 0.87% 0.20% 2003 344 0.93% 0.21% 2004 378 1.00% 0.23% 2005 416 1.07% 0.25% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5 LATIN AMERICA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

5.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Latin America (million US $):

2000 Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Latin America _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Brazil 224 28.81% Mexico 204 26.18% Argentina 162 20.90% Venezuela 49 6.25% Colombia 34 4.37% Chile 24 3.02% Peru 22 2.86% Guatemala 9 1.19% Ecuador 8 1.05% Panama 8 0.96% Uruguay 7 0.91% Paraguay 5 0.65% El Salvador 5 0.58% Costa Rica 4 0.57% Bolivia 4 0.54% Honduras 4 0.53% Nicaragua 2 0.29% Suriname 1 0.13% Belize 0 0.00% Guyana 0 0.00% Total 777 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Latin America (million US $): 2000

Brazil

Mexico

Argentina

Venezuela

Other

The Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Latin America: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 576.98 0.41 1996 649.21 0.45 1997 652.40 0.45 1998 669.02 0.46 1999 718.10 0.49 2000 777.41 0.53 2001 848.64 0.56 2002 927.68 0.60 2003 1,014.23 0.65 2004 1,109.02 0.69 2005 1,212.85 0.74 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.2 ARGENTINA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Argentina 1995 - 2005

Year Argentina % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 125 21.60% 0.00% 1996 138 21.30% 0.00% 1997 135 20.69% 0.00% 1998 136 20.29% 0.00% 1999 148 20.56% 0.10% 2000 162 20.90% 0.11% 2001 179 21.06% 0.11% 2002 197 21.19% 0.12% 2003 216 21.32% 0.13% 2004 238 21.45% 0.14% 2005 262 21.57% 0.16% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.3 BELIZE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Belize 1995 - 2005

Year Belize % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.03% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.4 BOLIVIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bolivia 1995 - 2005

Year Bolivia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.36% 0.00% 1996 3 0.40% 0.00% 1997 3 0.50% 0.00% 1998 4 0.58% 0.00% 1999 4 0.56% 0.00% 2000 4 0.54% 0.00% 2001 4 0.52% 0.00% 2002 5 0.51% 0.00% 2003 5 0.50% 0.00% 2004 5 0.49% 0.00% 2005 6 0.48% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.5 BRAZIL Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Brazil 1995 - 2005

Year Brazil % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 190 32.89% 0.13% 1996 207 31.89% 0.14% 1997 196 29.98% 0.13% 1998 188 28.17% 0.13% 1999 204 28.36% 0.13% 2000 224 28.81% 0.15% 2001 246 29.04% 0.16% 2002 271 29.22% 0.17% 2003 298 29.40% 0.19% 2004 328 29.57% 0.20% 2005 361 29.75% 0.22% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.6 CHILE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Chile 1995 - 2005

Year Chile % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 13 2.23% 0.00% 1996 16 2.47% 0.00% 1997 19 2.95% 0.00% 1998 22 3.35% 0.00% 1999 23 3.21% 0.00% 2000 24 3.02% 0.00% 2001 25 2.98% 0.00% 2002 28 2.96% 0.00% 2003 30 2.95% 0.00% 2004 33 2.93% 0.00% 2005 35 2.91% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.7 COLOMBIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Colombia 1995 - 2005

Year Colombia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 18 3.05% 0.00% 1996 22 3.42% 0.00% 1997 27 4.13% 0.00% 1998 32 4.76% 0.00% 1999 33 4.61% 0.00% 2000 34 4.37% 0.00% 2001 36 4.28% 0.00% 2002 39 4.22% 0.00% 2003 42 4.15% 0.00% 2004 45 4.08% 0.00% 2005 49 4.02% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.8 COSTA RICA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Costa Rica 1995 - 2005

Year Costa Rica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.37% 0.00% 1996 3 0.42% 0.00% 1997 3 0.52% 0.00% 1998 4 0.61% 0.00% 1999 4 0.60% 0.00% 2000 4 0.57% 0.00% 2001 5 0.56% 0.00% 2002 5 0.54% 0.00% 2003 5 0.52% 0.00% 2004 6 0.51% 0.00% 2005 6 0.49% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.9 ECUADOR Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Ecuador 1995 - 2005

Year Ecuador % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.68% 0.00% 1996 5 0.77% 0.00% 1997 6 0.95% 0.00% 1998 8 1.12% 0.00% 1999 8 1.10% 0.00% 2000 8 1.05% 0.00% 2001 9 1.02% 0.00% 2002 9 0.99% 0.00% 2003 10 0.96% 0.00% 2004 10 0.94% 0.00% 2005 11 0.91% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.10 EL SALVADOR Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): El Salvador 1995 - 2005

Year El Salvador % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.41% 0.00% 1996 3 0.45% 0.00% 1997 4 0.55% 0.00% 1998 4 0.63% 0.00% 1999 4 0.61% 0.00% 2000 5 0.58% 0.00% 2001 5 0.56% 0.00% 2002 5 0.56% 0.00% 2003 6 0.55% 0.00% 2004 6 0.54% 0.00% 2005 7 0.54% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.11 GUATEMALA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Guatemala 1995 - 2005

Year Guatemala % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.82% 0.00% 1996 6 0.92% 0.00% 1997 7 1.12% 0.00% 1998 9 1.29% 0.00% 1999 9 1.25% 0.00% 2000 9 1.19% 0.00% 2001 10 1.16% 0.00% 2002 11 1.14% 0.00% 2003 11 1.12% 0.00% 2004 12 1.10% 0.00% 2005 13 1.08% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.12 GUYANA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Guyana 1995 - 2005

Year Guyana % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.02% 0.00% 1998 0 0.02% 0.00% 1999 0 0.02% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.02% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.13 HONDURAS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Honduras 1995 - 2005

Year Honduras % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.35% 0.00% 1996 3 0.40% 0.00% 1997 3 0.49% 0.00% 1998 4 0.57% 0.00% 1999 4 0.55% 0.00% 2000 4 0.53% 0.00% 2001 4 0.51% 0.00% 2002 5 0.50% 0.00% 2003 5 0.49% 0.00% 2004 5 0.48% 0.00% 2005 6 0.47% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.14 MEXICO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Mexico 1995 - 2005

Year Mexico % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 168 29.13% 0.11% 1996 184 28.36% 0.12% 1997 175 26.88% 0.12% 1998 171 25.54% 0.11% 1999 185 25.76% 0.12% 2000 204 26.18% 0.13% 2001 224 26.38% 0.14% 2002 246 26.54% 0.16% 2003 271 26.70% 0.17% 2004 298 26.86% 0.18% 2005 328 27.02% 0.20% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.15 NICARAGUA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Nicaragua 1995 - 2005

Year Nicaragua % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.19% 0.00% 1996 1 0.22% 0.00% 1997 2 0.27% 0.00% 1998 2 0.31% 0.00% 1999 2 0.30% 0.00% 2000 2 0.29% 0.00% 2001 2 0.28% 0.00% 2002 3 0.27% 0.00% 2003 3 0.27% 0.00% 2004 3 0.26% 0.00% 2005 3 0.26% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.16 PANAMA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Panama 1995 - 2005

Year Panama % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.63% 0.00% 1996 5 0.71% 0.00% 1997 6 0.88% 0.00% 1998 7 1.03% 0.00% 1999 7 1.01% 0.00% 2000 8 0.96% 0.00% 2001 8 0.93% 0.00% 2002 8 0.91% 0.00% 2003 9 0.88% 0.00% 2004 10 0.86% 0.00% 2005 10 0.84% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.17 PARAGUAY Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Paraguay 1995 - 2005

Year Paraguay % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.44% 0.00% 1996 3 0.50% 0.00% 1997 4 0.61% 0.00% 1998 5 0.70% 0.00% 1999 5 0.68% 0.00% 2000 5 0.65% 0.00% 2001 5 0.63% 0.00% 2002 6 0.62% 0.00% 2003 6 0.61% 0.00% 2004 7 0.60% 0.00% 2005 7 0.58% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.18 PERU Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Peru 1995 - 2005

Year Peru % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 12 2.05% 0.00% 1996 15 2.28% 0.00% 1997 18 2.74% 0.01% 1998 21 3.14% 0.00% 1999 22 3.03% 0.00% 2000 22 2.86% 0.00% 2001 24 2.81% 0.00% 2002 26 2.78% 0.00% 2003 28 2.75% 0.00% 2004 30 2.72% 0.00% 2005 33 2.69% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.19 SURINAME Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Suriname 1995 - 2005

Year Suriname % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.11% 0.00% 1998 1 0.13% 0.00% 1999 1 0.13% 0.00% 2000 1 0.13% 0.00% 2001 1 0.12% 0.00% 2002 1 0.12% 0.00% 2003 1 0.11% 0.00% 2004 1 0.11% 0.00% 2005 1 0.11% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




5.20 URUGUAY Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Uruguay 1995 - 2005

Year Uruguay % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.54% 0.00% 1996 4 0.63% 0.00% 1997 5 0.79% 0.00% 1998 6 0.94% 0.00% 1999 7 0.94% 0.00% 2000 7 0.91% 0.00% 2001 7 0.88% 0.00% 2002 8 0.84% 0.00% 2003 8 0.80% 0.00% 2004 9 0.77% 0.00% 2005 9 0.73% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


5.21 VENEZUELA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Venezuela 1995 - 2005

Year Venezuela % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 23 4.02% 0.00% 1996 30 4.58% 0.00% 1997 37 5.65% 0.02% 1998 44 6.62% 0.00% 1999 47 6.51% 0.00% 2000 49 6.25% 0.00% 2001 51 6.06% 0.00% 2002 55 5.88% 0.00% 2003 58 5.70% 0.00% 2004 61 5.53% 0.03% 2005 65 5.37% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6 NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

6.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in North America & the

Caribbean (million US $): 2000 Country Latent Demand million US $ % of North America & the Caribbean _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States 71,638 99.58% Canada 245 0.33% Cuba 17 0.00% Dominican Republic 6 0.00% Trinidad and Tobago 3 0.00% Jamaica 2 0.00% Bahamas 2 0.00% Haiti 2 0.00% Martinique 1 0.00% Barbados 1 0.00% Netherlands Antilles 1 0.00% Bermuda 1 0.00% St. Lucia 0 0.00% Antigua and Barbuda 0 0.00% Grenada 0 0.00% St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0.00% St. Kitts and Nevis 0 0.00% Dominica 0 0.00% Total 71,920 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in North America & the Caribbean (million US $): 2000

United States

CanadaCubaDominican Republic

Other

The Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in North America & the Caribbean:

1995 - 2005 Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 72,248.22 50.93 1996 72,166.45 50.40 1997 72,052.87 50.04 1998 71,942.71 49.63 1999 71,844.45 49.17 2000 71,939.11 48.76 2001 73,174.64 48.68 2002 74,625.85 48.65 2003 76,107.69 48.61 2004 77,620.99 48.56 2005 79,166.62 48.49 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.2 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Antigua and Barbuda 1995 - 2005

Year Antigua and Barbuda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.3 BAHAMAS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bahamas 1995 - 2005

Year Bahamas % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.4 BARBADOS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Barbados 1995 - 2005

Year Barbados % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.5 BERMUDA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bermuda 1995 - 2005

Year Bermuda % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.6 CANADA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Canada 1995 - 2005

Year Canada % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 212 0.29% 0.14% 1996 230 0.31% 0.16% 1997 216 0.29% 0.14% 1998 206 0.28% 0.14% 1999 222 0.30% 0.15% 2000 245 0.33% 0.16% 2001 269 0.36% 0.17% 2002 296 0.39% 0.19% 2003 326 0.42% 0.20% 2004 358 0.46% 0.22% 2005 394 0.49% 0.24% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.7 CUBA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Cuba 1995 - 2005

Year Cuba % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 0.00% 0.00% 1996 11 0.00% 0.00% 1997 13 0.00% 0.00% 1998 16 0.00% 0.00% 1999 16 0.00% 0.00% 2000 17 0.00% 0.01% 2001 18 0.00% 0.00% 2002 19 0.00% 0.00% 2003 20 0.00% 0.00% 2004 22 0.00% 0.00% 2005 23 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.8 DOMINICA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Dominica 1995 - 2005

Year Dominica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Dominican Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Dominican Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.00% 0.00% 1996 4 0.00% 0.00% 1997 4 0.00% 0.00% 1998 5 0.00% 0.00% 1999 5 0.00% 0.00% 2000 6 0.00% 0.00% 2001 6 0.00% 0.00% 2002 6 0.00% 0.00% 2003 7 0.00% 0.00% 2004 7 0.00% 0.00% 2005 8 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.10 GRENADA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Grenada 1995 - 2005

Year Grenada % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.11 HAITI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Haiti 1995 - 2005

Year Haiti % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.12 JAMAICA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Jamaica 1995 - 2005

Year Jamaica % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 2 0.00% 0.00% 1999 2 0.00% 0.00% 2000 2 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 3 0.00% 0.00% 2003 3 0.00% 0.00% 2004 3 0.00% 0.00% 2005 3 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.13 MARTINIQUE Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Martinique 1995 - 2005

Year Martinique % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 2 0.00% 0.00% 2002 2 0.00% 0.00% 2003 2 0.00% 0.00% 2004 2 0.00% 0.00% 2005 2 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.14 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Netherlands Antilles 1995 - 2005

Year Netherlands Antilles % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.00% 0.00% 1996 1 0.00% 0.00% 1997 1 0.00% 0.00% 1998 1 0.00% 0.00% 1999 1 0.00% 0.00% 2000 1 0.00% 0.00% 2001 1 0.00% 0.00% 2002 1 0.00% 0.00% 2003 1 0.00% 0.00% 2004 1 0.00% 0.00% 2005 1 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.15 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): St. Kitts and Nevis 1995 - 2005

Year St. Kitts and Nevis % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.16 ST. LUCIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): St. Lucia 1995 - 2005

Year St. Lucia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.17 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1995 -

2005 Year St. Vincent and the Grenadines % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




6.18 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Trinidad and Tobago 1995 - 2005

Year Trinidad and Tobago % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.00% 0.00% 1996 2 0.00% 0.00% 1997 2 0.00% 0.00% 1998 3 0.00% 0.00% 1999 3 0.00% 0.00% 2000 3 0.00% 0.00% 2001 3 0.00% 0.00% 2002 4 0.00% 0.00% 2003 4 0.00% 0.00% 2004 4 0.00% 0.00% 2005 4 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6.19 UNITED STATES Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): United States 1995 - 2005

Year United States % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 72,009 99.66% 50.76% 1996 71,901 99.63% 50.21% 1997 71,794 99.64% 49.85% 1998 71,685 99.64% 49.45% 1999 71,567 99.61% 48.98% 2000 71,638 99.58% 48.55% 2001 72,846 99.55% 48.46% 2002 74,266 99.51% 48.41% 2003 75,714 99.48% 48.35% 2004 77,191 99.44% 48.28% 2005 78,696 99.40% 48.19% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7 OCEANA: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

7.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Oceana (million US $): 2000

Country Latent Demand million US $ % of Oceana _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Australia 197 83.26% New Zealand 34 14.37% Fiji 1 0.40% Solomon Islands 0 0.00% American Samoa 0 0.00% Nauru 0 0.00% Vanuatu 0 0.00% Tonga 0 0.00% Micronesia Federation 0 0.00% Palau 0 0.00% Marshall Islands 0 0.00% Kiribati 0 0.00% Tuvalu 0 0.00% Total 233 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Oceana (million US $): 2000

Australia

New ZealandFijiSolomon IslandsOther



The Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in Oceana: 1995 - 2005 Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 181.07 0.13 1996 202.05 0.14 1997 199.81 0.14 1998 201.92 0.14 1999 217.22 0.15 2000 236.22 0.16 2001 258.55 0.17 2002 283.29 0.18 2003 310.42 0.20 2004 340.18 0.21 2005 372.83 0.23 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.2 AMERICAN SAMOA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): American Samoa 1995 - 2005

Year American Samoa % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.07% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.3 AUSTRALIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Australia 1995 - 2005

Year Australia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 161 88.83% 0.11% 1996 177 87.35% 0.12% 1997 169 84.41% 0.11% 1998 165 81.74% 0.11% 1999 179 82.31% 0.12% 2000 197 83.26% 0.13% 2001 216 83.68% 0.14% 2002 238 84.01% 0.15% 2003 262 84.33% 0.16% 2004 288 84.65% 0.18% 2005 317 84.96% 0.19% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.4 FIJI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Fiji 1995 - 2005

Year Fiji % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.25% 0.00% 1996 1 0.29% 0.00% 1997 1 0.36% 0.00% 1998 1 0.43% 0.00% 1999 1 0.42% 0.00% 2000 1 0.40% 0.00% 2001 1 0.39% 0.00% 2002 1 0.37% 0.00% 2003 1 0.36% 0.00% 2004 1 0.35% 0.00% 2005 1 0.34% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.5 KIRIBATI Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Kiribati 1995 - 2005

Year Kiribati % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.01% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.01% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.6 MARSHALL ISLANDS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Marshall Islands 1995 - 2005

Year Marshall Islands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.01% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.01% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.7 MICRONESIA FEDERATION Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Micronesia Federation 1995 - 2005

Year Micronesia Federation % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.02% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.02% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.8 NAURU Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Nauru 1995 - 2005

Year Nauru % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.04% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.9 NEW ZEALAND Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): New Zealand 1995 - 2005

Year New Zealand % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 18 9.74% 0.00% 1996 22 10.99% 0.00% 1997 27 13.50% 0.00% 1998 32 15.76% 0.00% 1999 33 15.22% 0.00% 2000 34 14.37% 0.00% 2001 36 14.04% 0.00% 2002 39 13.80% 0.00% 2003 42 13.56% 0.00% 2004 45 13.32% 0.00% 2005 49 13.09% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.10 PALAU Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Palau 1995 - 2005

Year Palau % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.01% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.11 SOLOMON ISLANDS Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Solomon Islands 1995 - 2005

Year Solomon Islands % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.06% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.12 TONGA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Tonga 1995 - 2005

Year Tonga % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.04% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




7.13 TUVALU Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Tuvalu 1995 - 2005

Year Tuvalu % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


7.14 VANUATU Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Vanuatu 1995 - 2005

Year Vanuatu % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 0 0.00% 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 0.00% 1997 0 0.00% 0.00% 1998 0 0.00% 0.00% 1999 0 0.00% 0.00% 2000 0 0.00% 0.00% 2001 0 0.00% 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 0.00% 2003 0 0.00% 0.00% 2004 0 0.00% 0.00% 2005 0 0.00% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8 THE MIDDLE EAST: PRE-RECORDED VIDEO CASSETTES

8.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in the Middle East (million US

$): 2000 Country Latent Demand million US $ % of the Middle East _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Iran 217 27.38% Turkey 156 19.62% Saudi Arabia 101 12.72% Israel 44 5.59% Uzbekistan 42 5.26% Pakistan 39 4.88% Iraq 32 3.97% United Arab Emirates 25 3.12% Syrian Arab Republic 23 2.90% Azerbaijan 18 2.29% Kuwait 17 2.10% Armenia 10 1.29% Oman 10 1.26% Tajikistan 10 1.23% Kyrgyzstan 9 1.18% Turkmenistan 9 1.15% Yemen 8 1.03% Qatar 6 0.76% Jordan 6 0.76% Lebanon 4 0.52% Afghanistan 3 0.37% Bahrain 3 0.36% Total 792 100.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




Market Potential for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in the Middle East (million US $): 2000

Iran

Turkey

Saudi Arabia Israel

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The Market for Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes in the Middle East: 1995 - 2005

Year million US $ % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 512.00 0.36 1996 595.43 0.42 1997 633.68 0.44 1998 686.61 0.47 1999 737.96 0.51 2000 793.14 0.54 2001 858.90 0.57 2002 931.51 0.61 2003 1,010.68 0.65 2004 1,097.02 0.69 2005 1,191.21 0.73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.2 AFGHANISTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Afghanistan 1995 - 2005

Year Afghanistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.26% 0.00% 1996 2 0.29% 0.00% 1997 2 0.34% 0.00% 1998 3 0.38% 0.00% 1999 3 0.38% 0.00% 2000 3 0.37% 0.00% 2001 3 0.36% 0.00% 2002 3 0.35% 0.00% 2003 3 0.34% 0.00% 2004 4 0.32% 0.00% 2005 4 0.31% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.3 ARMENIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Armenia 1995 - 2005

Year Armenia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 1.03% 0.00% 1996 7 1.12% 0.00% 1997 8 1.28% 0.00% 1998 10 1.40% 0.00% 1999 10 1.35% 0.00% 2000 10 1.29% 0.00% 2001 11 1.27% 0.00% 2002 12 1.26% 0.00% 2003 13 1.25% 0.00% 2004 14 1.24% 0.00% 2005 15 1.23% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.4 AZERBAIJAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Azerbaijan 1995 - 2005

Year Azerbaijan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 7 1.36% 0.00% 1996 9 1.58% 0.00% 1997 12 1.93% 0.00% 1998 15 2.24% 0.00% 1999 17 2.30% 0.00% 2000 18 2.29% 0.00% 2001 19 2.17% 0.00% 2002 19 2.05% 0.00% 2003 20 1.93% 0.00% 2004 20 1.82% 0.00% 2005 20 1.71% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.5 BAHRAIN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Bahrain 1995 - 2005

Year Bahrain % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 1 0.24% 0.00% 1996 2 0.28% 0.00% 1997 2 0.33% 0.00% 1998 3 0.37% 0.00% 1999 3 0.37% 0.00% 2000 3 0.36% 0.00% 2001 3 0.35% 0.00% 2002 3 0.34% 0.00% 2003 3 0.32% 0.00% 2004 3 0.31% 0.00% 2005 4 0.30% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.6 IRAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Iran 1995 - 2005

Year Iran % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 183 35.65% 0.12% 1996 199 33.48% 0.13% 1997 189 29.80% 0.13% 1998 183 26.59% 0.12% 1999 197 26.75% 0.13% 2000 217 27.38% 0.14% 2001 239 27.81% 0.15% 2002 263 28.21% 0.17% 2003 289 28.60% 0.18% 2004 318 28.98% 0.19% 2005 350 29.36% 0.21% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.7 IRAQ Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Iraq 1995 - 2005

Year Iraq % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 14 2.76% 0.00% 1996 18 3.09% 0.00% 1997 23 3.65% 0.00% 1998 28 4.10% 0.00% 1999 30 4.07% 0.00% 2000 32 3.97% 0.00% 2001 33 3.85% 0.02% 2002 35 3.72% 0.00% 2003 36 3.60% 0.00% 2004 38 3.49% 0.00% 2005 40 3.37% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.8 ISRAEL Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Israel 1995 - 2005

Year Israel % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 24 4.63% 0.00% 1996 30 4.98% 0.00% 1997 36 5.64% 0.00% 1998 42 6.11% 0.00% 1999 43 5.87% 0.00% 2000 44 5.59% 0.00% 2001 48 5.54% 0.00% 2002 52 5.52% 0.00% 2003 56 5.51% 0.00% 2004 60 5.49% 0.00% 2005 65 5.47% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.9 JORDAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Jordan 1995 - 2005

Year Jordan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.62% 0.00% 1996 4 0.67% 0.00% 1997 5 0.76% 0.00% 1998 6 0.83% 0.00% 1999 6 0.80% 0.00% 2000 6 0.76% 0.00% 2001 6 0.75% 0.00% 2002 7 0.75% 0.00% 2003 8 0.74% 0.00% 2004 8 0.74% 0.00% 2005 9 0.74% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.10 KUWAIT Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Kuwait 1995 - 2005

Year Kuwait % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 8 1.58% 0.00% 1996 10 1.74% 0.00% 1997 13 2.02% 0.00% 1998 15 2.23% 0.00% 1999 16 2.18% 0.00% 2000 17 2.10% 0.00% 2001 18 2.06% 0.00% 2002 19 2.02% 0.00% 2003 20 1.98% 0.00% 2004 21 1.94% 0.00% 2005 23 1.91% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.11 KYRGYZSTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Kyrgyzstan 1995 - 2005

Year Kyrgyzstan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.77% 0.00% 1996 5 0.88% 0.00% 1997 7 1.05% 0.00% 1998 8 1.20% 0.00% 1999 9 1.20% 0.00% 2000 9 1.18% 0.00% 2001 10 1.13% 0.00% 2002 10 1.09% 0.00% 2003 11 1.04% 0.00% 2004 11 1.00% 0.00% 2005 11 0.96% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.12 LEBANON Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Lebanon 1995 - 2005

Year Lebanon % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 2 0.42% 0.00% 1996 3 0.46% 0.00% 1997 3 0.52% 0.00% 1998 4 0.57% 0.00% 1999 4 0.55% 0.00% 2000 4 0.52% 0.00% 2001 4 0.51% 0.00% 2002 5 0.51% 0.00% 2003 5 0.51% 0.00% 2004 6 0.51% 0.00% 2005 6 0.50% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.13 OMAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Oman 1995 - 2005

Year Oman % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 5 0.96% 0.00% 1996 6 1.05% 0.00% 1997 8 1.22% 0.00% 1998 9 1.34% 0.00% 1999 10 1.31% 0.00% 2000 10 1.26% 0.00% 2001 11 1.23% 0.00% 2002 11 1.21% 0.00% 2003 12 1.19% 0.00% 2004 13 1.17% 0.00% 2005 14 1.15% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.14 PAKISTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Pakistan 1995 - 2005

Year Pakistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 20 3.86% 0.01% 1996 25 4.19% 0.00% 1997 30 4.80% 0.00% 1998 36 5.25% 0.00% 1999 38 5.09% 0.00% 2000 39 4.88% 0.00% 2001 41 4.80% 0.00% 2002 44 4.76% 0.00% 2003 48 4.71% 0.00% 2004 51 4.65% 0.00% 2005 55 4.60% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.15 QATAR Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Qatar 1995 - 2005

Year Qatar % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 3 0.52% 0.00% 1996 4 0.59% 0.00% 1997 4 0.70% 0.00% 1998 5 0.78% 0.00% 1999 6 0.78% 0.00% 2000 6 0.76% 0.00% 2001 6 0.74% 0.00% 2002 7 0.71% 0.00% 2003 7 0.69% 0.00% 2004 7 0.66% 0.00% 2005 8 0.64% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.16 SAUDI ARABIA Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Saudi Arabia 1995 - 2005

Year Saudi Arabia % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 59 11.61% 0.00% 1996 70 11.69% 0.00% 1997 74 11.73% 0.00% 1998 83 12.10% 0.00% 1999 92 12.43% 0.00% 2000 101 12.72% 0.00% 2001 111 12.92% 0.00% 2002 122 13.10% 0.00% 2003 134 13.29% 0.00% 2004 148 13.46% 0.00% 2005 163 13.64% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.17 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Syrian Arab Republic 1995 - 2005

Year Syrian Arab Republic % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 12 2.27% 0.00% 1996 15 2.48% 0.00% 1997 18 2.84% 0.00% 1998 21 3.11% 0.00% 1999 22 3.02% 0.00% 2000 23 2.90% 0.01% 2001 25 2.85% 0.00% 2002 26 2.82% 0.00% 2003 28 2.78% 0.00% 2004 30 2.75% 0.00% 2005 32 2.72% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.18 TAJIKISTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Tajikistan 1995 - 2005

Year Tajikistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.76% 0.00% 1996 5 0.88% 0.00% 1997 7 1.06% 0.00% 1998 8 1.23% 0.00% 1999 9 1.25% 0.00% 2000 10 1.23% 0.00% 2001 10 1.18% 0.00% 2002 10 1.12% 0.00% 2003 11 1.06% 0.00% 2004 11 1.01% 0.00% 2005 11 0.95% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.19 TURKEY Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Turkey 1995 - 2005

Year Turkey % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 117 22.93% 0.00% 1996 131 21.95% 0.00% 1997 128 20.24% 0.00% 1998 130 18.92% 0.00% 1999 141 19.17% 0.00% 2000 156 19.62% 0.10% 2001 171 19.93% 0.11% 2002 188 20.21% 0.12% 2003 207 20.49% 0.13% 2004 228 20.77% 0.14% 2005 251 21.04% 0.15% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.20 TURKMENISTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Turkmenistan 1995 - 2005

Year Turkmenistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.73% 0.00% 1996 5 0.83% 0.00% 1997 6 1.00% 0.00% 1998 8 1.15% 0.00% 1999 9 1.17% 0.00% 2000 9 1.15% 0.00% 2001 10 1.10% 0.00% 2002 10 1.05% 0.00% 2003 10 1.00% 0.00% 2004 10 0.95% 0.00% 2005 11 0.91% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.21 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): United Arab Emirates 1995 - 2005

Year United Arab Emirates % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 12 2.38% 0.00% 1996 16 2.61% 0.00% 1997 19 3.01% 0.00% 1998 23 3.32% 0.00% 1999 24 3.24% 0.00% 2000 25 3.12% 0.00% 2001 26 3.06% 0.01% 2002 28 3.01% 0.00% 2003 30 2.96% 0.01% 2004 32 2.91% 0.00% 2005 34 2.86% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




8.22 UZBEKISTAN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Uzbekistan 1995 - 2005

Year Uzbekistan % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 19 3.63% 0.00% 1996 24 4.07% 0.00% 1997 31 4.81% 0.00% 1998 37 5.42% 0.00% 1999 40 5.39% 0.00% 2000 42 5.26% 0.00% 2001 44 5.10% 0.00% 2002 46 4.93% 0.00% 2003 48 4.76% 0.00% 2004 50 4.60% 0.00% 2005 53 4.44% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________


8.23 YEMEN Pre-Recorded Video Cassettes (million US $): Yemen 1995 - 2005

Year Yemen % of Region % of Globe _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1995 4 0.79% 0.00% 1996 5 0.86% 0.00% 1997 6 1.00% 0.00% 1998 8 1.10% 0.00% 1999 8 1.07% 0.00% 2000 8 1.03% 0.00% 2001 9 1.01% 0.00% 2002 9 0.99% 0.00% 2003 10 0.98% 0.00% 2004 11 0.96% 0.00% 2005 11 0.95% 0.00% _________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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