Nielsen RingScan Adds AT&T as Mobile Sales Data Provider

Nielsen RingScan, a service of The Nielsen Company, has increased its mobile market ringtone data tracking and coverage with the addition of AT&T Mobility's weekly ringtone sales data. Through the expansion, Nielsen RingScan data will now represent ringtone sales of every major US mobile carrier. AT&T, in addition to providing sales data, will also provide weekly ringback sales results for inclusion in Nielsen RingScan's newest report, ringback tracking, scheduled to debut later this year.

"The addition of AT&T to our RingScan tracking service is a significant benefit for our clients and the mobile entertainment industry," said Nielsen RingScan GM Paul Leakas. "Ringtones continue to be the leader of mobile download sales and AT&T represents an important new channel for RingScan's point-of-sale tracking service."
2008 YTD Top 10 Mastertones
(Through Week Ending: 06/08/2008)
Rank Artist Title
1 Lil Wayne Lollipop
2 Flo Rida Low
3 Usher Love In This Club (Ft. Young Jeezy)
4 Chris Brown With You
5 Ray J Sexy Can I
6 Leona Lewis Bleeding Love
7 Mariah Carey Touch My Body
8 Webbie Independent
9 Jordin Sparks No Air duet (Ft. Chris Brown)
10 Rick Ross The Boss (Ft. T-Pain)

Source: Billboard Hot RingMasters / Nielsen RingScan

About Nielsen RingScan

Nielsen RingScan tracks mobile ringtone sales (ringback, voice, polyphonic, and mastertones) through compiling data from U.S. mobile carriers, aggregators and other mobile entertainment retailers. Nielsen RingScan is part of Nielsen Entertainment, which provides information and analysis tools and marketing solutions to the global entertainment industry. Through Nielsen RingScan and sister company Nielsen Mobile, the world's leading provider of syndicated research to the mobile industry, The Nielsen Company provides a complete view of both mobile content consumers and markets.

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