Media's Digital Upheaval in 6 Charts
Revenue has mostly shrunk for once-mighty industries.
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It has been more than 15 years since the debut of music-sharing service Napster, which marked a beginning of profound changes in how people listen to music, watch TV and movies, play games and read books and news.
With ever more on the Web and phones to read, watch and zone out with, longstanding media and entertainment companies lost their grip on people's time and money and on advertisers' wallets. Mostly that has meant shrinking revenue for once-mighty industries -- albeit at different rates depending on when and how quickly digital changes hit their neighborhood.