Today’s Nielsen Company & Billboard’s 2011 Music Industry Report reveals that digital music sales accounted for an eyelash over half (50.3 percent) of all sales, marking the first time digital overtook physical.

IPG Lab, the research arm of marketing and advertising conglomerate IPG Mediabrands, has three anti-predictions to share for 2012. These are basically things that many in the company's field of expertise have got wrong, putting millions of dollars at risk.

Analysts at Consumer Reports, the independent and nonprofit product-testing organization, have chosen the five most important trends seen at the 2012 International CES, which officially opens Tuesday in Las Vegas.

According to mobile research and consultancy firm research2guidance, 2011 saw application download revenues of $ 6.8 billion. Meanwhile, the market for mobile app development services reached $20.5 billion during the same period.

While much of the attention at 2012 International CES was on connected television and related over-the-top broadband services, existing Pay TV operators are looking at TV Everywhere in order to give subscribers the control and flexibility they’re demanding. Researchers at The Diffusion Group took a look to forecast what will happen.

Kids often have Bert and Ernie as imaginary friends, but they can actually see them move thanks to a collaboration between Qualcomm Inc. and Sesame Workshop. The partners demonstrated an augmented reality experience protype playset at 2012 International CES that brings physical toys to life.

Social media and second screen apps may be fighting a losing battle to preserve live TV viewing. New data from TiVo shows consumer preference for control and convenience trumps their desire to watch a program live.

Apple fanbois have a new target for proselytizing. Social media research specialist DigitalMR reports that iPhone ranks in fourth place when it comes to online discussion, after Android models from Samsung, HTC and Motorola.

As mobile apps continue to proliferate, new consumer research indicates retailers might reconsider hiring those developers. According to a report from Equation Research, an overwhelming majority of shoppers prefer to use the browser.

Online U.S. adults who watch streaming or downloaded video content in the home now officially outnumber those who don’t, according to a new study from the Consumer Electronics Association.