Market Information News

• Half of feature films revenue comes from video entertainment
• A third of TV series and features of revenue comes from video entertainment

5 January 2011: New figures for the UK video entertainment market, released today by the British Video Association (BVA), show that video maintained its position as a leading source of enjoyment for millions of people during 2010. £2.6 billion (excluding subscription services) was spent by consumers on video entertainment, roughly the size of the 2009 market.

10 August 2010: Latest sales figures released today by the British Video Association, using data from the Official Charts Company, reveal strong year-on-year growth for the new release DVD market, including increases from the Fitness, Children’s and Music genres across all formats, helping to boost the 2010 home entertainment industry as a whole.

23 July 2010: Children’s video sector sees healthy growth. New data shows that Dads are becoming more influential in choosing and buying DVD and Blu-ray titles for their children than ever before. ‘Pester power’ when out shopping, or at the checkout, may be the reason behind the trend. 

15 April 2010: New sales figures released today by the British Video Association using data from the Official Charts Company reveal healthy year on year growth for the home entertainment market based on data for the first quarter of 2010.