[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] If the US sales figures of 3D TVs and 3D Blu-ray Disc players are anything to go by, the future of 3D home entertainment looks promising. According to The NPD Group, sales have topped $55 million dollars since the first 3D-enabled products were launched in February. “3D TV and Blu-ray players [...]
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Record breaking Avatar boosts UK Blu-ray Sales
Published May 7th, 2010[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] Last week we reported on the record-breaking launch of Avatar in the US and other territories. This success has been mirrored in the UK, where it sold 222,824 copies in one day and became the fastest selling Blu-ray Disc so far in the region. This success was anticipated by supermarket giant [...]
Avatar Blu-ray sets sales records and wows reviewers
Published April 26th, 2010The Blu-ray Disc edition of Avatar, officially the most successful movie of all time, is finally hitting shelves across the world. Since its launch in the US and some other territories last week, it has become the fastest selling Blu-ray Disc of all time, beating The Dark Knight’s record to sell 2.7 million units in [...]
UK Blu-ray Disc sales rise again
Published April 20th, 2010New figures released by the British Video Association have shown strong year-on-year growth for Blu-ray Discs based on data for the first quarter of 2010. The figures demonstrate the increasingly popularity of the BD format, which is currently driving growth across the home entertainment market. Sales of Blu-ray Discs are up 69.5% (up 50% in [...]
Blu-ray Disc players make it into the UK’s official shopping basket
Published March 23rd, 2010Alongside lip gloss, cereal bars, bottles of mineral water and hair straighteners, Blu‚Äìray Disc players will now be included in the UK‚Äôs official inflation calculations after Government statisticians looked into the contents of people‚Äôs homes and handbags to assess how the nation’s spending habits have changed. Each year, the Retail Price Index and Consumer Price [...]
The Hurt Locker becomes Lions Gate’s fastest-selling Blu-ray title to date
Published March 4th, 2010Kathryn Bigelow’s critically acclaimed The Hurt Locker, nominated for nine Academy Awards and already the recipient of six BAFTA awards, has continued its phenomenal success by becoming Lions Gate Home Entertainment’s fastest selling title ever on Blu-ray Disc. Since its release on BD and DVD in late December, The Hurt Locker has notched up total [...]
Q4 sales boost for Blu-ray
Published January 14th, 2010The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that US sales of Blu-ray Discs increased by 35% in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Stats from the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) show that 38.6 million Blu-ray Discs were shipped, with revenue from sales increasing by 70% and revenue from rentals rising by [...]
Germany embraces Blu-ray
Published December 16th, 2009As was noted in last month’s Futuresource report, the German Blu-ray Disc market is among the strongest in Europe. The Futuresource statistics have been backed up by market insight from the GfK Consumer Panel, which found that sales in the first three quarters were quadruple that of the same period in 2008. Part of that [...]
Thanksgiving brings US BD boost
Published December 16th, 2009Although this is the BDA’s European blog, recent sales figures from the US warrant some attention. The Friday following Thanksgiving, known as ‘Black Friday’ in the US, is traditionally one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Retailers across the country open early and often offer great value deals to mark the start of [...]
Second Futuresource report shows growing momentum for Blu-ray Disc
Published November 27th, 2009A new report on the European market for Blu-ray Discs and players has been issued by Futuresource. In the second quarterly report (details on the first can be found here), Futuresource found that overall sales performance of both players and discs remains in line with expectations. Player sales are running close to three times 2008’s [...]
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