The British Video Association (BVA) has revealed physical video entertainment sales in December 2011 rose 8.4% to a value of £473.3 million when compared with December 2010. And the reason behind this leap? Well, it seems the plethora of blockbuster titles on offer were just too good to resist, with the likes of Harry Potter [...]
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The BVA goes social with Blu-ray
Published April 21st, 2011The British Video Association (BVA) has premiered an exciting new partnership on Facebook with some of Hollywood’s leading studios. The UK page Film@Home debuted in March and brings together Hollywood’s top studios including 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Warner Home [...]
BVA research gives thumbs-up to multi-format packaging
Published December 16th, 2010[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] Research from the British Video Association (BVA) looking at how best to communicate to consumers what is included in multiformat Blu-ray Disc packages has been published this week. With some Blu-ray products now also including a DVD and/or digital copy, the BVA asked over 1,500 consumers which packaging best communicated what [...]
Blu-ray Players named ‘Top Gadget’ for Christmas 2010
Published November 24th, 2010[tweetmeme"BlurayReporter"only_single=false] The Gadget Show’s Jon Bentley has named Blu-ray players as his top gadget for Christmas 2010. Teaming up with the British Video Association (BVA), Jon hopes to help shoppers avoid any chance of a festive faux-pas by selecting the hottest gadget hits and misses for 2010. On a mission to help consumers choose great [...]
Are you turning to Blu-ray to beat the winter blues?
Published November 1st, 2010[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] Recent research by the British Video Association (BVA) has revealed that more of us prefer a night in with our technology than a night out on the town with our mates. The online YouGov survey of more than 2000 respondents showed that half of those asked have invested in home entertainment [...]
BVA capitalises on HD World Cup fever with UK Blu-ray bundle
Published May 12th, 2010[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] The British Video Association (BVA) has announced a partnership between Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video and Samsung that will see a promotional Blu-ray bundle hit UK stores ahead of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. With this year’s tournament the first to be televised 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 [...]
What are you waiting for? New UK Blu-ray Disc TV Advertising campaign makes debut
Published November 24th, 2009The British Video Association today announced that for the first time Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures UK, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment UK and Warner Home Video have come together to produce an advertising campaign dedicated specifically to promote the Blu-ray Disc format. Created to raise awareness and excitement, [...]
Britain stuck in a tech time warp?
Published October 19th, 2009Research released today by the British Video Association (BVA) has suggested that the average British living room is stuck in 1992, often featuring an array of outdated technology including VHS recorders and cassette players. The study of over 2,000 Brits revealed that while seven per cent of households are equipped with the latest consumer technology, [...]
British Video Association launches £1 million Blu-ray marketing campaign
Published September 10th, 2009The British Video Association (BVA) has announced that it is set to launch a £1 million through-the-line marketing campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of the Blu-ray format and the new BD releases taking place in the run-up to Christmas. The campaign, launched by the BVA on behalf of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Twentieth [...]

