Research carried out by the GfK Group, one of the largest market research companies in the world, has revealed that Blu-ray sales continue to rise in Germany and across Europe. German consumers snapped up seven million Blu-rays in the first half of 2011 (an increase of two million on the figure last year) while throughout [...]
According to forecasts from market analysts IHS Screen Digest, consumer spending on 3D Blu-ray Discs in the US, UK, Germany and France will grow by a staggering 533% in 2011 compared to last year. 7.5 million BD3Ds are expected to fly off the shelves in contrast to 1.1 million discs sold in 2010 – the [...]
[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] 2010 was a great year for German Blu-ray fans. TV broadcasters switched to HD, the 3D home theatre revolution began, and Blu-ray Discs continued to surge forward, with new figures showing that 12 million Blu-ray Discs were sold last year Рalmost double the previous year’s figure. The country is certainly [...]
The perception that Blu-ray is the new standard in home entertainment is spreading, with a new German survey finding that 91 per cent of video buyers understand Blu-ray to be the best way to bring high definition pictures to a home cinema. The survey by GfK demonstrates that awareness of the Blu-ray format has spread [...]
Thilo Röhrig, chairman of the Blu-ray Group Germany, has used recent market statistics to underline why there has never been a better time for German consumers to make the jump to Blu-ray. Hardware manufacturers sold four times as many Blu-ray Disc players in Germany in 2009 than they did in 2008, with Futuresource Consulting expecting [...]
As 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 [...]
A new Blu-ray Disc website has been launched, just in time for Christmas, to help German shoppers make informed choices on all things BD.  The site allows users to navigate their way around the medium of the future by placing all Blu-ray information in one place.  So, if you want to know the difference between [...]
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