DEG: U.S. Spending On Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Titles Rose 20% In 2022
Consumer spending on DVD and Blu-ray Discs in the United States declined 19.8% to an estimated $1.58 billion, from $1.97 billion in 2021, but spending on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles was up 20% in the same period, according data released by the Digital Entertainment…
DEG: U.S. Home Entertainment Spending In 2021 Up 8% To $32.3B
Spending on overall digital and physical home entertainment formats increased nearly 8% to $32.3 billion in 2021 from $30 billion in 2020, according to data released Monday by the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG). The multi-industry association said the total was “a record-breaking period for home…
Industry Reports Show Big Home Entertainment Upswing
New statistical reports on entertainment spending released by a pair of leading industry associations indicate both global and U.S. home theater enjoyment is on a significant upswing through the first quarter of 2021 — aided, in large part by the global pandemic. The Digital Entertainment…
Peacock Struts Its Stuff Without Roku, FireTV Or Samsung TVs
Peacock, the long-awaited streaming media service from NBCUniversal, went live around the country this week offering subscription choices including an ad-supported free version, a better featured ad-supported step-up version and an add-free premium version. The service officially launched July 15th providing access to more than…
4K Disc Players Conspicuous By Their Absence From CES
Whither the Ultra HD Blu-ray player category in 2020? CES gave us disturbingly little in the way of new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray hardware or software announcements for the year ahead. The show traditionally has been the launching pad for the new year’s player models,…
DEG: Q1 Growth Continued In Content Spending, 4K Products
Consumers continued to up their spending on movie and television content during the first quarter of 2019, with dollar totals reaching $6 billion, up 6.4% from the $5.7 billion tallied over the first three months of 2018, according to data released by the Digital Entertainment…
Global Digital Delivery Gets Better Connected
Global digital distribution of movies, episodic TV programs and other home entertainment fare should soon become easier, as well as more available, secure and sophisticated thanks to the release of updated specifications released this week by multiple parties in the digital delivery supply chain. Multi-industry…
DEG To Award Director Christopher Nolan For 4K Ultra HD Support
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) said Friday that it will present its inaugural Vanguard Award to director Christopher Nolan at the 4K Ultra HD Summit it is producing in conjunction with the Ultra HD Alliance Nov. 6th in Los Angeles. Nolan, who directed such blockbusters…
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