The summer months have always proved a challenging period for the video industry, so retailers hope the launch of the cross-studio Must See Movies: Musicals campaign in July will spark a surge in sales. Christopher Barrett reports.
Lumiere VOD catalogues 35,000 European films
The European Commission announced the launch of Lumiere VOD, a new, free directory that lists information about European films and their availability online in VOD services throughout the European Union.
SVOD helps Danish video market to 7% growth
Denmark’s video market continues to progress strongly, with total spend growing by 7% in 2018 to DKK 10.21 billion (US$1.53 billion), with SVoD driving growth. This has been supported by steady growth in the transactional digital market and robust EST growth, according to Futuresource Consulting.
Aquaman sails to No. 1
Aquaman makes a splash at No. 1 in its first week on the Official Film Chart, outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined.
One in five Brits downloads or streams illegally
A fifth of Britons are still downloading or streaming films, TV shows or music illegally, despite the average Briton having access to two paid-for subscription accounts, such as Netflix, Spotify and Amazon Prime, according to research by www.MoneySavingHeroes.co.uk.