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EMA's 2006 ANNUAL REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE
If you are an EMA/iDEA member, you will receive a copy of our 2006 Annual Report on the Home Entertainment Industry.
This annual report provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the home entertainment industry for the year 2005, covering such topics as home video's financial contributions to the entertainment industry, VHS and DVD sales and rental data, the current status of the video retail community, and the developing technologies that will both advance and challenge the industry.
Highlights from the 2006 Annual Report include:
Market Overview
- Consumer spending on home video is nearly three times greater than that of theatrical box office.
- Consumer spending on home video in 2005 exceeded $24 billion.
- Sell-through accounted for over $16.4 billion.
- Rental generated $8.5 billion
Hardware
- 82 million U.S. households own a set-top DVD player.
- 89 million U.S. households can play a DVD if portable DVD-players, DVD-compatible computers and videogame systems are included.
Software
- 26% of DVD titles released in 2005 were in the Special Interest genre
- Consumers spent $192 million on the top five TV DVD titles in 2005.
Video Games
- Console video game software sales totaled $5.77 billion
- Video game rentals totaled $663 million.
- 25% of gamers were over the age of 50
- 42% of Americans plan to purchase one or more games in 2006.
Video Retailers
- Mass merchants had a 42% market share of sell-through consumer spending on home video.
- Video Super Stores account for 59% of consumer dollars spent on video rental transactions.
- Independently owned video stores account for 29% market share of consumer dollars spent on rental transactions.
Piracy
- Studios lost an estimated $3.8 billion worldwide to physical piracy and $2.3 billion worldwide to Internet piracy in 2005.
- It is estimated that the video game industry lost more than $3 billion to piracy in 2005, not including losses attributed to the Internet.
Emerging Technology
- The high-definition DVD format remained unresolved.
- 20.7 million U.S. households are VOD capable.
- Digital video recorders were in 12.1 million U.S. households.
To Purchase a Copy of the Annual Report:
- VSDA/iDEA members receive one copy of the Annual Report at no cost. Members may order additional copies for $19.95 each.
- Non-members can purchase copies for $54.95 each.
The reports can be ordered in print and CD versions.
Click here for an Annual Report Order Form.
To order previous Annual Reports, click here.
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