Hardware
The television screen remains the preferred screen for viewing home entertainment among all age groups combined.
- There are 116.3 million TV homes in the U.S.
- Over 70% of video consumption takes place on the TV
- The 18-34 age group ranks the laptop as their primary entertainment platform
- 81% of U.S. households have a DVD and/or Blu-ray player
- 25% of U.S. households have a set-top or portable streaming device
2014 Video Spending
- $17.8 Billion in Physical and Digital Spending:
o $6.93 billion in disc sales
o $3.34 billion in disc rentals
o $4 billion in online subscriptions
o $1.97 billion in transactional video-on-demand
o $1.55 billion in digital sales
- 2014 Consumer Video Spending:
o Pay TV (premium cable) – 29%
o Disc sales and rental – 25%
o Box Office – 23%
o VOD/EST/Subscription – 23%
- 2014 Studio Video Revenue:
o Disc sales and rental – 28%
o Pay TV (premium cable) – 26%
o VOD/EST/Subscription – 25%
o Box Office – 21%
Digital Trends
o Almost half of all U.S. households subscribe to Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus, Netflix or a combination
of these services
o UltraViolet has over 21 million users with 110 million movies and TV shows in their libraries.