GristyMcFisty reports us that according
to industry research, consumers in the UK spend more money on DVDs than any
other country in Western Europe. Last year almost three billion euros
were spend in the UK on DVDs,
compared to 1.7 billion euros in France and 963 million euros in
Germany:
 There are currently more than 50 million DVD players in western
Europe - equivalent to one in every three homes. By 2007, two out of three
households in western Europe - or 110 million homes - will own the kit,
research publication Screen Digest predicted.
It took VHS players 20 years to reach the levels DVDs
are predicted to hit in the decade since their launch in 1997.
The popularity of DVDs has seen them rapidly overtake
VHS videos as the format of choice for watching films at home.
By the end of 2007, 93% of all money paid for home
films will be spent on DVDs, Screen Digest predicts.
Italy is predicted to be the biggest-grower among the
main European markets between 2003 and 2007, with DVD spending expected to
rise by
126%. |
Source: BBC NEWS
