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Issue Date: February 15, 2010
Blu-ray Disc Sales Increased In Europe
February 11, 2010
Blu-ray disc unit sales rocketed 167% last year, helping to steady the falling DVD market in Europe, home entertainment industry organisation the Digital Entertainment Group Europe (DEGE) said.
Worth nearly £400 million in 2009, sales for the new high-definition Blu-ray format partially offset last year's nine per cent decline in DVD sales (two per cent by volume).
Overall, the home entertainment market across Europe was worth £5.5 billion in the last 12 months. However, this represented a seven per cent reduction on the 2008 figure.
DEGE chairman Yves Caillaud, speaking at the annual general meeting in London, said: "Blu-ray is gaining further momentum in Europe thanks to a concerted cross-industry promotional effort, near universal penetration of high-definition TVs, increased consumer awareness and greater player affordability."
He added: "Last year was never going to be easy, but in comparison to many other similar sized industries, the European home entertainment businesses in 2009 held up well."
Despite last year's sales drop, the industry is hopeful that the introduction of 3D TV will give the market a fresh injection.
Both Walt Disney and Sony Pictures have already announced 3D Blu-ray launches for later this year with the films A Christmas Carol and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.
The DEGE said: "Building on the record-breaking box office performance of Avatar and the success of Monsters vs Aliens, 2010 will be the year that marks the beginning of 3D's journey from theatres into European consumers' homes."
Despite DEGE's optimism, the need for new 3-D TVs and BD hardware as well as the requirement consumers to wear the special 3D glasses to enjoy 3D content makes the future of 3D Blu-ray at least uncertain.
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Blu-ray Chips Overtake Standard DVD Chips in 2009
February 10, 2010
The transition from DVD to Blu-ray players and recorders is creating a substantial opportunity for Blu-ray semiconductor companies, reports In-Stat.
Blu-ray player semiconductor content overtook DVD player semi content for the first time in 2009, and is projected to account for nearly three quarters of the combined Blu-ray/DVD player semiconductor revenues by 2013, according to a In-Stat report.
"Semiconductors for DVD equipment continue to lead in unit volume," says Michelle Abraham, In-Stat analyst. "However, the higher priced semiconductors in Blu-ray equipment propelled Blu-Ray semiconductor revenue ahead of DVD for the first time in 2009."
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- The worldwide DVD player semi market will decline nearly 40% between 2009 and 2013 to $355 million.
- The average semiconductor cost per unit of Blu-ray equipment in 2009 is nearly 8 times that of DVD equipment. However, the average Blu-ray semiconductor cost will drop nearly 70% by 2013.
- The leading providers of MPEG ICs for DVD and Blu-ray equipment include Broadcom, MediaTek, NEC, Sigma Designs, Sunplus and Zoran.
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