DEG Releases Year-End 2019 Digital Media Entertainment Report

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DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group announced it has released its year-end 2019 digital media entertainment report for the United States.

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DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group today released its Year-End 2019 Digital Media Entertainment Report compiled by DEG members, tracking sources and retail input.*

Digital Media Entertainment Spending Rises 8.4% to Top $25 Billion in 2019

Led by Subscription Streaming, Total Spending on Digital Formats Grew 18%

Electronic Sell Thru and Internet VOD Also Benefit from Consumers’ Growing Embrace of Digital Transactions

January 13, 2020 — Digital Media Entertainment spending jumped 8.4 percent in 2019 to a record $25.2 billion as consumers continued viewing and collecting their favorite films across formats.

Fourth quarter results were equally strong, rising 9 percent to $6.8 billion.

Among the highlights for the fourth quarter and full year in 2019:

• Overall electronic sell-through (EST) spending rose 5 percent for the year. Theatrical EST sales were up more than 7 percent for the year, offsetting a full year flattening in sales of TV product.

• VOD revenue through internet services grew 10 percent in the fourth quarter and 9 percent for the year, reflecting consumers’ continued engagement with VOD, increasingly through internet services.

• Subscription streaming rose 26 percent in the fourth quarter and 24 percent for the year.

• In total, spending on digital formats rose 19 percent for the quarter and 18 percent for the year.

• Among the best-performing film titles released for the home in 2019 were: Avengers: Endgame (Disney), Aquaman (Warner Bros.), Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox), Captain Marvel (Disney) and A Star Is Born (Warner Bros.). Top performing TV titles included Yellowstone (S1, S2, Paramount), Game of Thrones (Complete S 1-7, S6, S7, S8, Warner Bros.), The Big Bang Theory (S12, Warner Bros.), Outlander (S4, Sony) and The Walking Dead (S9, Lionsgate).

• Box-office revenue for films distributed during 2019, by comparison, fell 9 percent for the full year and 3 percent in the fourth quarter.

*Please note, these numbers are preliminary. Please contact DEG for an updated version in early February.

If you would like to discuss DEG’s Year End 2019 Digital Media Entertainment Report, please contact DEG at 424-248-3809.