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BVA YB14Full Cover 27/05/2014 16:46 Page 1 B VA Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 4 THE BVA YEARBOOK 2014 PRICE: £179 British Video Association iPad and PDF copies available for £279 from www.bva.org.uk BVA YB14 Inside Cover 27/05/2014 16:47 Page 1 recruitment connecting winning talent with winning brands the one destination for careers with great brands broadcast media - digital & technology - fashion & retail - finance - human resources legal - office support - pr & communications - sales & marketing t: 020 7569 9999 www.handle.co.uk TM, ® & Copyright © 2014 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. BVA YB 14 Inner AW 27/05/2014 16:40 Page 1 B VA Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 4 British Video Association BVA YB 14 Inner AW 27/05/2014 16:40 Page 2 INDUSTRY GLOSSARY Industry Glossary App Application, software EST Electronic sell-through. Socio-economic Groups embedded in internet connected See DTO. A – upper middle class, higher devices. Hardware Physical devices, eg managerial, administrative or Audiovisual Industry Includes television, computer, set top box, professional. video, television and film. disc players, mobile devices etc. B – middle class, intermediate AWOP Average Weight of HD-DVD High density optical disc managerial, administrative or Purchase. % of units purchased in format for domestic use. professional. a given time-frame. Developed by Toshiba, now C1 – lower middle class, supervisory Average Weight of Spend Amount obsolete. or clerical, junior managerial, spent on a category in a given HD/High definition/Hi-Def A set of administrative or professional. time-frame. standards to deliver broadcast, C2 – skilled working class, skilled Bandwidth A term used to describe internet, or optical disc allowing manual workers. the capacity of an internet significantly better resolutions, typically at a minimum resolution D – working class, semi and connection defined as the unskilled manual workers. maximum bit rate downstream. of 1280x720 to a ‘full HD’ standard of 1920x1080p. E – those at lowest level of Bit rate The speed at which a subsistence, state pensioners or digital file is transferred expressed Home Media Server A networked storage device in the home used to widows (no other earner), casual or in bits per second, eg 1 Bps. Bit rate lowest grade workers. is defined in video streaming to store music, video and picture files Software indicate interruption free viewing. for distribution to hardware Programming which attached to a home network. Also interfaces with hardware to provide BitTorrent A peer-to-peer file known as Digital Media Server or a task or function. sharing protocol commonly used Home Hub. Streaming for the illegal sharing of digital The process of files. Hybrid Set Top Box A single set delivering content over the top box that will access Digital TV internet which starts playing Blu-ray Disc/BD High density and download on-demand before the full file has been optical disc format for domestic programming. received. In general streaming use. Used to carry Hi-Def audio and formats do not save the file on the video and interactive content. IPTV Internet Protocol TV. Content delivered across the internet using local hard disc. Cannibalisation Erosion rate of broadband connections and sVoD Subscription Video-on-Demand. legitimate transactions. internet protocols. Used in BBC tVoD All transactional Video-on- Cloud Networked online storage iPlayer, 4oD and other internet TV Demand sevices. for file-hosting services. services. TV-VoD VoD services delivered by Digital File formats Audiovisual iVoD VoD services delivered on IPTV. files can be formatted in various open internet. UMD Universal media disc, file types using differing standards Mbps Megabits per second. and codecs, such as Windows developed by Sony for the PSP. Media and MPEG 4. NVoD Near Video-on-Demand UltraViolet (UV) Digital ecosystem where multiple viewing times are using a common file format and Download-to-Own/DTO Online sale fixed by providers. of digital video, where files are cloud-based digital locker to create downloaded for multiple replays. Penetration Proportion of people interoperability of digital video or households. entertainment. DRM Digital Rights Management – Video Allows publishers to control access PPV Pay-per-View. The distribution Embraces all forms of audio- to, and facilitate payment for, their of programming on cable or visual content from packaged media content. satellite for a single viewing. (DVD, Blu-ray etc...) to digital services. VoD DTT Digital Terrestrial Television. PSP PlayStation Portable. Video-on-Demand, a digital rental model. Format Shifting Copying of PVR Personal Video Recorder, Wireless Multimedia Adapter content from one form of storage hardware used to record and time A to another (for example, from a CD shift television. device to transfer files from a to an MP3 player). Rentailer Rental store. computer to a television across a wireless network, for example Apple iTV. 2 BVA YB 14 Inner AW 27/05/2014 16:40 Page 3 CONTENTS Contents FEATURES DIGITAL Industry glossary 2 The digital video market 68 Foreword 5 Video entertainment map 70 Chairman’s introduction 7 Digital retail 72 Director General’s review 8 Digital rental 73 British Board of Film Classification 10 Digital subscription 74 International Video Federation 12 The Return of Home Recording 75 Federation Against Copyright Theft 14 RENTAL Alliance For Intellectual Property 16 Entertainment Retailers Association 18 Consumer market 76 Industry Trust For IP Awareness 20 Shipments 78 Market overview 22 Company shares 80 Genre split 81 RETAIL Rental charts 82 Consumer sales 28 Disc rental charts 84 Shipments 30 Rentailer shares 85 Seasonality 32 Consumer behaviour 86 Releases 33 GENERAL Genres 34 Retailer shares 36 Hardware 91 Company shares 38 Technology intentions and ownership 93 Overall video chart 40 Leisure spending 94 DVD chart 42 Cinema 96 Blu-ray Disc chart 43 International markets 98 Feature Film 44 Children’s 46 Directory 100 Music 48 Sport 50 Fitness 51 TV 52 Catch-up TV 54 Special interest (live comedy) 56 Special interest (other) 57 All-time charts 58 Consumer behaviour 62 3 BVA YB 14 Inner AW 27/05/2014 16:40 Page 4 © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC. All Rights Reserved. BVA YB 14 Inner AW 27/05/2014 16:40 Page 5 FEATURE Foreword by Viscount Younger of Leckie As the European Union considers reforms to the European copyright framework, it is vital that any Minister for Intellectual Property changes support this vision for growth. The video sector has been an important contributor to discussions that I have had on this topic and to the wider debate taking place in Europe. The UK has made clear to the European Commission that British creativity is highly marketable, award- any proposals to update European copyright law winning and sought after. Our creative need to be built on a robust evidence base, industries that draw on it are among the most should be technology-neutral, and must protect influential and successful in the world, the rights of creators as well as encouraging new contributing £71.4 billion per year to the UK businesses and services. We want to keep economy. working with the sector to make sure that happens. The video industry is a hugely valuable part of this diverse and dynamic creative economy. In such a contested area, evidence matters. Good Video continues to be an important channel for information supports the development of strong new film, high quality TV drama, documentaries evidence-based policy and helps the Government and other genres, including children’s and others to build their understanding of the programming. The box-set remains ever popular importance of the audiovisual sector and its at home and abroad, so it is no surprise to see contribution to the UK. The Government that even the Prime Minister finds time to watch encourages the sharing of data and statistical his favourites (as evidenced by his significant information, and the BVA’s annual Yearbook, and collection glimpsed in the background during the facts about the industry it sets out, make a Angela Merkel’s recent visit to No.10)! valuable contribution to that body of knowledge. In my role as Minister for Intellectual Property, I The Government’s broader economic plan have many meetings with representatives of the provides the basis for creative industries to audiovisual sector and I am always encouraged flourish. Within Europe, the UK is ahead of the to hear of the many new services that are being game in adapting to changing technologies and developed which enable us all to enjoy content being the place where many services launch first. on an increasing range of platforms. Whether Meeting consumer demand for quality content in buying, renting, downloading or streaming ever-better ways will continue to propel the video content or whether watching the latest video industry ahead in the years to come. It will release at home with our families or viewing our support not just a thriving and important sector favourite TV programme on a portable device, we of the UK economy, but ultimately the original all enjoy greater freedom in how, when, and content that millions of people enjoy both here where we watch film and video content. and, through the sector’s strong exports, across the world. In a changing market, the ability to innovate and move with the times is crucial. The Government is committed to achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth that is shared across the country and between industries. A modern, robust and flexible copyright framework that supports innovation and growth is essential for the UK’s world-class creative industries. 5 BVA YB 14 Inner AW 27/05/2014 16:40 Page 6 TO ALL BVA MEMBERS: THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Mingure are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group.