UK flag US flag FR flag BE flag
|

Over 50% Of Films Will Be Released Digitally By 2007, Says Screen Digest

Over 50% Of Films Will Be Released Digitally By 2007, Says Screen Digest

By 2007, more than half of all films distributed globally and all US/Hollywood films will be released digitally, according to forecasts from Screen Digest.

Currently, just 8.5% of films are digitally released globally; this rises to 35% for the US/Hollywood distributors. By the end of this year the global total should reach 15%, whilst US/Hollywood’s digital output rises to 60%. In Europe, digital releases are forecast to reach 60% by the end of 2002.
Films released digitally, by region 
                 
  Disney Hollywood (fast adopters) Hollywood (slower adopters) US/Hollywood total Europe Asia-Pacific* rest of the world GLOBAL
1999 10 1   1       0.1
2000 40 10   15 0.1 0.1   3
2001 60 40 10 35 5 4   8.5
2002 100 60 40 60 10 8 1 15
2003 100 100 60 85 25 15 1 25
2004 100 100 100 100 40 25 3 34
2005 100 100 100 100 60 40 6 42
2006 100 100 100 100 75 50 9 48
2007 100 100 100 100 80 60 14 53
2008 100 100 100 100 85 70 20 58
2009 100 100 100 100 90 80 30 65
                 
Source: Screen Digest, January 2002 

Media Jobs