{"id":3029,"date":"2012-07-13T12:31:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T12:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2015-03-31T12:04:30","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T12:04:30","slug":"video-earns-50-of-film-revenues-says-the-bva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=3029","title":{"rendered":"Video earns 50% of film revenues, says the BVA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n

The British Video Association has produced a report called \u201cReady To Face The Future\u201d with case studies of titles such as \u201cPaul\u201d, “Senna” and “The Inbetweeners Movie” that show one half of feature film revenue comes from video.<\/p>\n

Sales of video entertainment on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats are the single biggest revenue source for the production of film and television drama in the UK, the report said.<\/p>\n

The BVA said that its latest data, a year on from the Oxford Economics study it commissioned, reveals that \u201cin a rapidly evolving market, video revenues remain critical to British film and television production\u201d.<\/p>\n

From sources that include Oxford Economics, Kantar Worldpanel, the Official Chart Company, IHS Screen Digest and the BVA, the report said that video entertainment spending in 2011 was \u00a32.3 billion compared to \u00a31.1 billion on cinema admissions. Cable and satellite subscriptions earned \u00a36.9 billion and the BBC Licence Fee generated \u00a33.8 billion while \u00a31.5 billion was spent on videogames software with \u00a30.8 billion on music.<\/p>\n

The report used new case studies from recent British films including Universal\u2019s \u201cPaul\u201d (pictured) and \u201cSenna\u201d and 4DVD\u2019s \u201cThe Inbetweeners Movie\u201dto highlight the significance of the video industry, which supports directly the creativity, skills and employment in the UK\u2019s audiovisual sector.<\/p>\n

It includes data from Kantar Worldpanel\u2019s Entertainment Panel that shows physical discs still account for 88% of consumer entertainment spending. It also underlines the importance of measures to combat copyright theft and what the BVA said is the potential threat to the future health of the video entertainment market from proposed changes in copyright policy.<\/p>\n

Universal Pictures International Entertainment President Eddie Cunningham said the BVA report shows that video continues to be a critical part of the film industry\u2019s ecosystem and a significant driver of revenue. \u201cWorking Title\u2019s \u201cPaul\u201d and \u201cSenna\u201d are two great examples of British filmmaking at its best, and the revenue generated from video \u2013 more than 60% coming from home entertainment on these titles \u2013 is hugely important in helping British producers like Working Title re-invest back into production and continue to create great films,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n

4DVD Head David Root said that the success of \u201cThe Inbetweeners\u201d TV series on DVD meant that Channel 4 could fund the feature film with the confidence that it would see a return on its investment. \u201cWithout this, millions of \u2018Inbetweeners\u2019 fans might not have been able to enjoy their exploits on the big screen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The case studies showed that \u201cThe Inbetweeners Movie\u201d made 54% of its revenue from video, 40% from cinemas and 6% from TV. \u201cPaul\u201d made 60% from video, 17% from cinemas, and 23% from TV while \u201cSenna\u201d earned 62% from video, 6% from cinemas, and 32% from TV.<\/p>\n

BVA Director General Lavinia Carey noted that digital technologies have led to rapid and dynamic changes in the audiovisual industry along with huge challenges and opportunities. She said the report showed that the creative sector relies heavily on video entertainment to generate returns on investment in film and TV production.<\/p>\n

Carey said, \u201cIt is vital, therefore, that additional uncertainty is not introduced into the sector by simplistic copyright policy changes or hesitancy in enforcing copyright law while our industry evolves, offering more innovative digital services alongside the ever-popular DVD and Blu-ray Disc while maintaining the quality in video entertainment that is so widely enjoyed by British audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story appeared in Cue Entertainment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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