This report considers the market for the digital distribution of filmed entertainment and the obstacles which must be overcome before movie download services become a mass market proposition. We predict that European movie downloading will accelerate from Euro 10m in 2005 to Euro 690m by the end of 2010.
Slowing growth in the physical home entertainment sector has sharpened the focus of Hollywood Studios on the potential of online distribution. Between 2004 and 2005 total trade revenues on retail and rental DVD fell by more than 8% in Western Europe. Key obstacles to the growth of digital downloading including: broadband speeds; rights issues; pricing policies and rights management are all addressed.
The market overview considers: the traditional value chain; VoD delivery options; total broadband subscribers; future value chain and revenues by business model. There is also dedicated analysis of each of the existing online movie service providers and the market as a whole in Western Europe.
The report contains forecast data tables for the following countries: - France - Germany - Italy - Spain - UK - Belgium - Netherlands - Denmark - Finland - Norway - Sweden - Austria - Greece - Ireland - Portugal - Switzerland
