Download
sales break
£1bn barrier

Digital sales of music, games and films have broken the £1bn barrier for the first time, according to new figures.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Jan 2013, 06:00 BST

Research by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) shows shoppers spent £1.033bn – an 11.4 per cent rise – on downloads, with video games accounting for more than half that figure with sales of £552.2m.

Physical sales of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray and videogames still account for more than three quarters of the entertainment market, but sales fell by 17.6 per cent compared to 2011.

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ERA director general Kim Bayley said: “Breaching the £1bn barrier is an incredible achievement for the UK’s digital entertainment retailers and reflects their huge investment in new and innovative services.

“At the same time I suspect many people will be surprised to learn just how resilient the physical business still is – with three quarters of entertainment sales still on disc.”