Blu-ray Continues to Grow, Sales Up 15%

According to a new report released by The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), during the first half of the year revenue generated from sales of Blu-ray discs is up 15% compared to the same period last year. Overall consumer spending on home entertainment also grew more than 2% to $8.6B.

According to the same report, sales of new releases on Blu-ray are up 19%, while sales of catalog titles on Blu-ray are up 8% compared to the same period last year.

Consumers have also purchased more than five million Blu-ray compatible devices during the first half of the calendar year. The total number of Blu-ray compatible devices in American homes is now approximately 61 million.

Overall discs sales (DVD and Blu-ray), however, were down 4.7%.

Digital revenue in the first half of the year is up more than 24%, while EST revenue is up more than 50%.