Blu-ray Year-to-Date Revenues 137% Up

According to data collected by the research department of Home Media Magazine, revenue from Blu-ray Disc in 2009 through November 15 was $865.89 million, up 137.56% from the same period in 2008. In turn, DVD earned $7,957.93 million, down 7.54%; thanks to Blu-ray, packaged media revenues have dropped only 1.6% year-on-year. BD had an average packaged-media market share of 10%.