Games raise more UK revenue than music and video combined in 2015, says entertainment body
The UK entertainment industry breached £6.1bn in revenue in 2015 as sales of music, video and games embraced digital distribution and streaming to make up for the stagnation of physical sales.
Figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) claim that the revenue was the highest generated before the crash of physical media sales, the rise of piracy and the infancy of digital platforms which saw record sales of £6.04bn in 2004 shrink to £5.2bn in 2012.
Video revenue was up 1.5 per cent with music recording up 3.5 per cent and games increasing by ten per cent. Furthermore, music streaming services such Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
