UK Media Trends Spring Market Report 2021
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Providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis of the UK Media market, including the behaviours, preferences and habits of the consumer.
While physical media sales dropped sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a steadily renewing interest as of the end of 2020. CD sales rose from 13% in June to 18% in December, with potential for physical video and music formats to bounce back as retail reopens.
There has been a shift towards digital media has been ongoing over the past couple of years, with this process accelerated by the lockdowns. TV viewership and streaming subscriptions rose following the outbreak, with the competition in the video subscription market growing more and more competitive. However, physical media shouldn’t be overlooked, as its resilience proves it still holds potential.
This report looks over the current state of UK media trends, as the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the physical and digital markets. With more people spending more time online, companies can innovate online services and physical distribution to help attract customers.
Read on to discover more details or take a look at all of our UK Media market research.
Media Products: Print book, print newspaper, print magazine, DVD, CD album, video game disc, Blue-ray disc, CD single, vinyl record, streaming video service, TV service, streaming music service, print magazine subscription, video game subscription, e-book service, print newspaper subscription, online newspaper subscription.
Written by Rebecca McGrath, a leading analyst in the Media sector, her extensive knowledge delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight current trends and add expert context to the numbers.
The outbreak of COVID-19 significantly impacted people’s media habits, with tv platforms the early big winner. Behaviour at the end of 2020 was overall fairly stable compared to the initial pandemic period. Audio content, such as music and podcasts, is performing particularly strongly, presenting further opportunities for audio streaming services in terms of premium subscriptions and advertising.
Rebecca McGrath
Senior Media Analyst
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