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National Album Day 2020 returns on 10th October

25/08/2020

National Album Day 2020 returns on 10th October celebrating the Eighties arguably music’s greatest decade. This year’s 80s theme is a first in a series of musical themes for National Album Day that will be rolled out annually and coincides with the current resurgence of 80s popular culture that is loved by audiences both young and old. The Eighties has been voted the UK’s favourite music decade and gave us artists like Madonna, Eurythmics, Culture […]

Coronavirus lockdown produced a boom in subscriptions to video, music and games services

16/08/2020

The coronavirus lockdown produced a boom in subscriptions to video, music and games services according a guide from the Entertainment Retailers’ Association (ERA) about how the UK entertained itself in the first half of 2020. The data comes from ERA’s tracking study which has measured the entertainment choices of a representative panel of up to 2,000 consumers each quarter for the past seven years. The latest 28th wave of the research commenced on 25th May 2020, […]

Over 55s are UK’s fastest growing group of music streamers

06/05/2020

Over 55s are UK’s fastest growing group of music streamers with 90% of new over 55 streamers taking out paid subscriptions, according to new pane research conducted by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). More than 1.1m over-55 year olds turned to streaming services over the past year. Over-55 year olds are the fastest growing group of new users of subscription music streaming services like Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Deezer and You Tube Music Premium. The […]

UK entertainment sales have 7th consecutive year of growth in 2019

06/03/2020

UK entertainment sales have 7th consecutive year of growth in 2019 according to official figures revealed in the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) Yearbook. Internet now accounts for 90% of entertainment sales with digital video being the biggest winner in 2019 and PS4 games the biggest loser. Sales reached £7.8 Bn with the biggest winners being digital and the biggest losers being physical sales although they still amounted to £1.4 Bn in 2019. Sales of video, […]

UK music streaming tops £1 Bn in 2019

25/01/2020

UK music streaming tops £1 Bn in 2019 recording the fifth consecutive year of growth according to data compiled by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). The report on entertainment spending in the UK contains information on music, video and games sales for the year and can be downloaded here. Spending by UK music fans on streaming services exceeded £1 Bn for the first time in 2019 as overall expenditure on entertainment increased to another all-time-high. […]

Entertainment technology usage differs across the generations

07/12/2019

Entertainment technology usage differs across the generations according to a UK survey conducted by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) which shows a move to mobile and smart devices amongst the young. The consumer panel-based research showed that over-55s love their radios, but smartphones and laptops oust radio and TV for the under-25s The results of a survey of 2000 UK consumers published on the ERA website, show that for under-25s the smartphone and laptop are […]

UK music streaming could double by 2023

23/11/2019

UK music streaming could double by 2023 by adding new services and innovations targeting different music fans more specifically according to research commissioned by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). The report prepared by consultants OC&C, highlights of which are published in a recent ERA blog, suggest that the already booming streaming market could double to £1.6 Bn annually in as little as four years. Key to the growth forecast, say OC&C experts, is increasing streaming […]