Motion Picture and Video Distribution in Australia - Industry Market Research Report

Out of the box: Growing demand from cinemas and SVOD services projected to show revenue growth

Motion Picture and Video Distribution industry operators have faced difficult operating conditions over the past five years. Increasing media digitisation has changed the way that film and TV content is delivered to households and has affected the industry's operating landscape. The industry's performance mostly relies on box office takings at cinemas and demand for films and TV shows from TV broadcasters and subscription video on demand (SVOD) providers. Consumer preferences have shifted towards digital media and platforms, which has reduced demand for sales and rentals of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs over the past five years. These trends have negatively affected industry revenue.

Industry firms acquire the distribution rights for motion pictures and videos. They then lease or wholesale these motion pictures to cinemas for exhibition, to TV and pay-TV broadcasters for public viewing, to SVOD providers, and to retailers and wholesalers for sale or rent on physical media (i.e. DVDs and Blu-ray Discs). The industry also includes agents that lease and wholesale films and videos to organisations, and distribute video products using digital formats.

This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry's key players and their market shares.