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Helen Davis Jayalath

Helen heads up Screen Digest's Video team and has overall responsibility for the company's coverage of the packaged media business. She has been analysing the international video business since 1991 and is widely acknowledged as a leading authority in the field. Helen has led the expansion of Screen Digest's coverage of the sector since 1994, including the development of the online Video Intelligence service which set new standards for market information about the video industry.

Helen has managed or contributed to numerous consultancy projects for Screen Digest clients including major Hollywood studios, independent video distributors, TV companies and investment banks. She has written and edited a wide range of Screen Digest reports examining all aspects of the global home video and DVD markets. Over the past 15+ years she has contributed to numerous other media publications and been cited frequently in trade and consumer publications and in radio and TV coverage of the sector. She is a regular speaker at international conferences and in 1996, along with Ben Keen, was appointed co-programme director of the annual European Video Perspectives (PEVE) conference. Over the next decade Helen was instrumental in transforming PEVE into the pre-eminent event of its kind in Europe, bringing together leading home entertainment players from around the world. In 2007 she took on overall coordination of the event when it was acquired by Screen Digest and successfully relaunched as Screen Digest PEVE Digital Entertainment. Between 1999 and 2003 Helen was retained as a market research consultant by the British Video Association. Prior to joining Screen Digest Helen worked as an analyst with Kagan World Media in London. She has a degree from Exeter University and is fluent in Spanish and French with a working knowledge of Italian.


> Recent Reports & Articles by Helen Davis-Jayalath
Adobe PDF Market monitor Video Market Monitor: India Video Market Monitor: India Video Market Monitor: India Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Combining data from Screen Digest's Video Intelligence service with detailed analyst commentary, this report examines recent trends in and assesses the outlook for hardware, software, video distribution and the retail environment in India.
30-Sep-09
Adobe PDF Research Article Blu-ray catalogue slow to expand 2009 Blu-ray catalogue slow to expand Blu-ray catalogue slow to expand Blu-ray catalogue slow to expand Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
The DVD slate grew much more rapidly in its first three years. Existing video collections are not being replaced with BD copies as happened with DVD
17-Sep-09
Adobe PDF Research Article French video windows shortened 2009 French video windows shortened French video windows shortened French video windows shortened Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Could new legislation reverse French video decline?
19-Aug-09
Adobe PDF Company Blu-ray Gains Fail to Offset Slump in Int'l DVD sales Blu-ray Gains Fail to Offset Slump in Int'l DVD sales Blu-ray Gains Fail to Offset Slump in Int'l DVD sales Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
International (world excluding US and Canada) consumer spending on video software fell 3.6% to $26.4bn in 2008. This was mainly due to the first real downturn in the value of DVD purchases. Blu ray (BD) disc sales of $482m offset only part of the decline. Distributor revenues fell slightly further than consumer spend, off 6% to $15bn. This year is likely to see a further decline of 2.5% in consumer sales of DVD, but Screen Digest expects a modest recovery in 2010 will be driven by sales of BD.
05-Jun-09
Adobe PDF Research Article US shift to advanced BD software 2009 US shift to advanced BD software US shift to advanced BD software US shift to advanced BD software Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
More Blu-ray Disc releases use higher capacity discs and advanced codecs
14-Apr-09
Adobe PDF Research Article US rental revival unlikely to spread 2009 US rental revival unlikely to spread US rental revival unlikely to spread US rental revival unlikely to spread Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
The upturn in international rental spending it not all it seems.Although rental outperformed retail in the US last year, the global trend reflects currency fluctuations and the growth of the Japanese market
11-Mar-09
Adobe PDF Company Can the Industry Afford a Big Blu-ray Success? Can the Industry Afford a Big Blu-ray Success? Can the Industry Afford a Big Blu-ray Success? Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
GMI expects consumer demand for Blu-ray (movies, TV and games) to increase to 225m discs this year; replication capacity will barely manage to keep up with demand. And if demand exceeds GMI's current forecasts, there is a riosk retailers may be left with stock shortages in the crucial last quarter of the year.
15-Aug-08
Adobe PDF Research Article End in sight for video rental 2008 End in sight for video rental End in sight for video rental End in sight for video rental Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Most consumers now prefer to own video rather than rent, as our 15-year analysis shows
23-Apr-08
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