Helen Davis Jayalath
HELEN DAVIS JAYALATH is Screen Digest's senior analyst for the video sector and has overall responsibility for the online Video Intelligence service and all related activities. She has been analysing the international video business since 1991 and has been instrumental in expanding Screen Digest's coverage of the sector since 1994.
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 also contributed to numerous other media publications and she is a regular speaker at international conferences. She is co-programme director of the annual European Video Perspectives (PEVE) conference and between 1999 and 2003 was retained as a market research consultant by the British Video Association.
Helen holds an Honours degree from Exeter University and is fluent in Spanish and French with a working knowledge of Italian.
|
Most consumers now prefer to own video rather than rent, as our 15-year analysis shows
Mini Report - Apr 08
(PDF)
New technology is arriving that could enable retailers to alleviate pressure on shelf space and allow rights holders to exploit the 'long tail'. This report examines the claims that ,anufacturing-on-demand (MOD) has the potential to generate incremental revenue in video markets where growth has plateaued.
Management Report - Mar 08
(Print & PDF)
New technology is arriving that could enable retailers to alleviate pressure on shelf space and allow rights holders to exploit the 'long tail'. This report examines the claims that manufacturing-on-demand (MOD) has the potential to generate incremental revenue in video markets where growth has plateaued.
Management Report - Mar 08
(Print & PDF)
Entry of disc manufacturer Moser Baer into the retail software market has cut high street DVD prices by up to 80 per cent
Mini Report - Aug 07
(PDF)
US customers have access to a growing range of high definition DVD titles
Mini Report - Jul 07
(PDF)
This report outlines the state of play within the emerging hi-def video market in Europe in the run up to Christmas 2006, presenting the balance of power between the two next generation hi-def video formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray. The report focuses on the launch strategies implemented by the backers of the two hi-def formats in Europe by consumer electronics manufacturers, game console developers and studios and assesses the immediate impact of these on retailers and consumers at the beginning of the hi-def video market.
Management Report - Dec 06
(Print & PDF)
This report outlines the state of play within the emerging hi-def video market in Europe in the run up to Christmas 2006, presenting the balance of power between the two next generation hi-def video formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray. The report focuses on the launch strategies implemented by the backers of the two hi-def formats in Europe by consumer electronics manufacturers, game console developers and studios and assesses the immediate impact of these on retailers and consumers at the beginning of the hi-def video market.
Management Report - Dec 06
(Print & PDF)
Blu-ray builds on its Hollywood strength while HD DVD courts the independents. European distributors have opted only for the latter so far.
Mini Report - Dec 06
(PDF)
Mass merchants accounted for more than half the volume of US sales of DVDs in 2005 and the advent of high definition formats is likely to strengthen their position
Mini Report - Dec 06
(PDF)
Interest in Interactive DVDs (iDVDs) has increased in recent years as a few key titles have achieved strong sales. How can the technology be applied beyond quiz-based products? What will the advent of hi-def formats mean to this genre? Screen Digests examines what makes a profitable iDVD in Europe and investigates whether the genre has the potential to ever be more than a niche, gift-orientated market.
Management Report - Dec 06
(Print & PDF)
Interest in Interactive DVDs (iDVDs) has increased in recent years as a few key titles have achieved strong sales. How can the technology be applied beyond quiz-based products? What will the advent of hi-def formats mean to this genre? Screen Digests examines what makes a profitable iDVD in Europe and investigates whether the genre has the potential to ever be more than a niche, gift-orientated market.
Management Report - Dec 06
(Print & PDF)
The fourth edition of this best selling report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 22 countries through to 2010. This report is essential reading for anyone within the home entertainment value chain.
Management Report - Nov 06
(Print & PDF)
The fourth edition of this best selling report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 22 countries through to 2010. This report is essential reading for anyone within the home entertainment value chain.
DVD penetration is taking off in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland but consumer behaviour is markedly different between the three countries
Mini Report - Nov 06
(PDF)
The country may have come late to DVD but the market is growing fast.
Mini Report - Oct 06
(PDF)
Television programmes are providing the key growth area in European DVD markets, commanding higher prices for box sets and often favouring local product.
Mini Report - Sep 06
(PDF)
DVD volume sales continue to climb but spending fell in 2005. Retail DVD sales continued to grow in 2005 albeit at a slower rate than in previous years. Volume sales of DVD increased by 15 per cent to 657m units, accounting for 94 per cent of total European video sales. However, the gain in volume sales failed to be translated into spending as the average price of a retail DVD in Europe declined by around 13 per cent in 2005.
Mini Report - Aug 06
(PDF)
Older consumers account for a growing proportion of DVD sales. DVD purchases among Germans aged over 50 have risen 10-fold since 2001
Mini Report - Aug 06
(PDF)
HD DVD's early launch gives it a head-start over Blu-ray Disc but both now have similar numbers of
titles released or pending
Mini Report - Aug 06
(PDF)
The next video format war - are you wondering what the truth is? This is the first major study to analyse the current video format battle and to assess the potential outcome. The report includes 5 year forecasts with combined sales of the new format broken out for US, Europe and Japan.
Management Report - Aug 06
(Print & PDF)
Management Report - Aug 06
(Print & PDF)
The next video format war - are you wondering what the truth is? This is the first major study to analyse the current video format battle and to assess the potential outcome. The report includes 5 year forecasts with combined sales of the new format broken out for US, Europe and Japan.
We find a significant discrepancy between demand and offer on key categories
Mini Report - Jul 06
(PDF)
Spending is flat as unit sales growth slows down and prices continue to decline
Mini Report - Jul 06
(PDF)
Screen Digest analysis indicates that at least 130m free DVDs were distributed by national newspapers in the UK in 2005 alone. By comparison 211m units were sold through mainstream retail channels in the UK. And the pace is accelerating. In first quarter 2006 DVD volume sales through official channels actually declined slightly over the previous year, to 54m units - almost exactly the same number of discs as were given away by the papers. Around 80 per cent of these are retained by recipients, the equivalent of more than five free DVDs per UK DVD household.
Mini Report - Jul 06
(PDF)
Breakdown of Hollywood majors' shares of video revenues show Warner dominating the DVD sector
Mini Report - Jun 06
(PDF)
Changes in major supply contracts, notably with major supermarket chains, shift the balance of power
Mini Report - May 06
(PDF)
As stand-alone player sales lose momentum around the world, DVD recorder sales are much stronger in Europe than in the US
Mini Report - May 06
(PDF)
Sony's proprietary video disc format fails to make much impact in Europe.
Mini Report - Apr 06
(PDF)
Consumption of current-generation DVD may provide guidance to future approaches to HD version of the disc, but each of the 'top five' European markets had markedly different characteristics.
Mini Report - Apr 06
(PDF)
With the two next-generation high definition DVD
formats now certain to go head-to-head within the
next couple of months, we analyse the line-up of
expected releases
Mini Report - Mar 06
(PDF)
Developing an attractive consumer proposition is
gaining ground on the bricks-and-mortar tradition The business model developed by Netflix - of
multiple DVD borrowings delivered by postal
services for a fixed monthly fee - is being adopted
by other so-called rentailers and is gaining ground
in the marketplace. It avoids the disadvantages
perceived by consumers of having to visit a store
twice to choose and return a title, with the risk of
fines for late returns. But the model has its own
issues to contend with.
Mini Report - Feb 06
(PDF)
This report outlines how the DVD retail environment differs in Five Key Western European territories, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. It identifies what methods are used to get DVDs into stores, who the key players are, and what strategies are adopted in selling DVDs. The report includes:
Management Report - Nov 05
(Print & PDF)
This report analyses the changing release strategies for retail DVD in the USA and the key European markets of UK, Germany and Spain. Employing data on the top 50 titles by box office in each territory, the report examines the effect of the closure of the European rental-only window, and quantifies the much-debated squeezing of the theatrical-to-DVD retail window between 2002 and H1 2005.
Management Report - Nov 05
(Print & PDF)
This report analyses the changing release strategies for retail DVD in the USA and the key European markets of UK, Germany and Spain. Employing data on the top 50 titles by box office in each territory, the report examines the effect of the closure of the European rental-only window, and quantifies the much-debated squeezing of the theatrical-to-DVD retail window between 2002 and H1 2005.
Management Report - Nov 05
(Print & PDF)
This report outlines how the DVD retail environment differs in Five Key Western European territories, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. It identifies what methods are used to get DVDs into stores, who the key players are, and what strategies are adopted in selling DVDs. The report includes:
Management Report - Nov 05
(Print & PDF)
Over 100,000 copies of Sony's proprietary Universal
Media Disc (UMD) sold during the first month on
the market in the UK. Top-selling title is a
compilation of goals from the Premier League.
Mini Report - Nov 05
(PDF)
This report gives the first detailed analysis of the rapidly growing online rental markets in 7 key western European territories in Europe and the US. Included are profiles of the key players in each territory, analysis of business models and metrics as well as market forecasts to 2009 for each territory.
This report gives the first detailed analysis of the rapidly growing online rental markets in 7 key western European territories in Europe and the US. Included are profiles of the key players in each territory, analysis of business models and metrics as well as market forecasts to 2009 for each territory.
Management Report - Nov 05
(Print & PDF)
Comedy made up the entire top 10 DVD titles in the US market in 2004 and its success as a genre is a feature of more mature DVD markets
Mini Report - Sep 05
(PDF)
Blu-ray supporters accounted for 51 per cent of US DVD revenue in 2004, compared with HD-DVD's 38 per cent; they have a similar lead in Europe
Mini Report - Sep 05
(PDF)
Screen Digest's most recent report looks at the rapidly growing market for TVDVD – now the fastest growing sector of the retail DVD market. The report includes historical and forecast data for the US, Western European and key individual European territories as well as analysis of pricing trends.
Management Report - Jun 05
(Print & PDF & HTML)
Screen Digest's most recent report looks at the rapidly growing market for TVDVD – now the fastest growing sector of the retail DVD market. The report includes historical and forecast data for the US, Western European and key individual European territories as well as analysis of pricing trends.
Management Report - Jun 05
(Print & PDF & HTML)
- FREE Sample
Unlike most territories, where feature films tend to dominate the retail sector, the preferred genres purchased on videocassettes in Japan have traditionally been non-film titles. In 2004, special interest titles (hobbies, how-to, etc) accounted for 29 per cent of VHS sales in Japan, followed by feature films with 27 per cent. In total, non-film titles represented a 73 per cent share of VHS sales in 2004.
Mini Report - Jun 05
(PDF)
The arrival of DVD has forced distributors to compete on two fronts for a share of the European video market. Screen Digest's analysis of distributor market shares in key territories indicates that two distinct markets have emerged since 2000; a booming DVD market dominated by the studios that adopted the format early and a fading VHS market led by children's content specialists.
Mini Report - Jun 05
(PDF)
Spain is one of the big five markets in Europe and has one of the 10 largest video markets worldwide in terms of both consumer spending and distributor revenues. However, piracy and industry politics combined to depress the Spanish video market in 2004.
Mini Report - Mar 05
(PDF)
Back in 1994, video rental accounted for 42.5 per cent of total worldwide distributor revenues of $11.8bn from video software, or $5.0bn. Furthermore, the sector was underpinned by a business model which meant that the rentailers, rather than the video distributors, carried all the risk.
Mini Report - Mar 05
(PDF)
Video games are generally considered to hold their price better than other packaged media such as CD's and DVDs. However, recent developments indicate that prices could again decline sharply prior to the launch of the next generation of games hardware.
Mini Report - Feb 05
(PDF)
At the end of 2004, Screen Digest research indicates that DVD video player/recorder penetration had reached 50.5 per cent of TV households in Western Europe. The format has achieved this level of penetration just six years after its official European launch in 1998. By comparison, the VCR achieved a similar level of European penetration shortly before the end of 1990. Of course, uptake of both technologies was more rapid in some
Mini Report - Jan 05
(PDF)
Average European DVD prices fell by 30 per cent between 1998 and 2003. Prices have fallen a further 13 per cent in 2004 to an average of Euro15.90. Screen Digest is currently forecasting consumer spending of Euro12.0bn in 2008. But if prices continue to fall, increases in volume sales will not compensate: total spending will be lower
Mini Report - Dec 04
(PDF)
This study represents a unique insight into the views and opinions of video retailers in the UK in 2004 and assesses how they perceive their business relationships with the country's leading video distributors.
This study represents a unique insight into the views and opinions of video retailers in the UK in 2004 and assesses how they perceive their business relationships with the country's leading video distributors.
Management Report - Nov 04
(Print & PDF)
The second edition of this report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 20 countries through to 2007.
The second edition of this report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 20 countries through to 2007.
Management Report - Mar 04
(Print & PDF)
The second edition of this report provides definitive statistics and commentary on the current state of the European home video market, together with detailed forecasts for over 20 countries through to 2007.
Management Report - Mar 04
()
This report provides the industry's first exhaustive country-by-country analysis of the dynamic Asia-Pacific home video market. Unrivalled analysis of and insights into the rapid growth of DVD, the state of VCD and the future of VHS ensures that this is t
|
Analysts
Select for analyst specific content & biography
Arash Amel
- Senior Analyst, Head of Broadband Media
|
|
|
|
