GfK predict Blu-ray Disc sales to reach $2.9bn in 2009!

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http://www.homemediamagazine.com/hig...-dollars-14428

Sales of Blu-ray titles are projected to increase 150% to $2.9 billion this year from $1.1 billion in 2008, according to research firm Media Control GfK International. That’s nearly twice the $1.5 billion generated by digital last year, which included VOD and broadband.

Blu-ray is projected to reach 11% of packaged-media penetration by the end of the year, up from 4% in 2008, according the Media Control.

BD pricing dropped 14% in 2008 to an average retail price of $28.93, which still represented a $13.19 premium on standard DVDs, according to Media Control.

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