Home Video

Retail volume and value sales of home video (comprising solely of televisions following the exit of video players in 2021 due to a greater switch to digital streaming services) recorded single-digit declines in 2022, as the category continued to…

Home video in Brazil has been badly affected by global price increases, especially considering high inflation in Brazil, which contributed to the decline of the category in 2022 (and also expected in 2023) even as it experienced a temporary sales…

Sales of home video declined in 2022 in retail volume terms with this trend continuing into 2023. This is mostly due to increasing pressure on consumers’ disposable income with Romania experiencing elevated rates of inflation which has led to a sharp…

Overall, retail volume sales of home video are set to continue to decrease strongly over 2023. However, there remains a sharp divergence between the performance of televisions and video players. The strong growth in demand for OLED TVs is offset by…

In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the importance of the quality and duration of sleep for people’s health and wellbeing, which has been reflected in popular books and the mainstream media. Research has included studies that have…

Demand for home video in the United Arab Emirates continues to rise, driven by televisions. The local market is witnessing a significant surge in demand for 98-inch models of televisions, with TCL and Hisense emerging as the top players driving this…

After three challenging years for televisions in the UK, with sales normalising after the strong uptake during the pandemic in 2020, demand is starting to improve in 2024. While it is unlikely that volume sales are likely to return to 2020’s levels,…

It has been a mixed few years for sales of televisions in Sweden. There was a huge spike in sales of LCD and OLED TVs in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 as consumers went into self-enforced isolation. This home seclusion encouraged many…

Retail volume sales of home video, which is made up entirely of televisions, suffered a further decline in 2023. Demand was restricted by the maturity of the market, alongside consumers’ shrinking budgets, as they continued to be affected by high…

While volume sales of televisions in Israel have continued to increase in 2023, growth looks set to be slightly lower than that recorded in 2022. This is partly explained by maturity, comparatively long replacement cycles and the fact that many…

Home video is expected to register minimal volume decline in 2023. Several factors are expected to cause the negative performance. Continuing inflation is resulting in lowering purchasing power. Also, there was a surge in sales of big-ticket items…

Retail constant value sales (2023 prices) of home video products, which consist primarily of televisions, continued to decline in 2023. Growth was restricted by inflationary pressures, which caused some consumers to postpone large, discretionary…

There was huge demand for televisions in the country little more than a decade ago. During the period 2009-2011, two drivers pushed up sales of televisions significantly. One was the shift of broadcasting from analogue to digital in July 2011. The…

Retail volume sales of home video, which is dominated by LCD TVs, saw a decline in 2023, in contrast to the modest growth seen in the previous year. Households were reluctant to spend their hard-earned money on higher-priced consumer electronics, as…

Televisions continued to account for virtually all sales in home video in Argentina in 2023. The very positive volume growth that was recorded in televisions in 2022 continued into 2023; however, by the middle of the year, the category was…

Despite seeing an uptick in economic activity in Vietnam after the pandemic peaking, sales of home video products have been declining during 2022-2023. This is partially due to category maturity and a high penetration rate, which has limited demand,…

In 2023, home video is seeing a marginal decline in volume sales due mainly to the negative trend seen in LCD TVs. As a result of the adverse economic conditions in the country, people are delaying their purchasing decisions for a new TV at home,…

Home video is expected to register a fall in volume sales in 2023. Continued high inflation, as well as a significant devaluation of the naira, is expected to reduce consumer purchasing power further. In particular, currency devaluation has made…

After two years of strong retail volume growth in 2020 and 2021 in a pandemic-fuelled surge, sales of televisions declined in 2022, and this is set to continue in 2023, as consumer demand was brought forward and demand is now waning as replacements…

Home video volume sales are expected to decline overall in 2023 as consumers remain cautious about making large purchases in an uncertain economic environment. Sales of televisions, which drive growth in this category, are set to see decline in…