Digital film and TV sales in the UK soared to record levels during the 12-week lockdown period, new data by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has revealed.
Spend on digital 'buy and keep' downloads grew 87% between March 28 and late June to a year-to-date value of £113 million, according to figures compiled by The Official Charts Company.
Research company Kantar also reports that 1.8 million new customers either bought or rented digital content during lockdown, taking the number of consumers transacting digitally in that period to a record high of 5.5 million.
For comparison, 14.7 million people made digital purchases or rentals in the 52 weeks to Januray 12, 2020. BASE partly attributes the surge in digital
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