The music DVD business grew at a higher rate in 2005 than the DVD business overall, according to Nielsen Entertainment research presented at the second annual Music DVD Awards.
Excluding CD-DVD combos, suppliers last year sold 21.4 million music DVDs, up from 20.6 million in 2004. That translates to nearly 4 percent growth compared with growth of less than 1 percent for the DVD business overall.
Even so, music DVDs account for just 2.7 percent of total music transactions recorded in 2005, the first year the total number of transactions topped 1 billion. CDs still account for the vast majority of music purchases, Nielsen research shows, with 61.7 percent, followed by digital tracks at 35.2 percent.
Excluding CD-DVD combos, suppliers last year sold 21.4 million music DVDs, up from 20.6 million in 2004. That translates to nearly 4 percent growth compared with growth of less than 1 percent for the DVD business overall.
Even so, music DVDs account for just 2.7 percent of total music transactions recorded in 2005, the first year the total number of transactions topped 1 billion. CDs still account for the vast majority of music purchases, Nielsen research shows, with 61.7 percent, followed by digital tracks at 35.2 percent.