TV, Video & Film

Video streaming is a large part of the film industry’s present and future. In recent years, several new platforms have been launched, and people can watch content on every device they want – from mobile devices to large TV screens. This is a development that has been anticipated for a long time as consumers are turning away from watching their favorite TV shows and movies on traditional TV, such as cable or satellite TV. While the subscription-based business model has been struggling lately in light of an increasing inflation and rising costs, ad-supported video streaming content is gaining in popularity, with a forecast suggesting that the revenue is forecast to more than double between 2022 and 2028. Compared to that, the cinema industry looks to an uncertain future due to closures and delays in movie releases and production during the pandemic, which led to a box office in 2021 that was only half of the amount generated in pre-pandemic times.

Market size

China’s film industry rivals Hollywood

Estimated filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide in 2026 (in million U.S. dollars)

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The global filmed entertainment market, which includes cinema, both physical and digital home video, as well as TV, is expected to rebound from the pandemic and garner a total revenue exceeding 100 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. Not surprisingly, the United States are predicted to hold the highest market share worldwide at about one third of the total revenue. China is expected to consolidate its position in second place with a projected increase of 137.7 percent over five years.

Film industry in China
Box Office in the U.S.
Movie Industry

Market segments

Cinema’s downturn pushes home video digitalization

Revenue of the theatrical and home/mobile video entertainment market worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)

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The global physical video home market recently declined, while the digital segment grew significantly, surpassing DVD and Blu-ray sales already in 2016. In 2019, the revenue of online video also outpaced box office results. Additionally, the coronavirus outbreak decimated the cinema industry, whereas digital in-home entertainment reaped the benefits. However, the theatrical market was on the rebound in 2021, despite not reaching pre-pandemic figures.

Online video in Europe
Box office worldwide
Subscription video on demand market worldwide

Industry trends

SVOD’s response to subscriber losses

Number of hybrid subscribers of selected hybrid video-on-demand platforms worldwide in 2028 (in millions)

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With prices of streaming services growing, consumers are canceling their SVOD subscriptions more often and using ad-supported streaming offers instead. Due to this shift, both Netflix and Disney+ have recently been struggling. In order to minimize churn and income losses, both companies launched their own lower-cost ad-funded tiers in 2022, with a forecast suggesting that Disney+ would have over 200 million hybrid subscribers by 2028, while Netflix is expected to have a third of that amount.

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Hulu
Disney Plus

Industry leaders

Disney - from a cartoon studio to a mass media conglomerate

Global revenue of the Walt Disney Company in the fiscal years 2006 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Despite the small downturn of revenue in 2020 and 2021, the Walt Disney Company is recognized as one of the market leaders in the motion picture world. Not only well known for its film studios, for instance Pixar and Marvel, as well as worldwide parks and resorts, the global player is also famous for its TV networks and hybrid video streaming platform Disney+. In the first quarter of 2023, the service had over 160 million subscribers.

Disney
Movie industry in the U.S. and Canada
Animation industry

State of the industry

  • Video on demand in France
  • Pay TV in the United Kingdom (UK)
  • Cinema in Poland
  • Television consumption in Hungary
  • Netflix in Sweden
  • Movie studios in the United States and Canada
  • Academy Awards
  • SVOD market in China
  • Film industry in Latin America
  • Animation industry in South Korea
  • Broadcaster video-on-demand in Europe

Industry Definition

The TV, video, and film category offers relevant insights into the ever-changing landscape of visual entertainment. It provides comprehensive industry data on traditional and online television, leading broadcasters, the global film industry, and digital video content.

Statista gathers the latest financial data on box office revenue, industry market share, and TV to SVOD subscription figures in addition to compiling reach and penetration rates for various technologies and devices. Based on these performance indicators, Statista identifies the world’s leading film studios, media conglomerates, and popular streaming services and compliments these facts with information on trends in viewing behavior.

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