More than 80% of entertainment spending now on internet-based services
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The rise in popularity of services such as
Netflix,
Amazon and Spotify prompted record spending on streaming
music, films and TV shows in the
UK last year to more than £3bn, as the digital revolution hammered high street sales of DVDs and CDs.
The total UK entertainment market, which also includes the video games sector, grew by 2.4% to hit a record £7.8bn in 2019, according to the latest annual sales and spending figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).