The pattern of UK music sales over the past 35 years has changed from mainly vinyl in 1975 (92m), to cassettes in 1989 (83m) and CDs in 1992 (71m) and now in 2008, downloads account for 7% of the market (10.3m).
Other interesting cultural facts include that in 2008 only 42% of over 15 year olds read a national daily paper compared with 72% in 1978. There was a 0.2% increase in British people taking holidays abroad between 2007-8 to make a new record of 45.5m holidays.
In 2008 there were 164m UK cinema admissions compared with the 1.6bn admissions at the peak of cinema attendance in 1948. The 2008 figure is a 1.1% increase on 2007 but a fall of 6.7% on the most recent peak of 176m visits in 2002. The proportion of men and women going to the cinema has remained unchanged. More males over 7 (20%) went to the cinema than females over 7 (17%). The age group that goes to the cinema most frequently are the 15-24 year olds with 41% going at least once a month along with 31% of 7-14 year olds and 22% of 25-34 year olds.
Film genre preferences varied with age. The most popular genres for 7-14s were comedy, musicals, family films and animations, 15-24s preferred youth-themes, crime, action and comedy films, 35-44s preferred adventure and animation, 45-54s preferred drama, musicals and action and over 55s preferred drama, musicals and comedy.
In 2008 15 of the top 20 films at the UK box office were US productions and the other 5 were UK/US collaborations including 'Mamma Mia', 'Quantum of Solace' and 'The Dark Knight' according to the UK Film Council.
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Product News
Some product news! Webgains the affiliate marketing company from Red Pepper have teamed up with Ecotopia
an eco shop and a great place for fairtrade, organic, and eco-friendly shopping. Great value and a great range for eco-surfers and anyone with an ecolifestyle and a love for ecochic. Ecotopia's mission is to help consumers make informed decisions about their shopping habits and make a difference to the world.
Another online store offering that is part of the green consumer revolution is Biome Lifestyle which offers green and sustainable products and recycled and ethically sourced products and homewares.
In the mobile phones market envirofone.com is a leading mobile phone trading platform that pays people to recycle their old mobile phone for cash. It is free and simple to use. Find out how much the old phone is worth and trade it in using a freepost envelope provided by envirofone. If the phone passes the test you will be rewarded with a cheque or Argos vouchers.
The BigGreenSmile offers a wide and competitive range of eco-friendly products in the UK. They believe the individual can have an effect on society, that small changes can make a difference and that changing behaviour helps to reduce the pressure society puts on the environment. BigGreenSmile.com tries to source the most environmentally friendly products of their type, bring them to market and offer as wide a selection of products as possible.
Ethical Superstore offers fair trade and green consumer products from world leading ethical brands such as CafeDirect, Traidcraft, PeopleTree, Green and Blacks, Divine, Ecover and many more! Their range includes gadgets, cosmetics, foods, CDs, DVDs, books and beverages! When you buy from Ethical Superstore you get a choice of marvelous products from all over the world
an eco shop and a great place for fairtrade, organic, and eco-friendly shopping. Great value and a great range for eco-surfers and anyone with an ecolifestyle and a love for ecochic. Ecotopia's mission is to help consumers make informed decisions about their shopping habits and make a difference to the world.
Another online store offering that is part of the green consumer revolution is Biome Lifestyle which offers green and sustainable products and recycled and ethically sourced products and homewares.
In the mobile phones market envirofone.com is a leading mobile phone trading platform that pays people to recycle their old mobile phone for cash. It is free and simple to use. Find out how much the old phone is worth and trade it in using a freepost envelope provided by envirofone. If the phone passes the test you will be rewarded with a cheque or Argos vouchers.
The BigGreenSmile offers a wide and competitive range of eco-friendly products in the UK. They believe the individual can have an effect on society, that small changes can make a difference and that changing behaviour helps to reduce the pressure society puts on the environment. BigGreenSmile.com tries to source the most environmentally friendly products of their type, bring them to market and offer as wide a selection of products as possible.
Ethical Superstore offers fair trade and green consumer products from world leading ethical brands such as CafeDirect, Traidcraft, PeopleTree, Green and Blacks, Divine, Ecover and many more! Their range includes gadgets, cosmetics, foods, CDs, DVDs, books and beverages! When you buy from Ethical Superstore you get a choice of marvelous products from all over the world
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