The death of DVDs and the decline of ownership in digital age

Physical media sales are still in freefall even as a backlash against streaming grows

A row of DVDs on a shelf
US DVD sales dropped by 86% between 2006 and 2019
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Disney has signalled the death knell for physical media by announcing it will no longer be releasing theatrical content on DVDs in Australia.

The move, reported by The Digital Bits, mirrors the decision to stop physical releases in some Asian and Latin American countries, as streaming services increasingly dominate the market.

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