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Poor CD, DVD sales drag Tanzania's film, music industries

 

Tanzania's local film and music industries are facing sharp decline, poor sales of Audio Discs (CDs) and the video counterparts (DVD) are reportedly making producers and distributors to exit the entertainment business and seek alternative ventures.

Senior official of the country's Audio-Visual Works Distributors' Association said in Arusha on Sunday that there has been a decline of over 50 percent in both distribution and production, catapulting the industry into an early grave.

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