A variety show is super popular in the overseas Vietnamese community. The challenge is DVD sales have fallen due to piracy. Per the article online piracy (streaming video's) have reduced the sale of the DVD's. I would also guess the increase in youtube and equivalent for increased competition for similar video's. The shows themselves probably break even, but the real profit came from DVD sales. But with the overall decline in DVD sales has also hit this niche market hard.

Lavish shows unite Vietnamese diaspora in a celebration of culture and music - LA Times

My wife sells Girl's Ao Dai's on here site, but I am concerned about the future of selling DVD's, since I sell quite a few Learning Chinese DVD's.

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