Last year was the first time that consumers were able to buy downloads of live X Factor performances, with the songs going on sale via iTunes hours after each show finished.
However, sales were excluded from the Official Chart Company charts to "protect the integrity" of the competition, meaning the industry at large was in the dark as to the impact of the initiative.
Syco has now revealed it sold 1.5 million downloads of contestant performances over the 10 weeks ...
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