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Entertainment & Media Industry Overview

 

Amount

Unit

Date

Source

Total U.S. Communications & Media Spending

1.189

Tril. US$

2012

VSS

Total U.S. Communications & Media Spending (projection)

1.455

Tril. US$

2016

VSS

U.S. Advertising Revenues (estimate)

153.0

Bil. US$

2012

Magna

Global Media Suppliers Advertising Revenue (estimate)

495.0

Bil. US$

2012

Magna

Global Media Suppliers Advertising Revenue (forecast)

510.3

Bil. US$

2013

Magna

Internet Users, Worldwide

2.41

Bil.

Jun-12

IWS

PRINT MEDIA

U.S. Magazine Advertising Revenues, PIB Measured Magazines

20.1

Bil. US$

2011

PIB

Total Daily Newspapers, U.S.

1,382

 

2011

NAA

Total Daily Newspaper Circulation, U.S.

44.4

Mil.

2011

NAA

Annual Newspaper Advertising Expenditures, U.S. (Print & Online)

23.9

Bil. US$

2011

NAA

Net Sales Revenue of U.S. Book Publishers

27.2

Bil. US$

2011

AAP

E-books as a percent of Trade Book Sales, U.S.

15.0

%

2011

AAP

TELEVISION

Licensed TV Stations U.S. (Including Digital & Class A)

2,034

 

Jan-13

FCC

Basic Cable TV Subscribers, U.S.

56.8

Mil.

Sep-12

SNL

Digital Cable Subscribers, U.S.

46.7

Mil.

Sep-12

SNL

RADIO & MUSIC

Full Service FM Radio Stations, Including Educational, U.S.

10,509

 

Jan-13

FCC

Licensed AM Radio Stations, U.S. (Daytime/Unlimited)

4,793

 

Jan-13

FCC

Album Sales, U.S.

316

Mil. Units

2012

Nielsen

Digital Music as a Percent of All U.S. Music Sales

55.9

%

2012

Nielsen

Global Digital Music Revenues

5.2

Bil. US$

2011

IFPI

Digital Music as a Percent of Global Music Sales

32

%

2011

IFPI

Satellite Radio Subscribers, U.S.

23.37

Mil.

Sep-12

Sirius XM

FILM

U.S./Canada Box Office Revenues

10.2

Bil. US$

2011

MPAA

Global Box Office Revenues

32.6

Bil. US$

2011

NATO

Number of Cinema Locations, U.S.

5,697

 

2011

NATO

Number of Movie Screens, U.S.

39,580

 

2011

NATO

Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Media Revenue, U.S.

18.0

Bil. US$

2012

DEG

ELECTRONIC GAMES

New Computer & Video Game Software Sales, U.S.

245.6

Mil. Units

2011

NPD

Total Consumer Spending in Electronic Game Industry, U.S.*

24.75

Bil. US$

2011

NPD

OTHER

Wireless Subscriptions, U.S.

321.7

Mil.

Jun-12

CTIA

Wireless Penetration, U.S.

101.0

%

Jun-12

CTIA

Number of iPhones Sold during the Fiscal Year ending Sep. 25

125.05

Mil.

2012

Apple

Number of iPads Sold during the Fiscal Year ending Sep. 25

58.31

Mil.

2012

Apple

Cell Phone Subscribers, Worldwide (estimate)

5.9

Bil.

2011

Portio

Cell Phone Subscribers, Worldwide (forecast)

6.9

Bil.

2013

Portio

Commercial Casino Revenues, U.S. (not incl. Indian Casinos)

35.64

Bil. US$

2011

AGA

High Speed Internet Subscribers, U.S., Fixed, Home & Business

91.0

Mil.

Dec-12

PRE

High Speed Internet Subscribers, U.S., Mobile, Home & Business

180.2

Mil.

Dec-12

PRE

* Hardware and software.  VSS = Veronis Suhler Stevenson; Magna = Magna Global (an Interpublic Group company); IWS = InternetWorldStats.com; PIB = Publishers Information Bureau; NAA = Newspaper Association of America; AAP = Association of American Publishers; FCC = Federal Communications Commission;  SNL = SNL Kagan; IFPI = International Federation of the Phonographic Industry; MPAA = Motion Picture Association of America; NATO = National Association of Theatre Owners; DEG = Digital Entertainment Group; NPD = NPD Group; CTIA = CTIA, The Wireless Association; Portio = Portio Research Ltd.; AGA = American Gaming Association; PRE = Plunkett Research Estimate.

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