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Entertainment & Media Industry Table of Contents
A Short Entertainment & Media Industry Glossary i
Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Entertainment & Media Industry 7
1) Introduction to the Entertainment & Media Industry 7
2) Multimedia Hub Homes Slowly Become a Reality/TVs are Internet Ready 10
3) DVR Market Evolves/Time-Shifting Hurts Advertisers 12
4) Apple’s iPod Revitalizes the Music Industry/Sony, Amazon and MySpace Follow Suit 13
5) Internet Film and TV Content Grows/Netflix Evolves to Focus on Online Delivery 15
6) Casino Expansion Underway in Select Locations 17
7) New Platforms Revolutionize Electronic Games/Microsoft’s New Kinect Raises the Standard 19
8) Radio Via IP Grows/The Era of Digital Radio Begins 20
9) Reality TV Dominates Broadcast Programming/Falling Ratings Force Networks to Find New Ways to Distribute Content 21
10) Cable and Satellite TV Lose Subscribers to Free Internet Options 22
11) Video-on-Demand (VOD) and Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Go Mass Market 23
12) TV over IP—Telecom Companies Enter the Television Market 24
13) TV over IP—TV Networks, Cable Companies and Web Sites Converge 24
14) Television Ads Evolve to Face New Challenges 25
15) High-Definition Grows—HDTV and Blu-ray DVDs/3-D TV Disappoints 27
16) Movie Attendance Falls/Film Companies Innovate with 3-D, Digital Projection and Enhanced Cinema Experiences 28
17) China and India Expand Film and TV Production Activity 30
18) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Subscribers Worldwide 31
19) Entertainment-Based Retailing, including Power Towns 32
20) Video Via Cellphone and Mobile TV Slowly Gain Subscribers 32
21) Newspapers and Magazines Face Difficult Times 33
22) Kindle, Tablets like iPad and Smartphones like iPhone Deliver Entertainment/eBook Sales Soar 35
23) Virtual Worlds Open Up new Revenue Sources 36
24) 3-D Games Open New Opportunities/Some Safety Concerns Arise 37
25) Multiplayer Gaming (MMORPGs) is Strong Worldwide 37
26) Online Play/Social Gaming on the Rise 38
27) Apple Rules in Apps/Android Plays Catch-up 39
Chapter 2: Entertainment & Media Industry Statistics 41
Entertainment & Media Industry Overview 42
Estimated U.S. Information & Entertainment Sector Revenues by NAICS Code: 2007-2011 43
Personal Consumption Expenditures for Recreation, U.S.: 1990-2010 44
U.S. Magazine Advertising Revenue & Pages for PIB Measured Magazines: 1960-2011 45
Periodical Publishers: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2007-2011 46
Newspaper Publishers: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2007-2011 47
Book Publishers: Estimated Sources of Revenue, Inventories & Expenses, U.S.: 2007-2011 48
Television Broadcasting: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2011 49
Cable & Other Program Distribution, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2006-2011 50
Motion Picture & Sound Recording Industries: Estimated Revenue & Inventories, U.S.: 2007-2011 51
Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2004-2011 52
Internet Publishing & Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers & Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue & Expenses, U.S. 2007-2011 53
Radio Networks, Radio Stations, Television Broadcasting & Cable & Other Subscription Programming: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2007-2011 54
Estimated Export Revenue for Information Sector Firms, U.S.: 2007-2011 55
Employment in Selected Entertainment & Media Occupations, U.S.: May 2010 56
Chapter 3: Important Entertainment & Media Industry Contacts 57
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE ENTERTAINMENT 400:
Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 99
Industry List, With Codes 100
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 102
Alphabetical Index 112
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 116
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 120
Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 121
Index of Firms with International Operations 132
    Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE ENTERTAINMENT 400    135
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 536
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 538