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Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac


Table of Contents

 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) The Wireless Home Takes Advantage of New Media Center Breakthroughs 8
  3) DVR Market Evolves; Time-Shifting Becomes Widespread 9
  4) Online Delivery and Illegally Shared Files Force the Music Industry to Adapt 10
  5) The Film Industry Faces Online Challenges and Opportunities 11
  6) Netflix Faces Stiff Competition 12
  7) Casino Mega-Mergers Reshape Gambling in the U.S. 13
  8) Reality TV Dominates Broadcast Programming 14
  9) Electronic Games Boom 14
  10) Satellite Radio Turns Up the Volume 16
  11) Radio Via IP Grows 17
  12) Cable and Satellite Compete 18
  13) Video on Demand (VOD) and Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) Go Mass Market 18
  14) TV over IP—Telecom Companies Enter the Television Market 19
  15) High-Definition Grows—HDTV and HD-DVD 19
  16) Mega Mergers Continue 20
  17) Movie Series See Huge Success 21
  18) Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge 21
  19) Entertainment-Based Retailing is Big 22
  20) Video Via Cell Phone Takes Off 23
Chapter 2: Entertainment & Media Industry Statistics 25
Entertainment & Media Industry Overview 26
Estimated Annual U.S. Advertising Expenditures: 2002-2005 27
U.S. Employment in Entertainment and Media Occupations, November 2003 28
Number of U.S. Movie Screens: 1987-2004 29
Total U.S. Movie Theater Admissions: 1987-2004 30
Number of Television Households, U.S.: 1970-2005 31
Number and Percent of U.S. Households with Wired Cable, Pay Cable & VCRs: 1975-2005 32
Percent of U.S. Households with Alternative Broadcast Delivery Systems: 1995-2004 33
Number of High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: June 2000-2004 34
Television Vs. Internet Usage by Age, Education and Employment Status, 2004 35
Number of U.S. Magazines: 1988-2004 36
Average Circulation of the Top 25 U.S. ABC Magazines, 2004 37
Magazine Advertising Revenue and Pages for PIB Measured Magazines: 1960-2004 38
Chapter 3: Entertainment & Media Industry Contacts
39
Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites  
Chapter 4: THE ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA 400 :
 
Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 77
Industry List, With Codes 78
Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 80
Alphabetical Index 91
Geographic Indexes  
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 95
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 99
Index by Regions of the U.S. Where THE ENTERTAINMENT 400 Have Locations 100
Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 111
Individual profiles on each of THE ENTERTAINMENT 400 115
Additional Indexes


Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities
Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations
518
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