Friday, February 3, 2012

The Sky Is Rising: Techdirt Study Claims Entertainment Industry is ...

Mike Masnick of Techdirt has a new study out coinciding with Midem that claims the music industry as a whole is not in a decline at all, rather it is undergoing a renaissance period.

Here are some of the key takeaways:

  • Entertainment spending as a function of income went up by 15% from 2000 to 2008
  • Employment in the entertainment sector grew by 20% ? with indie artists seeing 43% growth.
  • The overall entertainment industry grew 66% from 1998 to 2010.
  • The amount of content being produced in music, movies, books and video games is growing at an incredible pace.

For the full study, visit Techdirt.com

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Source: http://www.soundctrl.com/blog/2012/02/01/the-sky-is-rising-techdirt-study-claims-entertainment-industry-is-growing-not-shrinking/

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