The New Entertainment Industry

Join MsBehaviour on air talking about the growing entertainment industry Wednesday 29th August around 9.10 a.m. on  Radio Wammo on Kiwi FM.

Listen to a podcast of MsBehaviour on the g33k show.

Entertainment Industry Growth Statistics

Film: Despite film production down 20.7% in 2008 the MPAA has reported a word-wide 5.2% increase in box office profits

Music Performance Licensing: APRA had their best year ever in 2008. Music Sales: Up in the US by 10.5% this year and singles up 27%  

Gaming: Profits up 30% over last year or up 300% since 2000 

Ben Goldacre on Bad Science: Illegal downloads and dodgy figures

Dutch Study Says Filesharing Has Positive Economic Effects

Report: P2P business and legal models for increasing accessibility to popular culture (PDF)

Statistics thanks to the Creative Freedom Foundation.