The United States
media and entertainment business includes of industries that produce and
dispense motion movies, television programs, and advertisements. Additionally,
the entertainment industry also offers streaming content, audio recordings,
radio, broadcast and supplementary services, David Borshell says.
In fact, the M&E market of US is 33% of the
worldwide M&E industry. Furthermore, this industry is foreseen to reach
$804 billion by the year 2021. The M&E industry can be segmented into four
main verticals which include film, video games, book publishing and music.
Here’s
an overview of the different segment of M&E industry
Film
The film entertainment business involves films, picture
theaters, TV subscriptions, streaming content and the supply of the filmed
entertainment. In the year 2017, the box office auction in the US has reached
$11 billion and sale of home video reaches $107.9 billion.
However, Deloitte’s business scrutiny approximations
television subscriptions will remain static at $100.8 billion throughout 2018.
A lot of prominent movie studios are part of larger media and entertainment industry. The
conglomerate includes television, music services, video and streaming services,
newspaper, and cable and magazine segments. The U.S. film entertainment segment
relished a trade surplus of $16.3 billion in the year 2014.
Music
The US music industry including concerts and touring,
grow to $18.3 billion in the year 2017. Actually, this entertainment business
is the biggest worldwide music market.
Digital technologies have changed the music industry by
generating high quality, affordable recording machinery along with the eruption
of devices to download and stream music.
Video Games
The U.S. gaming industry grows to $36 billion in
revenues in 2017, David
Borshell says. Nowadays, customers have access to numerous
devices for gaming, such as PCs, mobile phones, physical consoles, and tablets.
The sector includes physical, digital, and online games.
In the year 2017, eSport ticket auctions in the U.S.
raise at a 19.7 percent rate, while eSports streaming marketing grew 35 percent.
Currently, eSports revenue grow at $275 million in the US. This entertainment
business is continually revolutionizing and bringing new applications to
market.
Book Publishing
The U.S. book publishing sector, which comprises the
physical as well as digital books. This entertainment industry segment is the
biggest in the world with $37 billion in auctions, with the universal market at
$116 billion. Actually, this media
and entertainment industry segment is measured across
three major segments including professional, educational, and consumer
publishing.
Online vendor Amazon has started physical bookstores,
although also owning the biggest audiobook dealer, Audible. More than 70
percent of American young generation own a smartphone. Moreover, up to 45 percent
of individuals own a tablet, and one in five own an eReader. Audiobook revenue
has currently exceeded e-book revenue, with 2016 figures respectively at $2.1
in 2014 and $1.1 billion in 2015.
Wrapping It Up
David Borshell a
senior executive with 30 years of experience in M&E industry has given the
above overview. The M&E business is enormous and diverse. In fact, the
industry is continually in transformation phase because both old and new
continue to exist. Multiple-platform, multiple devices, and interactivity have
altered the media and entertainment business vertical over the last decade.
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