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First Research             

These quarterly reports have a North American bias, but do often refer to the global market. It covers various aspects of the entertainment industry such as amusement parks, bowling alleys, movie theatres and distribution.

IBISWorld                  

Provides detailed market research reports for UK, US, China and (limited) global.
Reports relevant to this sector include: Movie theatres in the US, Motion picture production in the UK, Global music production and distribution.

Company financials, short industry reports and analyst research reports on this sector. Go to the Investext tab for analysts' reports.

Technavio Insights

Wide ranging coverage of the entertainment sector. Recent reports include Amusement parks; Interactive Children's books; Visual Effects market; Mobile gaming; Event Tickets market.

Bloomberg 
Finance Zone only

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Motion Picture Association of America
Annual THEME report takes detailed look at industry statistics for North America. Report published March 2022 covers data for 2021.

Variety
Online version of the famous entertainment industry publication. News stories can be read as well as film and tv reviews. Also offers some recent box office statistics.

Record Industry Association of America
Reports and statistics as well as comment on topics such as music piracy.

Deloitte
Covers the technology, media, and telecommunications sector. Annual TMT Predictions report (2022 now available) highlights major trends and drivers expected over coming 12 months. Also includes a 2021 article on Subscription Video on Demand.

Ernst & Young
A number of reports on the media and entertainment sector, including their Capital Confidence Barometer which looks at M&A in this sector.