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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.
Statista	Covers various aspects of the entertainment industry including overviews, digital entertainment, entertainment retail, concert revenues etc.
Mergent Online	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	Go to > Function <BI> and selection sectors and sub-sectors. Or use the function <RES>.

**Web sources**
Motion Picture Association of America Short report from April 2024 looking at economic impact of the sector Used to produce an Annual THEME report which takes detailed look at industry statistics for North America, but this looks to have been published for the last time in 2022 (report published March 2022 covers data for 2021).	International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Market statistics and some reports are available. Other premium reports must be purchased.
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 (2024 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.

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