Learn About the US TV Program Production and Distribution Industry With This Comprehensive Report
Posted on: Friday, 28 September 2007, 06:00 CDT
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Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:
The US TV program production and distribution industry includes about 500 companies with combined annual revenue of $13 billion. Major companies are NBC Universal, CBS Paramount, Disney-ABC, Fox Television Studios, Warner Bros Television Group, and Sony Pictures Television. Companies that mainly produce and distribute movies derive on average about 30 percent of revenue from TV programs, dominating this industry. As a result, the industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies account for about 80 percent of industry revenue. Most firms, however, are small, privately held production companies.
This industry does not include broadcasting or the production and distribution of TV sets.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Consumer leisure activity and the general economy drive demand. The profitability of individual companies depends on the marketability of products, mainly their potential to attract advertising revenue for TV networks. Large companies have advantages in financing, distribution, on-staff creative and technical talent, and multiple-year contracts with key performers and directors of popular programs. Small companies can compete successfully by focusing on special topics, niche audiences, or non-mainstream TV channels. Production work is labour intensive, resulting in average annual industry revenue of about $200,000 per employee, although a typical small company earns about $70,000 per worker.
PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Major products and services are the production and distribution of TV programs, commercials, and related products, like DVDs. Program production types (genres) include TV movies; dramas; situational comedies (sitcoms); reality, game, ...
Contents:
Industry Overview
Quarterly Industry Update
Business Challenges
Trends AND Opportunities
Call Preparation Questions
Financial Information
Industry Forecast
Website and Media Links
Glossary of Acronyms
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Source: Business Wire
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