March 15, 2011

Consumer spending on total entertainment in the Western World-defined as North America and Europe-has grown by 62 per cent since 2000. This includes spending on cable & satellite TV, home video, video games, music and cinema tickets. Ten years ago Western World spending totalled $145.1bn; last year it was $235.3bn. An analysis of the shifts in consumption over the past decade shows some clear trends. The largest sector of entertainment continues to be cable and satellite TV, which already dominated a decade ago when it contributed 39 per cent of spending. The sector has expanded rapidly- increasing by 147 per cent since 2000-and now generates nearly two-thirds of total spending (59 per cent).

Tables and charts included:

• Consumer spending on entertainment in the Western World 2000 and 2010 in $m
• Western World spending on entertainment media in 2010:by platforms
• Western World spending on entertainment media in 2010:by platform and by content type
• Consumer spending on video in Western World, by platform and distribution channel
• Consumer spending on video in Western World, detailed breakdown of sectors 2010

Pages: 6

Tables & charts: 5

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