Entertainment industry economics

by Harold L. Vogel

Each year Americans spend at least 100 billion hours and aver $100 billion on legal forms of entertainment. In his newly revised book, Harold Vogel, the senior entertainment industry analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co., examines the business economics of the major entertainment enterprises: movies and television programming, music, broadcasting, cable television, casino gambling and wagering, sports, performing arts, theme parks, and toys. The third edition integrates international dimensions of the broadcasting, cable, film, and music industries in particular. The result is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference guide to the economics, financing, production, and marketing of entertainment-related goods and services in the United States and overseas. . The book brings together valuable data from a wide variety of sources to provide a detailed analysis of changes over time of each of the industry segments discussed. After a general introduction to the economic factors affecting leisure and en