Movie, Film, and Video Production and Distribution

Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

Sample report is available online.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Movies & Home Entertainment
http://www.alacrastore.com/
Standard & Poor's survey provides in-depth coverage for the movie and home entertainment industries, with topics covered including current business environment; industry profile, trends, and operations; key ratios and statistics; additional references; and comparative company analysis. Sample report can be viewed online.

Motion Picture Production and Distribution
http://www.firstresearch.com

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments, business challenges, issues, trends, and opportunities, and include a five-year revenue growth forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and include:

Sample report is available online.

SNL Financial, LLC
Filmed Entertainment
http://www.snl.com/
Subscription research service provides in-depth coverage of the filmed entertainment industry, with studies and other research available including "Economics of Motion Pictures", "Economics of TV & Film", "Film-By-Film Analysis", "Exhibition Economics", and "The State of Home Video". Summary descriptions of studies and other research available from this service are available online.

IHS Screen Digest
Cinema Intelligence
http://www.screendigest.com/
Subscription research service provides in-depth analysis of the movie business, with information provided including box office revenue and admissions, distributor market shares, box office earnings by distributor, releases by distributor, and five-year forecasts for box office and admissions. Analyst commentary and summary descriptions of other information available from this service are available online.

Euromonitor International
Filmmaking In USA
http://www.euromonitor.com/
Market research report analyzes key trends and developments for the U.S. filmmaking industry, with topics covered including industry overview, market trends, competitive environment, prospects, and five-year revenue forecasts. Sample report and table of contents can be viewed free online.

MarketResearch.Com
TV and Film Production
http://www.marketresearch.com  Search for specific terms or keywords
In-depth market research reports include information on market size and segmentation; marketing strategy; product and market forecasts; business trends, risks, and opportunities; key participant profiles; market share data; and more. Summary abstract and table of contents can be viewed free online.


Industry Financial Ratios
Motion Picture and Video Production and Distribution
http://www.bizminer.com  Search for "5121"

Five-year comparative financial statement analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow analysis, and key financial and operating ratios, with detailed benchmarking data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metropolitan area level.

Sample reports are available online.

RMA Annual Statement Studies
Motion Picture and Video Production
http://www.rmahq.org/  Search for "512110"
Annual financial statement analysis includes common-size income statements and balance sheets and key financial ratios for companies in these industries. Report includes five years of historical data with the most recent year's data broken out by sales and assets size range. Sample report can be viewed online.


U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Producers and Directors / Editors and Camera Operators
http://www.bls.gov/producers-and-directors / editors-and-camera-operators
Information provided for this occupational category includes a description of the nature of the work and the work environment, number and types of jobs, education and training requirements, wages and earnings, employment outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is available free online.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wages - Motion Picture and Video Industries
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_512100.htm
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for occupations in these industries on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with statistical measures for national wage data including mean, median, upper/lower quartiles, and upper/lower deciles. All information is available free online.


Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Video Production
http://valuationresources.com/

Comprehensive reference guide provides market-based business valuation multiples for small businesses in more than 200 industries. Valuation multiples are derived from actual business sales transactions as reported by BIZCOMPS®, with the primary focus on small companies priced at less than $1 million.

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