TV Program Production & Distribution

TV Program Production & Distribution

Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:

Companies in this industry primarily produce, or produce and distribute television programs, television commercials, or videos. Major US-based companies are part of large media conglomerates and include NBCUniversal, Twentieth Century Fox Television, and Warner Bros Television Group; leading global companies include the Dutch firm Endemol, UK's FremantleMedia (owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann), and India's Reliance MediaWorks.

There are about 1.4 billion TV households worldwide, with the largest concentration - more than 800 million - located in the Asia/Pacific region, according to media tracking firm IDATE. The US has the most TV viewers, followed by China and India, according to a report by KPMG and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce.

The US TV program production and distribution industry is part of the motion picture production and distribution industry, which includes about 12,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $60 billion and is expected to grow at a moderate rate in the next two years. A major growth driver is the proliferation of multiple distribution platforms such as video on demand (VOD); pay TV (HBO and Showtime); and digital channels (Netflix and iTunes).

Broadcasting of TV programs is covered in the TV Cable, Pay & Broadcast Networks industry profile. Cable TV system operators are discussed in the Telecommunication Services industry profile.

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...