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Effects of the Entertainment Industry on Society
While we live at a time of unprecedented access to information and educational materials, it is also true that not all of the information available to most citizens via the Internet and mass media is beneficial. Indeed, there is an immense difference between the...
Future Growth of the Entertainment Industry
According to an article in Forbes, an in-depth study slated to be published in 2019 takes a look at media trends in the U.S. market according to Pepperdine's Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture. This work focuses on revenues for video content,...
The Ins and Outs of Hollywood Salaries: Wage Gap
In a world full of equal rights and pay, many are surprised to learn that Hollywood is behind the times with gender equality. When shooting the 2017 crime thriller All the Money in the World, the pay rates were entirely different for the costars. Mark Wahlberg...
Investing in the Entertainment Industry
There's no doubt that TV and film are big businesses. The former is experiencing a renaissance as premium cable and streaming services bring a level of polish and sophistication to the medium that it's not yet seen. The latter offers bigger spending (and higher...
Accounting for Entertainment Clients
Accounting. A word that often brings to mind long, boring days in front of an old-fashioned ribbon calculator and stacks upon stacks of receipts. While this image may be amusing to contemplate, it’s actually quite inaccurate for many professionals within the field....
Top International Earners in the Entertainment Industry
The world is full of entertainers. And yet, it seems as if household names are hard to come by. It is only the massively successful that transcend cultural and geographical borders to reach levels of fame the rest of us can only dream about. Oftentimes these...
The Impact of the Music Modernization Act on Entertainers and Royalties
The House of Representatives has passed a recent version of the Music Modernization Act that effects sound recordings on public domains. The new version of the bill consists of several parts, but some are creating more buzz than others. But why? What does the Music...
The Best Cities For Movie Filming in 2018
The city you settle in is part of an important decision in your life. With so many choices, it’s helpful to have a guide to point you in the right direction. For moviemakers, the decision is perhaps a bit more difficult. There are several factors they must consider...
Event Planners: It’s Not About You!
The beautiful thing about a career in event planning is the creative freedom you’re given. You can do whatever you want in whichever manner you want to do it in as long as you stay within budget right? Wrong. Successful event planning is more about your clients than...
5 Entertainment Industry Careers That Don’t Involve Acting
The glitz and glamour of Hollywood can be difficult to resist, even for those who have no desire to get in front of the camera. The entertainment industry offers a multitude of exciting career opportunities, both onscreen and off. Best of all, job security tends to be...