At a glance: Creative media in South West England
Below you can get a quick overview of how many people work in each of the creative media industries in South West England:
Television | Around 1,800 people working in broadcast TV, cable and satellite and independent production |
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Radio | Approximately 1,300 individuals working in publicly funded, commercial, community and voluntary radio |
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Film | Around 600 people operating in the key sub sectors of production live in the South West. Others working in facilities (see below) provide services for film, for example in post production. Figures are not available for employment in cinema exhibition at national/regional level |
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Facilities | Nearly 3,000 people employed in the sub sectors of post production, studio and equipment hire, special effects and outside broadcast |
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Animation | 800 employed in animation companies, with more employed in animation roles in other creative media companies |
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Computer Games | 200 working in computer games |
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Interactive Media | Over 1,800 people working for specialist companies in the key platforms of web and internet, interactive television, offline multimedia. Others also employed in these roles in other sectors of the economy |
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Other Content | Around 400 people involved in making other types of content, including commercials, corporate production and pop promos |
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Performers | Nearly 1,500 performers working in the sectors within Skillset's footprint |
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Photo Imaging | Nearly 5,000 people working in photo imaging |
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Publishing | Around 18,800 people working in publishing, including books, newspapers, journals and periodicals and directories |
Data taken from the Skillset 2006 Employment Census, Skillset/UK Film Council Feature Film Production Workforce Survey 2008, Experian 2007, Skillset/Equity Performing Arts Industry Workforce Survey 2005 and LFS 2005.
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