At a glance: Creative Media in Yorkshire and Humber
Below you can get a quick overview of how many people work in each of the creative media industries in Yorkshire and Humber:
Television | Over 1,800 people working in broadcast TV, cable and satellite and independent production |
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Radio | 700 individuals working in publicly funded radio, commercial, and community and voluntary radio |
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Film | Over 100 people operating in the key sub sectors of production live in Yorkshire and the Humber. 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 | Around 1,100 people employed in the sub sectors of post production, studio and equipment hire, special effects and outside broadcast |
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Animation | No one reported as working in animation companies in Yorkshire and the Humber. This does not necessarily mean there is no sector, just that the employment numbers round to less than 100. Others may also work as animators in other sectors |
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Computer Games | Over 700 people working in computer games |
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Interactive Media | 5,600 people working for specialist companies in the key platforms of web and internet, interactive television and offline multimedia. Others also employed in these roles in other sectors of the economy |
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Other Content | Around 100 people involved in making other types of content, including commercials, corporate production and pop promos. Because of rounding, this is an extremely crude estimate and may understate the size of the sector in Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Performers | Over 1,200 performers working in the sectors within Skillset's footprint |
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Photo Imaging | Over 2,500 people working in photo imaging |
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Publishing | Around 10,500 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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