Arts & Media Administration: Industry & Market Research Databases

Produced by Euromonitor, Passport provides information on countries, industries, and consumers. Demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 205 countries; historic and forecast consumer lifestyle statistics; analysis of consumer lifetsyles in 71 countries; market size for more than 300 consumer products; 4500 market research reports; profiles and rankings of 3000 leading consumer goods companies.

IBISWorld provides hundreds of in-depth industry market research and business environment reports for Canada, the U.S. and China. Browse by NAICs code for U.S., Canadian, Chinese or Global industry reports, includes reports on audio production, book publishing, film, music, and more.

Procurement Reports include over 1,000 business-to-business product and service markets in the United States and facilitate industry research especially in areas such as purchasing, supply chain management and strategic sourcing.

Investext provides access to analyst reports for publicly-traded companies. The reports are produced by analysts from investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms. Reports include analyses on company and industry financial performance, SWOTs, M&A, trends, challenges, and much more. Investext includes current and historical analyst reports. Quick search tips: (1) Search for a publicly-traded company’s most recent analyst reports using the Company Search field > On report landing page, click Reports tab > click Broker Research reports link; (2) To conduct more advanced searches such as historical reports, initiating coverage reports, or reports from specific investment banks, click on the Investext tab (far right-hand side tab) to go to the advanced search form.

Please note: we do not have access to all content in this database. This database provides useful information on areas such as the hype cycle for media and entertainment industries, monetizing media content, and the hype cycle for social software.

Industry reports at a broader level, including sectors such as
Communications, Government and Non-Profit Organisations, Leisure and Arts, Media, and Paper and Packaging.

Includes case studies, trends, company profiles, advertising spending statistics, economic data and consumer insight. Try taking a look at the 'Topics' page for 'Media & Entertainment.' Here you will find cases and articles ranging from photography, to film, to TV and many more.

Content includes business e-books, case studies, company profiles, country economic reports, faculty seminar videos, industry reports, executive and analyst interviews, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and working paper collections.

Industry profiles for a variety of industries and locations, as well as country business & economic profiles. Industries are higher level (mass media, publishing, arts & entertainment, etc.). Search for these by entering a keyword, and from the 'Search Options' select "Industry Overview" from the Document Type dropdown menu.

Provides access to federal government-collected industry performance data such as financial performance, number of businesses in the sector, and productivity.

Provides access to federal government-collected industry performance data such as financial performance, number of businesses in the sector, and productivity.

The federal department of Canadian Heritage plays a role in supporting Canada's major national cultural institutions.

The Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport provides a list of Ontario cultural institutions, relevant legislation for these industries, and other initiatives.

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