Although 2014 was an uneven year for economic growth, it was a very successful year for the United Kingdom's creative industries. Citing a report published by the government, it is forecast that the United Kingdom's entertainment industries will grow 3/1% each year so that by 2018 investors will have sufficient confidence to make further investments in the creative industries.
This investment creates an important position for the United Kingdom to consolidate its international standing. Demand for British television content and film has been high around the world, and by empowering production companies and supporting the expansion of film studios, the United Kingdom can cement its place as one of the leaders in film and television content production in the world. The United Kingdom also has the opportunity, by drawing on the global popularity of animation, to increase the size of the animation industry and, in the decades ahead, to become able to compete in the digital domain and in cinematic projects.
While these industries are growing steadily, 2015 is a very important year for British video game producers. With mobile devices overtaking consoles as the most popular gaming platform, the United Kingdom's large mobile-centered industries have the opportunity to pull ahead of foreign competitors and cement the United Kingdom's place as one of the leaders in technology.
Because the United Kingdom's position as the theater capital of the world has grown stronger, the coming year offers the theater industry opportunities to make the most of this popularity and, as a result, attract new investors to the United Kingdom's oldest form of entertainment. What can be said with certainty is that there has never been a better time than the present to invest in the United Kingdom.
The following topics are examined in more detail in the report:
- Review of television content and network statistics in the United Kingdom
- Review of film statistics in the United Kingdom
- Review of animation statistics in the United Kingdom
- Review of video game statistics in the United Kingdom
- Review of theater statistics in the United Kingdom
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian