Denver Campus Library: SEE2030 Business of the Entertainment Industry: Welcome

Research Assignment(s)

Your term project will require you to do research on a segment of the entertainment industry. The sections that must be covered in your paper and presentation and the include research components include: Major Industry Players, Scope and Influence of the Segment, Segment Trends, and Future Outlook.

Please refer to your syllabus for more information.

Class Textbook

An Introduction to the Entertainment Industry by Andi Stein; Beth Bingham Evans
Call Number: GV1201 .S812 2009

Recommended Databases - Industry Profiles

Business Source Complete
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Company profiles (w/ SWOT analyses), industry profiles, market research reports, case studies, country reports, business-related articles, and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
First Research
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Industry research for over 300 industries. Includes financial ratios, industry-specific questions to prepare for job interviews, and economic, employment, and real estate data and trends for all 50 U.S. states.
IBISWorld with Global Reports
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Industry research for over 700 U.S. industries and 60 industries in Australia, China, and the UK. Includes financials and ratios.

To limit your search to the countries above, use the link "Global Industry Research", then on the next page link to "Search for international industries."
RKMA Market Research Handbooks (R.K. Miller)
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Comprehensive market assessments including forecasts, trends, and statistics. Access handbooks for the Casino, Healthcare, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Leisure, Retail, Sports Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Hotel, and Travel & Tourism sectors.

Additional Databases

Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile).
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Full-text articles related to all aspects of the hospitality industry including food and beverage, travel and tourism, casinos, hotels, cruise lines, leisure studies and more.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete
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Full-text articles and country specific reports related to all aspects of the hospitality industry including food and beverage, travel and tourism, casinos, hotels, cruise lines, leisure studies and more.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
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Many full-text articles from sports and sports medicine journals plus books and book chapters.
MarketResearch.com Academic
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Reports include demographics, market trends, forecasts, analysis of major brands, new products, and buyer behavior in such fields as Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Retail, Technology, and more.

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