What is the Media Sector?

Barcelona Media's specific area of action is the communications industry, which encompasses an industry concerned with the media, content or audio-visual production. It includes all production and content utilisation activities in any support or  format.

Culture, leisure & tourism  AnimationWeb content and servicesMusic and recordingNewspapers and magazines
Porduct design and innovationCinema Content & services for mobiles and PDAsTheme parks, events and shows
TelevisionRadioGamesAdvertisingBook publishing

 

The media sector in Catalonia

In Catalonia, the communications industry is an industry...

of great economic importance

  • that generates 5,300 million Euros of Gross Value Added per year (5% GVA/GDP)*
  • that employs more than 145,000 people (5% of total)* 
  • that has never been considered to be a strategic industry.

Of strategic value

  • that promotes culture in the global market.
  • that uses ICT intensively.
  • that depends on its own ability to continuously innovate.
  • that needs to support its competitiveness through innovation, experimental production and research.

* Data from 2003 (Source: Idescat)

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Business Development

Marta Ysern

Projects with public support

Mª Eugenia Fuenmayor