LIST OF ENTERTAINMENT TOPICS

The entertainment industry (also informally known as show business or show biz) consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to entertainment. However, the term is often used in the mass media to describe the mass media companies that control the distribution and manufacture of mass media entertainment. In the popular parlance, the term show biz in particular connotes the commercially popular performing arts, especially musical theatre, vaudeville, comedy, film, and music.

Traditional live entertainment industry

Types of live entertainment:

* Circus
* Musical theatre
* Performance art
* Comedy
* Sports
* Concerts

Music industry:

* Composers and songwriters
* Singers and musicians
* Orchestras
* Concert hall

Exhibition entertainment:

* Amusement park
* Funfairs
* Themed retail
* Trade show

The Present-Day mass media industry

* Film
o Film studios
o Movie theaters / cinemas
o Film Music
* Broadcasting
o Television
o Radio
* Music Industry
o Film Music
* Theme parks
* Discotheques
* New media
o Web television
* Fashion Industry

Electronic entertainment

Video game Short message service

See also

* Media of New York City
* Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
* Content is Not King
* Entertainment law
* List of movie-related topics
* Gambling
* Sex industry
* Hollywood