PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

This section includes the production and publishing, broadcasting and other distribution of information products. This section includes book, newspaper, periodical, and software publishing activities (division 58), motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities (division 59) and radio and television broadcasting as well as radio and television programme production and distribution activities, including operation of streaming, downloads, and content distribution (sharing) platforms not associated with publishing of the content, operation of blog and wiki sites, social network sites, and the operation of online gaming/video game sites (division 60). Publishing refers to the acquisition of copyrights to content (information products) or the acquisition of publication authorization from copyright holders, and making this content available to the general public by engaging in (or arranging for) the reproduction and distribution of this content in various forms. Publishers may publish only and license rights to others to distribute their content, or they may publish and distribute content they create or own. All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, electronic, digital, analog, or any other form) and self-publishing activities are included in this section. Individual television programming components, such as movies, television series, etc. are produced by activities in division 59, while the creation of a complete television channel programme, from components produced in division 59 or other components (such as live news programming) is included in division 60. Division 60 also includes the broadcasting of this programme by the producer. This section includes also the creation and leasing of copyrights for published content.