The entertainment industry (much of which is 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
• Dance
• Drama
• Musical theatre
• Opera
• Performance art
• Magic
• Comedy
• Sports
• Concerts

Theatre:

• Playwrights
• Actors
• Theater directors

Music industry:

• Composers and songwriters
• Singers and musicians
• Orchestras
• Concert halls and opera houses

The publishing industry:

• Authors
• Journalists
• Publishers
• Printers
• Booksellers

Exhibition entertainment:

• Amusement park
• Busking
• Funfairs
• Museum
• Themed retail
• Trade show
• Wax museum

The Present-Day mass media industry

• Film
• Film studios
• Movie theaters / cinemas
• Broadcasting
• Television
• Radio
• Record industry
• Theme parks
• Discotheques
• New media

Electronic entertainment

• Computer games
• Video games
• SMS content
• Websites

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