New Asia Film Industry Report for 2007 details the explosive growth of the movie market in 9 key territories

New report looks at the status and future prospects of the movie markets in Asia, the fastest growing region in the world

LOS ANGELES, CA – September 20, 2007 – Entertainment Asia Network (EAN), a research firm focused on surveying the media industries of Asia, has announced the release of a new report titled “Asia Film Industry Report 2007” that seeks to provide an overview of key Asian territories and their relevant film markets through details on market size, population segmentation, production, financing, distribution, exhibition, export market, import market and home video/DVD market.

The purpose of this new report is to analyze the current status and future prospects of the film/movie industry in all of the major Asia territories that include the following: China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The report forecasts are based on economic and geographic factors that have significantly contributed to the region’s rapid development such as population totals, purchasing power and domestic consumer spending growth, rising ticket prices, increasing number of plush multiplex theaters and screens, increase in domestic film production, emergence of home video infrastructure, rise in quality and quantity in local creative talent and cultural changes.

Asia’s powerhouse economies of China, India, South Korea and Japan will continue to post spectacular gains and the financial strength of these growing markets will eventually result in an Asia that is capable of sustaining itself with the regional profits alone. To achieve the sense of immense market potential that is Asia, EAN forecasts that the four nation’s domestic theatrical movie market, a sector that exhibits the least amount of regional variance, will have combined total revenues of over $10.5 billion by the year 2020 with Gross Domestic Product totals that will reach over $16 billion. Furthermore, EAN suggests that the four regions will follow a steep upward trend to overtake the U.S. industry by sometime in the year 2025.

The report ultimately seeks to deliver a clear, overall view and accurate assessment of Asia’s entertainment and media industry, which can prove to be difficult as the entertainment sectors in Asia differ drastically in terms of structure, organization and definition from region to region. For purposes of accuracy, simplicity and clarity of understanding the broad picture, the report focuses on just the film industry to get its message across, as it is the one industry that exhibits the least amount of regional variance across the area. Through objective analysis and research, the report illustrates the potentially enormous force that Asia will become in the global marketplace over the next 40 to 50 years.

Contents of the report:

Introduction
Background
Economic Perspective of Asian History
Economy of Asia
- Japan
- South Korea
- China
- India
Outlook of Asia's Economy
China Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Distribution
Film Imports
Film Exports
DVD Market
Hong Kong Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Film Financing
Distribution
Exhibition
Film Imports
Film Exports
India Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Funding For Films
Distribution
Exhibition
Film Exports
Film Imports
Japan Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Animation
Film Funding
Distribution
Exhibition
Film Imports
Film Exports
Home Video Market
South Korea Film Industry
Market Segmentation
Production
Distribution
Exhibition
Foreign Imports
Foreign Exports
Screen Quota
Singapore Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Film Financing
Distribution
Film Exhibition
Censorship
Film Exports
Film Imports
Home Video Market
Taiwan Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Distribution and Exhibition
Film Imports
Thailand Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Distribution
Exhibition
Film Imports
Film Exports/Foreign Markets
Home Video Market
Vietnam Film Industry
Market Size and Segmentation
Production
Distribution & Exhibition
Exhibition
Film Imports
Home Video Market
Film Exports
Index of Tables

For more information, please visit http://www.entertainmentasia.com/reports.php.

Contact:
Joon Yoon, Senior Writer
Tel. (323) 931-4878
Fax. (323) 931-4819
Email: j.yoon@entertainmentasia.com
http://www.apemsummit.com

About Entertainment Asia Network (EAN)

Entertainment Asia Network (EAN) is a business news and analysis source that specializes in providing industry information pertaining to the rapidly growing entertainment and media markets in Asia. Our areas of coverage include the Asian industries of film/movie, TV, video game, mobile content, Internet content and music. Our primary goal is to evaluate important industry-specific news and information needed to gain greater understanding and access into Asian markets via news articles and market reports on our website at www.entertainmentasia.com and our weekly newsletters that are read by more than 12,000 executive-level subscribers.

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