Entertainment Management
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Entertainment management is a relatively new business management discipline that is increasingly being taught as a Bachelors of Art degree. Entertainment management courses aim to provide graduates with appropriate knowledge and skills to progress into management careers within the entertainment sector
, managing facilities such as sport events, theme parks, theatres, cinemas, live music venues, museums, art galleries, broadcast media companies and night clubs.
A number of masters-level programs have emerged recently—including Carnegie Mellon University's
Master of Entertainment Industry Management – which offers students with undergraduate degrees in the film and television the opportunity to refocus their education on the management dimension of the work.
Growth in these courses has been linked with growth in both the creative and cultural industries. This growth is linked to increased consumer expenditure on recreation and entertainment activities. The result is a population assigning greater importance to the free time they have and a consequential willingness to spend more of their income on the 'experience' economy.
Show business
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz, is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side to the creative element ....
, managing facilities such as sport events, theme parks, theatres, cinemas, live music venues, museums, art galleries, broadcast media companies and night clubs.
A number of masters-level programs have emerged recently—including Carnegie Mellon University's
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
Master of Entertainment Industry Management – which offers students with undergraduate degrees in the film and television the opportunity to refocus their education on the management dimension of the work.
Growth in these courses has been linked with growth in both the creative and cultural industries. This growth is linked to increased consumer expenditure on recreation and entertainment activities. The result is a population assigning greater importance to the free time they have and a consequential willingness to spend more of their income on the 'experience' economy.