TV and radio become the alternative cultural entertainment … – Málaga Hoy

Cultural consumption continued to decline during 2013 a “bad year” for culture, which collects sales since 2008 of 30%, but especially negative for sectors such as film and popular music, in front of the television and radio have been become an alternative to leisure in times of crisis. This follows from the data of the Yearbook of the General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE) presented yesterday by the President of the Foundation of the entity, Antonio Onetti, who considered that the expected increase in the State Budget for 2015 is not enough “after a decline of 25%” last year. “It is very far from the figures that the culture needs” he said.

In regards to movies, declines in attendance and revenue accumulated since 2008 (almost 29 and 20% respectively) were compounded in such a way that 17.8% of viewers and 18 were lost, 5% of the revenue. Also for popular music in 2013, the first full year with a VAT of 21%, it was a difficult year as it suffered a 11.4% drop in the number of concerts; viewers were reduced by 12.4% and 13.6% less was collected. By contrast, television consumption grew by 7.5% since 2008, ie 17 minutes of daily average per capita, located at 111 minutes. The public radio since 2008 increased 6.7%.

The year 2008 represented for the Performing Arts a turning point because, after recording its highest indicators, there began a significant decline estimated at 30.4% in number of performances; 34.3% in attendance and 23% in revenue. The figures for 2013 show a decrease in the number of functions 4.7% over 2012; 4.1% in viewers and 3.5% in revenue. Dance accumulated greater losses with half performances and collection.

Opera and operetta suffered last year declines of 8.4% in viewers and revenue by 10.4%. But while classical lived declines in all indicators, with accumulated falls of 18%, its trajectory is not as negative as that of the popular live music because, Onetti, “the level of public investment is much higher.” Recorded music sales decreased 56.2% (15.1% between 2012 and 2013), the video market took only five years, despite the consolidation of the Blu-ray a drop of 69.2% in income nor the video game market was saved, with a total revenue loss ( hardware, software and peripherals) of 46.8%.