The digital content industry in Spain contributed 9.834 million euros in 2016

With a growth of 4,8% compared to the previous year, according to the latest annual report of the digital content sector in Spain.

The turnover of the digital content industry increased positively - and for the third consecutive year- in the year 2016, recording 9.834 million euros and an increase in 4,8% compared to the previous year (more data in Digital AV), with audiovisual activities (television and radio) at the head of the business, con 3.753 million euros.

These are some of the data provided by the new edition of the 'Annual report of the digital content sector in Spain 2016', which publishes the Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda, through the National Observatory of Telecommunications and the Information Society (ONTSI), that manages the public entity Red.es.

Other sectors that contributed positive business activity to the 9.834 million euros invoiced in 2016 they have been film and video, con 2.927 million euros, as well as advertising investment in digital media, con 1.566 million euros, that together with the audiovisual activity mentioned above, they brought together the 83,9% of billing.

The total number of companies and professionals in the sector increased by 2016 and 1,8% compared to the previous year, with a total of 9.749 companies and 39.491 employees, according to the report, which highlights that the turnover of video game companies stood at 617 million euros, becoming one of the industries that has adapted most quickly to electronic distribution, followed by music and sound, con 164 million.

According to the report, Individual consumption of digital content is carried out mainly through smartphones (80,9% of Internet users), although for access to audiovisual content the option is connected television (62%) and the laptop (43,8%).