The Italian economy experienced dramatic economic growth in 1988 and the entertainment and performing arts sector was no exception. The total spent by Italians on performances, entertainment and television licences rose by 12.8% in current values. The increase in expenditure was due principally...

This paper focuses on the use of web communication tools as a policy device to regulate access to theaters. By comparing the profile of what we call 'tech-savvy' spectators (i.e. audience using the website of a theater) with the profile of the general audience we examine whether the web can be...

This paper focuses on how Italian performing arts organizations were funded between 2003 and 2005. How does policy regulate the financing system for performing arts? What are the underlying logics that govern financing choices? In this paper the authors move beyond the simple examination of...

Expenditure on entertainment in Italy is analyzed. Following a discussion of national and regional trends in spending, the following market segments are reviewed: theatre and music; cinema; football and other sports; dancing, mechanical games and other entertainments; radio and television. Consumer ...

The paper explores the cultural consumption of teenagers, seen as consumers not yet independent from an economic point of view, but already independent in the choice and tastes. Our results apply to a sample of about 350 students living in the Cuneo province, in North-West of Italy, through a...

Statistics show that in 1989 the consumption of non-essential goods in Italy increased. Goods related to recreation, entertainment, education and culture increased quantitatively by 7.9%, the highest increase of all categories. The steadiness of family consumption in a year when the Italian...

The entertainment and amusement industries prospered in Italy in 1990 with a 5.4% increase in public spending. In several sectors, however, such as the cinema, theatre, and musical activities, the increase in box office returns was due solely to price increases and not to higher attendance figures. ...

The paper presents the output of the research conducted by Enrico Beretta and Andrea Migliardi on the connections between the Italian cultural sector and the Country's economy; the study focuses, in particular, on non industrial cultural activities which include the visual and performing arts and...

Since 1936, the Italian Society of Authors and Editors (SIAE) has produced an annual statistical review of the performing arts in Italy. The 1981 edition, like those of preceding years, covers the various types of theatrical and musical entertainment, the cinema in its different forms (with a...

Museums and art galleries may benefit from creating an image of environmentally responsible organizations using green marketing messages. However, the effectiveness of these messages often depends on how they are framed, an aspect that may impact message recipients' perception of and intentions...