A shift from goods- to service-producing activities has characterized urban economies for nearly three decades. Much of the research concerned has focused on the increasing prominence of producer services in urban economies; scant attention has been paid to the even more rapid emergence of...

Filmed entertainment, which includes theater box office, home video, and made-for-television movies, is a large and rapidly growing industry, with sales projected to reach $67 billion by 2002. Strong growth is expected to continue into the next decade, spurred in part by expanding interactions...