Not all the financial news is bad. A new study by Ernst & Young on the media & entertainment sector reports average profit margins for various industries. Over the 2006-2010 time frame, they report average profitability as:
- Cable operators: 38%
- Interactive media: 35%
- Cable networks: 31%
- Satellite TV: 27%
- Publishing: 20%
- TV broadcast 16%
- Content production (games, film, TV): 12%
- Music: 9%