The motion picture and television industry supported 1,570 direct jobs and 287 production-related jobs
The software industry supported 5,588 direct jobs and 13,199 jobs in total.
Local television supported 5,110 jobs.
Local radio supported 4,140 jobs.
The app economy supported 12,390 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$53.84 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
$26.35 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $76,938.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $933 million to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $2.21 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio contributed $1.83 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 7,744
Visual Arts: 1,411
Performing Arts: 984
Sound Recordings: 1,575
Literary Works: 3,774
Creative Community By the Numbers
7 video gaming companies
661 music publishers and 2,325 songwriters
92 local commercial radio stations
10 local commercial television stations
42 newspaper publications
660 graphic designers
120 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Maine:
Anna Kendrick, actor
Patrick Dempsey, actor
Stephen King, author
Erin Andrews, sportscaster
The top 5 Maine daily newspapers by circulation are Lewiston Sun Journal, The Portland Phoenix, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, and Twin City Times.
