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SCIAN 51—Information in mass media

Sector · Sistema de Clasificación Industrial de América del Norte (2023)

Where 51 sits

51 Information in mass media

Contains 6 narrower codes

Description

This sector comprises economic units primarily engaged in producing, managing, exploiting, or distributing products protected by copyright law. Three types of economic units are distinguished within it: 1) those dedicated to the production, management, and distribution of information and cultural products (those that directly express attitudes, opinions, ideas, values, and artistic creativity; provide entertainment and information); 2) those that provide the means to transmit or distribute these products, information, or communications; and 3) those that process information. Informational and cultural products, and the processes involved in their production and distribution, have unique characteristics: 1. "Information or cultural products," such as an online newspaper or a television program, do not necessarily have tangible qualities nor are they necessarily associated with a particular form of distribution. Due to improvements in information technologies, the distribution of these products has been revolutionized. For example, a film can be shown in a cinema, broadcast on free-to-air television, or streamed via a pay-per-view service, or rented from a video store; A sound recording can be broadcast on the radio, stored on multimedia products, or sold in a record store; a newspaper can be sold at a newsstand or distributed online. The expansion of the activities of telecommunications operators and internet service providers reflects the important role they play in making informational and cultural products accessible to the general public. 2. The delivery of these products does not require direct contact between the provider and the consumer. 3. For the consumer, the value of these products lies not in their tangible qualities but in their informational, educational, cultural, or entertainment content. 4. Informational and cultural products can be easily reproduced. They are protected by copyright law. Only those who own the rights to these works are authorized to reproduce, modify, improve, distribute, and display them. Copyright applies to all original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, including databases and computer programs. 5. Distributors of informational and cultural products can easily add value to the products they distribute. For example, radio and television broadcasters add advertising that wasn't included in the original product. This ability means that, unlike traditional distributors, they earn their profits not from selling the distributed product to the end consumer, but from those who pay for the privilege of adding information to the original product. Similarly, a database publisher can acquire the rights to thousands of articles previously published in newspapers and periodicals and add new value by selecting and organizing the information and designing asoftwarethat facilitates its consultation.

What 51 includes

The business is dedicated to the production of films in cinematic and video formats, music videos, commercials, and other audiovisual materials, integrated with their distribution; to the organization of film festivals; to the exhibition of films that, in the same physical location, sell sweets and other food under the same business name; to the publishing of sheet music; to the publishing of newspapers, magazines, books, directories, mailing lists, and other materials, integrated with printing on paper combined with their distribution in electronic format; to the rebroadcasting of radio and television programs; to the production and transmission of programs by television stations or networks; to broadcasting radio and television programs exclusively via the internet; to the production of television channel programming integrated with its direct transmission to subscribers of cable, microwave, and satellite systems; and to providing restricted television services via satellite.(DTH)and via microwave (MMDS);Wired broadband and narrowband internet access services in combination with web page hosting; telegraph services; television or video programming services via a closed-circuit television system (CCTV);to the resale of satellite telecommunications services; to the sale of telephone cards and subscriptions to pay television services; to the recharging of airtime; to providing mobile virtual network services (MVNO);film libraries, video libraries, and information and documentation centers.

Cross-references for 51

Establishments primarily engaged in printing of publications on paper; to the mass reproduction of publications, software,films, television programs or series and video clips in digital format, compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs), music cassettes and other electronic media (31-33, Manufacturing Industries); to the wholesale and retail marketing of audio and video recordings on physical media; to the specialized retail trade of sweets; to the wholesale and retail marketing of goods via the internet (43, Wholesale Trade; 46, Retail Trade); to the processing of transactions related to credit card transactions (52, Financial and Insurance Services); to the rental of videocassettes and discs (53, Real Estate and Rental Services of Movable and Intangible Property); to mapmaking; to the design and execution of direct mail advertising campaigns combined with the compilation, maintenance, rental and sale of lists of potential customers; to providing advisory services in the installation of computer equipment and networks; to the planning, design and development of softwareat the client's request; to the administration of computer centers; to photography and video recording services; to translation and interpretation services; artists exclusively dedicated to generating drawings and illustrations (54, Professional, scientific and technical services); to the preparation of documents; to providing telephone booth services without operating wired telephone networks; telephone promotion services for goods or services; access to computers for internet use; to voicemail services; to simultaneous transcription of dialogues for television (56, Business support services and waste management, and remediation services); to self-employed correspondent services; to technical support services for the film and video industry, such as self-employed acting, executive production and theatrical costume design; to the organization and promotion of artistic and cultural performances with or without facilities; writers, artistic photographers and independent musical composers (71, Cultural and sports entertainment services, and other recreational services), and provide photo developing and printing services (81, Other services except government activities).