UK SIC 60.39—Social network sites and other content distribution activities

Where 60.39 sits

1. J Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities
2. 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities
3. 60.3 News agency and other content distribution activities
4. 60.39 Social network sites and other content distribution activities

What 60.39 includes

• Distribution services of content sharing sites (e.g. wiki sites, social network sites) which publish content produced and edited by users and are not under editorial responsibility and control
• Operation of online gaming and video game sites, independent of publishing the games or video games software
• Provision of e-books as streaming or downloading services, not associated with publishing
• Online provision of software, not associated with publishing
• Blog hosting sites

What 60.39 excludes

• Intermediation service activities for retail sale, see 47.9
• Intermediation service activities for passenger transport, see 52.32
• Intermediation service activities for accommodation, see 55.40
• Publishing of e-books, see 58.11
• Publishing of video games and other software, see 58.2
• Motion picture production activities, see 59.11/1
• Video production activities including vlogs, see 59.11/2
• Television production activities, see 59.11/3
• Activities of music platforms and audio broadcast and streaming services, see 60.10
• Activities of video game streaming sites for viewing only, see 60.20
• News agency activities, see 60.31
• Provision of audio or video data hosting for streaming or downloading services (i.e. particularly data storing and sending) without having acquired the rights to the audio or video content, see 63.10
• Provision of computing infrastructure and hosting services, see 63.10
• Activities of web search portals, see 63.91
• Activities of journalists and other writers whose content is published by a third party, see 90.11
• Activities of actors and other performing artists, see 90.20
• Activities of libraries and archives, see 91.1
• Activities of gambling sites, see 92.00

60.39 in other systems