About
Advances in digital and Internet technologies have allowed for the promotion of digital cultural content like never before, reaching audiences across Europe and beyond. The online space is a keystone of the success of creative industries.
The link between technology and cultural industries is essential: digital provides new options, allowing creative industries to benefit from these opportunities.
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![Books](http://www.techisculture.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Books_1508.gif)
book titles released in 2013, up by 45,000 compared to 2009
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feature fiction movies and documentaries released in 2015
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European films' market share in EU box offices
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digital music downloads on iTunes in less than 10 years
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Over 400 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute and over 1.5 billion hours of video uploaded from France, Italy, Germany and Spain are watched by viewers in other EU countries
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of the Top 10 albums in Denmark, France, Spain and the Netherlands are awarded to local artists
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artists featured in the Billboard Top 200 in 2010
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