3-408: Show business , or Showbiz, is a vernacular term for the business of entertainment. Show Business may also refer to: Show business Show business , sometimes shortened to show biz or showbiz (since c. 1945), is a vernacular term for all aspects of the entertainment industry . From the business side (including managers, agents, producers, and distributors), the term applies to
6-460: Is still in active use. In modern entertainment industry, it is also associated with the fashion industry (creating trend and fashion) and acquiring intellectual property rights from the invested research in the entertainment business. The global media and entertainment (M&E) market, including film, television shows and advertising , streaming media , music, broadcasting, radio, book publishing , video games, and ancillary services and products
9-403: The creative element (including artists, performers, writers, musicians, and technicians) and was in common usage throughout the 20th century, though the first known use in print dates from 1850. At that time and for several decades, it typically included an initial the . By the latter part of the century, it had acquired a slightly arcane quality associated with the era of variety, but the term
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